Cambodia Chords

  			        Dm 
Well he was in  Thailand based. She was an airforce wife. 
        F 
He used to fly weekends, it was the easy life. 
        C 
But then it turned around, and he began to change. 
        Gm      C 
She didn't wonder then, she didn't think it strange. 
        Dm 
But then he got a call, he had to leave that night. 
        F 
He couldn't say too much, but it would be alright. 
        C 
He didn't need to pack, they'd meet the next night. 
        Gm      C       Dm      F       Gm      C       Dm 
He had a job to do, flying to Cambodia.                                          

        Dm 
And as the nights passed by, she tried to trace the past. 
        F 
The way he used to look, the way he used to laugh. 
        C 
I guess she'll never know, what got inside his soul. 
        Gm      C 
She couldn't make it out, just couldn't take it all. 
        Dm 
He had the saddest eyes the girl had ever seen. 
        F 
He used to cry some nights, as though he lived a dream. 
        C 
And as she held him close, he used to search her face. 
        Gm      C       Dm      F       Gm      C       Dm 
As though she knew the truth, lost inside Cambodia.                                      

        Dm 
But then a call came through, they said he'd soon be home. 
        F       A#      Gm 
She had to pack a case and they would make a rendez-vous.        
        Dm 
But now the year has passed and not a single word and 
        F       A#      Gm 
all the love she knew has disappeared out in the haze.           
        Dm      A#      Gm 
Cambodia - Don't cry now - No tears now. 

        Dm 
And now the years have passed without a single word. 
        F       A# 
But there is only one thing left I know for sure, 
        C       Dm 
She won't see his face again.