Chords with lyrics
DmDm
Well he was in Thailand based. She was an airforce wife.
FF
He used to fly weekends, it was the easy life.
C majorC
But then it turned around, and he began to change.
G minorGm C majorC
She didn't wonder then, she didn't think it strange.
DmDm
But then he got a call, he had to leave that night.
FF
He couldn't say too much, but it would be alright.
C majorC
He didn't need to pack, they'd meet the next night.
G minorGm C majorC DmDm FF G minorGm C majorC DmDm
He had a job to do, flying to Cambodia.
DmDm
And as the nights passed by, she tried to trace the past.
FF
The way he used to look, the way he used to laugh.
C majorC
I guess she'll never know, what got inside his soul.
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She couldn't make it out, just couldn't take it all.
DmDm
He had the saddest eyes the girl had ever seen.
FF
He used to cry some nights, as though he lived a dream.
C majorC
And as she held him close, he used to search her face.
G minorGm C majorC DmDm FF G minorGm C majorC DmDm
As though she knew the truth, lost inside Cambodia.
DmDm
But then a call came through, they said he'd soon be home.
FF A#A# G minorGm
She had to pack a case and they would make a rendez-vous.
DmDm
But now the year has passed and not a single word and
FF A#A# G minorGm
all the love she knew has disappeared out in the haze.
DmDm A#A# G minorGm
Cambodia - Don't cry now - No tears now.
DmDm
And now the years have passed without a single word.
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But there is only one thing left I know for sure,
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She won't see his face again.