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BOOM, BOOM, BOOM
Lachlan Irvine
[E]//[E7][A7]/[E]/[B7][A7][E]/ [B7]
[E] Plane took off at a quarter to one; Look out Charlie, 'cause [E7] here I come!
With a [A7] boom, boom, boom, and a [E] bam, bam, bam;
[B7] Lookin' for ad-[A7]-venture in Viet-[E]-nam. [B7]
[E] Plane touched down at a quarter to two; V.C. said 'we been [E7] waitin' for you'
With a [A7] boom, boom, boom, (oh yeah!) and a [E] bam, bam, bam;
You're gonna [B7] wish you never [A7] heard of Viet-[E]-nam. [B7]
[E] Woke one night at a quarter to three, A shower of shrapnel rainin' [E7] down on me!
With a [A7] boom, boom, boom, (ouch!) and a [E] bam, bam, bam;
[B7] Hard to get a good night's [A7] sleep in Viet-[E]-nam. [B7]
[E] Out on patrol at a quarter to four, Found myself in the middle of a [E7] shootin' war!
With a [A7] boom, boom, boom, (Whoah!) and a [E] bam, bam, bam;
[B7] Ain't havin' too much [A7] fun here in Viet-[E]-nam. [B7]
[E] Contact came at a quarter to five; I just wanna get out of [E7] here alive!
With a [A7] boom, boom, boom, (Look out!) and a [E] bam, bam, bam;
[B7] Somebody get me [A7] out of this Viet-[E]-nam. [B7]
[E]//[E7][A7]/[E]/[B7][A7][E]/ [B7]
[E] Caught the freedom bird at a quarter to six,
Gotta get home and learn some [E7] brand new tricks;
With a [A7] boom, boom, boom, (Mmm, mmm!) and a [E] bam, bam, bam;
[B7] Gotta be somethin' [A7] better than Viet-[E]-nam. [B7]
[E] Back in the World at a quarter to seven, Looks like Sydney but it [E7] feels like Heaven;
With a [A7] boom, boom, boom, (Alright!) and a [E] bam, bam, bam;
[B7] Hello Australia, [A7] goodbye Viet-[E]-nam. [B7]
[E] Hit the road at a quarter to eight; Gotta keep movin', don't [E7] hesitate.
With a [A7] boom, boom, boom, (Let's go!) and a [E] bam, bam, bam;
[B7] Gotta keep movin' [A7] on from Viet-[E]-nam. [B7]
[Slow]
[E] Sittin' on the porch at a quarter to nine; I'm gettin' old but [E7] life is fine;
There's no [A7] boom, boom, boom, no [E] bam, bam, bam;
Looks like I [B7] finally made it [A7] home from Viet-[E]-nam.
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