Country Joe And The Fish – Vietnam Song Live chords

     
     Capo 2


     D      Well, come on all of you big strong men

      G      Uncle Sam needs your help, again

           D      He got himself in a terrible jam

      G      Way down yonder in Vietnam

      E7      Put down your books and pick up a gun

                D                    G      We're gonna have a whole lotta fun

              A7      D7              G      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
       
                     D7                                  G      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               A7      D7             G      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                  E7              A7      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               D7                  G      whoopee!  -  we're all gonna die

          D      Now come on Wall Street, don't be slow

      G      Why man, this's war a-go-go
          
             D      There's 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

          D                   G      They drop it on the Viet Cong

               A7     D7              G      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     D7                                 G      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               A7      D7             G      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 E                A7      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               D7                G      whoopee! - we're all gonna die

         D      Now come on generals, let's move fast

      G      Your big chance is here at last
      
         D      At 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

               D                       G      When you blow 'em all to kingdom come

              A7      D7              G      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     D7                                  G      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               A7      D7             G      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 E7              A7      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

              D7                 G      whoopee! - we're all gonna die


      *Interlude*   (verse)

               A7      D7             G      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     D7                                  G      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               A7      D7             G      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 E7               A7      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               D7                G      whoopee! - we're all gonna die

          D      Now come on mothers throughout the land

                G      Pack your boys off to Vietnam

           D      Come on fathers, don't hesitate

      G      Send your sons off before it's too late

     E7      Be the first one on your block

         D                            G      To have your boy come home in a box

               A7      D7             G      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     D7                                  G      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               A7      D7             G      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 E7               A7      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               D7                G      whoopee! - we're all gonna die...