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FEEL LIKE I'M FIXIN' TO DIE RAG
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FEEL LIKE I'M FIXIN' TO DIE RAG

Country Joe McDonald

[D] Come on all of you big strong men,
[G] Uncle Sam needs your help again.
[D] He's got himself in a terrible jam
[G] Way down yonder in Vietnam
So [E7] put down your books and [A] pick up a gun,
We're [D] gonna have a whole lotta [G] fun.

And it's [A7] one, [A#7] two, [D] three,
[D7] What are we [G] fighting for?
[D] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
[G] Next stop is Vietnam;
And it's [A7] five, [A#7] six, [D] seven,
[D7] Open up the [G] pearly gates,
Well there [E] ain't no time to [A] wonder why,
[D] Whoopee! we're all gonna [G] die.

[D] Come on generals, let's move fast;
[G] Your big chance has come at last.
[D] Gotta go out and get those reds
The [G] only good commie is the one that's dead
You [E7] know that peace can [A] only be won
When we've [D] blown 'em all to kingdom [G] come.

And it's [A7] one, [A#7] two, [D] three,
[D7] What are we [G] fighting for?
[D] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
[G] Next stop is Vietnam;
And it's [A7] five, [A#7] six, [D] seven,
[D7] Open up the [G] pearly gates,
Well there [E] ain't no time to [A] wonder why,
[D] Whoopee! we're all gonna [G] die.

[D] Come on Wall Street, don't move slow,
Why [G] man, this is war au-go-go.
There's [D] plenty good money to be made
[G] Supplying the Army with the tools of the trade,
[E7] Just hope and pray that if they [A] drop the bomb,
They [D] drop it on the Viet [G] Cong.

And it's [A7] one, [A#7] two, [D] three,
[D7] What are we [G] fighting for?
[D] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
[G] Next stop is Vietnam;
And it's [A7] five, [A#7] six, [D] seven,
[D7] Open up the [G] pearly gates,
Well there [E] ain't no time to [A] wonder why,
[D] Whoopee! we're all gonna [G] die.

[D] 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] You can be the first one [A] on your block
To have your [D] boy come home in a [G] box.

And it's [A7] one, [A#7] two, [D] three,
[D7] What are we [G] fighting for?
[D] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
[G] Next stop is Vietnam;
And it's [A7] five, [A#7] six, [D] seven,
[D7] Open up the [G] pearly gates,
Well there [E] ain't no time to [A] wonder why,
[D] Whoopee! we're all gonna [G] die.