Artist: Country Joe And The Fish
[D] Well, come on all of you big strong men
[G]Uncle Sam needs your help, again
He go[D]t himself in a terrible jam
[G]Way down yonder in Vietnam
[E7]Put down your books and pick up a gun
We're gonn[D]a have a whole lotta [G]fun
And it's[A7] 1 - 2 -[D7] 3, what are we [G]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [D7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [G]Vietnam
And it's [A7]5 - 6 - [D7]7, open up the [G]pearly gates
Well, there [E7]ain't no time to[A7] wonder why
whoopee! [D7] - we're all gonna [G]die
Now [D]come on Wall Street, don't be slow
[G]Why man, this's war a-go-go
There's[D] plenty good money to be made
[G]Supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade
[E7]Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb
They[D] drop it on the Viet[G] Cong
And it's [A7]1 - 2 -[D7] 3, what are we [G]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [D7]don't give a damn, the next stop is[G] Vietnam
And it's [A7]5 - 6 - [D7]7, open up the [G]pearly gates
Well, there[E] ain't no time to[A7] wonder why
whoopee! [D7] - we're all gonna [G]die
Now[D] come on generals, let's move fast
[G]Your big chance is here at last
At [D]night you go out and get those reds
[G]Cause the only good commie is one that's dead
[E7] You know that peace can only be won
When you [D]blow 'em all to kingdom [G]come
And it's[A7] 1 - 2 -[D7] 3, what are we [G]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [D7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [G]Vietnam
And it's [A7]5 - 6 - [D7]7, open up the [G]pearly gates
Well, there[E7] ain't no time t[A7]o wonder why
whoopee![D7] - we're all gonna [G]die
*Interlude* (verse)
And it's [A7]1 - 2 - [D7]3, what are we [G]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [D7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [G]Vietnam
And it's [A7]5 - 6 - [D7]7, open up the [G]pearly gates
Well, there[E7] ain't no time to[A7] wonder why
whoopee! [D7] - we're all gonna [G]die
Now [D]come on mothers throughout the land
Pack your [G]boys off to Vietnam
Come [D]on fathers, don't hesitate
[G]Send your sons off before it's too late
[E7] Be the first one on your block
To [D]have your boy come home in a [G]box
And it's [A7]1 - 2 - [D7]3, what are we [G]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [D7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [G]Vietnam
And it's [A7]5 - 6 - [D7]7, open up the [G]pearly gates
Well, there[E7] ain't no time to[A7] wonder why
whoopee! [D7] - we're all gonna [G]die...
[G]Uncle Sam needs your help, again
He go[D]t himself in a terrible jam
[G]Way down yonder in Vietnam
[E7]Put down your books and pick up a gun
We're gonn[D]a have a whole lotta [G]fun
And it's[A7] 1 - 2 -[D7] 3, what are we [G]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [D7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [G]Vietnam
And it's [A7]5 - 6 - [D7]7, open up the [G]pearly gates
Well, there [E7]ain't no time to[A7] wonder why
whoopee! [D7] - we're all gonna [G]die
Now [D]come on Wall Street, don't be slow
[G]Why man, this's war a-go-go
There's[D] plenty good money to be made
[G]Supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade
[E7]Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb
They[D] drop it on the Viet[G] Cong
And it's [A7]1 - 2 -[D7] 3, what are we [G]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [D7]don't give a damn, the next stop is[G] Vietnam
And it's [A7]5 - 6 - [D7]7, open up the [G]pearly gates
Well, there[E] ain't no time to[A7] wonder why
whoopee! [D7] - we're all gonna [G]die
Now[D] come on generals, let's move fast
[G]Your big chance is here at last
At [D]night you go out and get those reds
[G]Cause the only good commie is one that's dead
[E7] You know that peace can only be won
When you [D]blow 'em all to kingdom [G]come
And it's[A7] 1 - 2 -[D7] 3, what are we [G]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [D7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [G]Vietnam
And it's [A7]5 - 6 - [D7]7, open up the [G]pearly gates
Well, there[E7] ain't no time t[A7]o wonder why
whoopee![D7] - we're all gonna [G]die
*Interlude* (verse)
And it's [A7]1 - 2 - [D7]3, what are we [G]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [D7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [G]Vietnam
And it's [A7]5 - 6 - [D7]7, open up the [G]pearly gates
Well, there[E7] ain't no time to[A7] wonder why
whoopee! [D7] - we're all gonna [G]die
Now [D]come on mothers throughout the land
Pack your [G]boys off to Vietnam
Come [D]on fathers, don't hesitate
[G]Send your sons off before it's too late
[E7] Be the first one on your block
To [D]have your boy come home in a [G]box
And it's [A7]1 - 2 - [D7]3, what are we [G]fightin' for?
Don't ask me I [D7]don't give a damn, the next stop is [G]Vietnam
And it's [A7]5 - 6 - [D7]7, open up the [G]pearly gates
Well, there[E7] ain't no time to[A7] wonder why
whoopee! [D7] - we're all gonna [G]die...
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