Biography:
Cold Chisel produced the canonical example of Australian pub rock, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and they are acknowledged as one of the most popular and successful Australian groups of the period, although this success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to Australia.
The band formed in Adelaide in 1973 as a heavy metal band called Orange around keyboard player Don Walker and original bassist Les Kascmarek and while hard rock remained at the core of their sound Cold Chisel displayed a remarkable versatility.
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- Khe Sanh
- Working Class Man
- All For You
- Bow River
- Cheap Wine
- Choir Girl
- Forever Now
- Four Walls
- Id Die To Be With You Tonight
- Im Gonna Roll Ya
- Ita
- Janelle
- Lovelight
- Missing A Girl
- My Baby
- Plaza
- Saturday Night
- Shipping Steel
- Standing On The Outside
- Star Hotel
- The Things I Love In You
- Way Down
- When The War Is Over
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[Verse]
C G
Once I smoked a Danneman cigar
Bb Fm7(G#)
Drove a foreign car
C(E) F
Baby that was years ago
F(G) G
I left it all behind
C G
Had a friend, I heard she died
Bb Fm7(G#)
On a needle she was crucified
C(E) F
Baby that was years ago
F(G) G
I left it all behind for my
[Chorus]
C G
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Bb Fm7(G#)
Cheap wine and a three day growth
C(G) F(A) G(B) G(G)
Come on, come on, come on
[Verse]
C G
I don't mind taking charity
Bb Fm7(G#)
>From those that I despise
C(E) F
I don't really need your love
F(G) G
I don't need your love
C G
Baby you can shout at me,
Bb Fm7(G#)
But you can't meet my eyes
C(E) F
I don't need your love
F(G) G
I don't need your love, I got my
[Chorus]
C G
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Bb Fm7(G#)
Cheap wine and a three day growth
C(G) F(A) G(B) G(G)
Come on, come on, come on
[Verse]
Em
Sittin' on the beach
Am
Drinkin' rocket fuels oh yeah
Em
Spent the whole night
Am
Breakin' all the rules oh yeah
F
Mending every minute
Of the day before
Bb
Watching the ocean,
F
Watching the shore
C C(E)
Watching the sunrise and
F D G
Thinking there could never be more,
never be more, yeah
C G
Anytime you wanna find me
Bb Fm7(G#)
I don't have a telephone
C(E) F
I'm another world away
G
But I always feel at home with my
[Chorus] (x2)
C G
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Bb Fm7(G#)
Cheap wine and a three day growth
C(G) F(A) G(B) G(G)
Come on, come on, come on
C G
Once I smoked a Danneman cigar
Bb Fm7(G#)
Drove a foreign car
C(E) F
Baby that was years ago
F(G) G
I left it all behind
C G
Had a friend, I heard she died
Bb Fm7(G#)
On a needle she was crucified
C(E) F
Baby that was years ago
F(G) G
I left it all behind for my
[Chorus]
C G
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Bb Fm7(G#)
Cheap wine and a three day growth
C(G) F(A) G(B) G(G)
Come on, come on, come on
[Verse]
C G
I don't mind taking charity
Bb Fm7(G#)
>From those that I despise
C(E) F
I don't really need your love
F(G) G
I don't need your love
C G
Baby you can shout at me,
Bb Fm7(G#)
But you can't meet my eyes
C(E) F
I don't need your love
F(G) G
I don't need your love, I got my
[Chorus]
C G
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Bb Fm7(G#)
Cheap wine and a three day growth
C(G) F(A) G(B) G(G)
Come on, come on, come on
[Verse]
Em
Sittin' on the beach
Am
Drinkin' rocket fuels oh yeah
Em
Spent the whole night
Am
Breakin' all the rules oh yeah
F
Mending every minute
Of the day before
Bb
Watching the ocean,
F
Watching the shore
C C(E)
Watching the sunrise and
F D G
Thinking there could never be more,
never be more, yeah
C G
Anytime you wanna find me
Bb Fm7(G#)
I don't have a telephone
C(E) F
I'm another world away
G
But I always feel at home with my
[Chorus] (x2)
C G
Cheap wine and a three day growth
Bb Fm7(G#)
Cheap wine and a three day growth
C(G) F(A) G(B) G(G)
Come on, come on, come on
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