Adam Brand - Comin' From/ Khe Sanh

      
 
 Written by Adam Brand and Sam Hawksley
 Excerpt from Khe Sanh written by Don Walker
 
 2 beats per chord _ = syncopated change
 ` = 2 beats . = 2/4 bar
 (tune down one semitone for recorded key of Db)
 
 INTRO:
 D A _G ` D A _G `
 We
 
 VERSE:
 D A G ` D A G `
 Head outta town in a convoy of utes covered in stickers and dirt
 D A G ` D A G `
 Hats go on we're goin' off to party for all we're worth
 Bm ` G `
 People say they can't figure us out don't
 D A G `
 Know what's goin' on in our head when they
 
 CHORUS:
 A ` G ` A ` G _D
 Play Khe Sanh that's our song we sure can't sing but we all sing a-long we're
 A ` .Em Bm ` Bm `
 Just havin' fun we ain't doin' no wrong
 G ` A NC
 Just so you know that's where we're comin'
 
 RE-INTRO:
 D A _G ` D A _G `
 From there
 
 VERSE:
 D A G ` D A G `
 Ain't no fun till the work's all done and the weekend comes a-round
 D A G ` D A G `
 Goin' hard under the stars music up tailgates down
 Bm ` G `
 We don't for-get what we stand for even
 D A G `
 When we can hardly stand when they
 
 CHORUS:
 (as before)
 
 BRIDGE:
 Em Em7 Em ` G Gmaj7 G `
 From
 Em Em7 Em ` A ` A A-lick
 
 CHORUS-SHORT:
 (breakdown) (tutti)
 A ` G ` A ` G _D
 Play Khe Sanh that's our song we sure can't sing but we all sing a-long we're
 A ` .Em Bm ` Bm `
 Just havin' fun we ain't doin' no wrong oh when
 
 CHORUS-VARIATION:
 A ` G ` A ` G _D
 Somebody's down you can count on folks like us 'cos we'll get it done so
 A ` .Em Bm ` Bm `
 Don't write us off we're just havin' fun
 G ` A `
 Just so you know oh
 
 TAG:
 Em ` A ` Em ` G A
 Just so you know just so you know that's where we're comin'
 
 OUTRO:
 D A _G ` D A _G `
 From that's where we're comin' from that's where we're comin'
 D A _G ` D A _G
 From that's where we're comin' from (pause)
 
 KHE SANH
 INTRO:
 (piano figure)
 D A/C# Bm A G ` ` `
 
 D A/C# Bm A G 
      
         (band) 
 REFRAIN:
 (on cue) Bm ` G ` D G D A
 Well the last plane outta Sydney's almost gone well the
 Bm ` G ` A ` A `
 Last plane outta Sydney's almost gone yeah and it's
 Bm ` G ` D D/F# G `
 Really got me worried I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry the
 Em ` A ` D G D A
 Last plane outta Sydney's almost gone yeah the
 
 REFRAIN:
 Bm ` G ` D G D A
 Last plane outta Sydney's almost gone yeah the
 Bm ` G ` A ` A `
 Last plane outta Sydney's almost gone yeah and it's
 Bm ` G ` D D/F# G `
 Really got me worried I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry you know the
 Em ` A ` D G D G D
 Last plane out of Sydney's almost gone_____
 (ritard)
 
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 CHORDS: A-lick:
 D A G Bm Em Em7 Gmaj7 A/C# D/F# 3 + 4 + 
              

 E --2---0---3---2---0----0-----3-----0-----2-- E ---------
 B --3---2---0---3---0----0-----0-----2-----3-- B ---------
 G --2---2---0---4---0----0-----0-----2-----2-- G ---------
 D --0---2---0---4---2----0-----4-----2-----0-- D ---------
 A ------0-------2---2----2-----------4-------- A ---------
 E ----------3-------0----0-----3-----------2-- E ---2-3-4- 
 

 
 To play along with the recording without tuning down
 use a capo at Fret-1 and substitute chords:
 
 C G F Am Dm Dm7 Fmaj7 G/B C/E 
          

 E --0---3---1---0---1----1-----0-----3-----0--
 B --1---0---1---1---3----1-----1-----0-----1--
 G --0---0---2---2---2----2-----2-----0-----0--
 D --2---0---3---2---0----0-----3-----0-----2--
 A --3-------3---0--------------3-----2--------
 E ------3---1------------------1-----------0-- 
 

 
 INTRO:
 Lead guitar part can be incoporated into the strum
 TAB shows changes only - chords ring throughout
 d and u indicate which beats are strummed
 
 D A G 
    
 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 
             
 d d d u d u d d u d u 
            

 E -2-------0-----3- -----------------
 B -3-------2-3-2-0- -----------------
 G -2-------2-----0- -----------------
 D -0-------2-----0- -----------------
 A ---------0------- -----------------
 E ---------------3- -----------------