Artist: Country Joe And The Fish
Well,[E] come on all of you big strong men
[A]Uncle Sam needs your help, again
He go[E]t himself in a terrible jam
[A]Way down yonder in Vietnam
[F#7]Put down your books and pick up a gun
We're gonn[E]a have a whole lotta [A]fun
And it's[B7] 1 - 2 -[E7] 3, what are we [A]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [E7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [A]Vietnam
And it's [B7]5 - 6 - [E7]7, open up the [A]pearly gates
Well, there [F#7]ain't no time to [B7]wonder why
whoopee! [E7] - we're all gonna [A]die
Now [E]come on Wall Street, don't be slow
[A]Why man, this's war a-go-go
There's[E] plenty good money to be made
[A]Supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade
[F#7]Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb
They[E] drop it on the Viet[A] Cong
And it's [B7]1 - 2 -[E7] 3, what are we [A]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [E7]don't give a damn, the next stop is[A] Vietnam
And it's [B7]5 - 6 - [E7]7, open up the [A]pearly gates
Well, there[F#] ain't no time to [B7]wonder why
whoopee! [E7] - we're all gonna [A]die
Now[E] come on generals, let's move fast
[A]Your big chance is here at last
At [E]night you go out and get those reds
[A]Cause the only good commie is one that's dead
[F#7] You know that peace can only be won
When you [E]blow 'em all to kingdom [A]come
And it's[B7] 1 - 2 -[E7] 3, what are we [A]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [E7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [A]Vietnam
And it's [B7]5 - 6 - [E7]7, open up the [A]pearly gates
Well, there[F#7] ain't no time to[B7] wonder why
whoopee![E7] - we're all gonna [A]die
*Interlude* (verse)
And it's [B7]1 - 2 - [E7]3, what are we [A]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [E7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [A]Vietnam
And it's [B7]5 - 6 - [E7]7, open up the [A]pearly gates
Well, there[F#7] ain't no time to [B7]wonder why
whoopee! [E7] - we're all gonna [A]die
Now [E]come on mothers throughout the land
Pack your [A]boys off to Vietnam
Come [E]on fathers, don't hesitate
[A]Send your sons off before it's too late
[F#7] Be the first one on your block
To [E]have your boy come home in a [A]box
And it's [B7]1 - 2 - [E7]3, what are we [A]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [E7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [A]Vietnam
And it's [B7]5 - 6 - [E7]7, open up the [A]pearly gates
Well, there[F#7] ain't no time to [B7]wonder why
whoopee! [E7] - we're all gonna [A]die...
[A]Uncle Sam needs your help, again
He go[E]t himself in a terrible jam
[A]Way down yonder in Vietnam
[F#7]Put down your books and pick up a gun
We're gonn[E]a have a whole lotta [A]fun
And it's[B7] 1 - 2 -[E7] 3, what are we [A]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [E7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [A]Vietnam
And it's [B7]5 - 6 - [E7]7, open up the [A]pearly gates
Well, there [F#7]ain't no time to [B7]wonder why
whoopee! [E7] - we're all gonna [A]die
Now [E]come on Wall Street, don't be slow
[A]Why man, this's war a-go-go
There's[E] plenty good money to be made
[A]Supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade
[F#7]Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb
They[E] drop it on the Viet[A] Cong
And it's [B7]1 - 2 -[E7] 3, what are we [A]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [E7]don't give a damn, the next stop is[A] Vietnam
And it's [B7]5 - 6 - [E7]7, open up the [A]pearly gates
Well, there[F#] ain't no time to [B7]wonder why
whoopee! [E7] - we're all gonna [A]die
Now[E] come on generals, let's move fast
[A]Your big chance is here at last
At [E]night you go out and get those reds
[A]Cause the only good commie is one that's dead
[F#7] You know that peace can only be won
When you [E]blow 'em all to kingdom [A]come
And it's[B7] 1 - 2 -[E7] 3, what are we [A]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [E7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [A]Vietnam
And it's [B7]5 - 6 - [E7]7, open up the [A]pearly gates
Well, there[F#7] ain't no time to[B7] wonder why
whoopee![E7] - we're all gonna [A]die
*Interlude* (verse)
And it's [B7]1 - 2 - [E7]3, what are we [A]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [E7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [A]Vietnam
And it's [B7]5 - 6 - [E7]7, open up the [A]pearly gates
Well, there[F#7] ain't no time to [B7]wonder why
whoopee! [E7] - we're all gonna [A]die
Now [E]come on mothers throughout the land
Pack your [A]boys off to Vietnam
Come [E]on fathers, don't hesitate
[A]Send your sons off before it's too late
[F#7] Be the first one on your block
To [E]have your boy come home in a [A]box
And it's [B7]1 - 2 - [E7]3, what are we [A]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [E7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [A]Vietnam
And it's [B7]5 - 6 - [E7]7, open up the [A]pearly gates
Well, there[F#7] ain't no time to [B7]wonder why
whoopee! [E7] - we're all gonna [A]die...
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