Country Joe Mcdonald-I Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag
The studio version sounds different from the Woodstock version, but this is how he plays
at Woodstock.
Chords:
[E] [A] [F#] [B]
e -0---0---2----2--|
b -0---2---2----4--|
G -1---2---3----4--|
D -2---2---4----4--|
A -2---0---4----2--|
E -0-------2-------|
Well, [E]come on all of you, big strong men,
[A]Uncle Sam needs your help again.
He's [E]got himself in a terrible jam
[A]Way down yonder in Vietnam
So put [F#]down your books and [B]pick up a gun,
We're [E]gonna have a whole lotta [A]fun.
And it's [F#]one, [B]two, [E]three,
What are we [A]fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I [E]don't give a damn,
Next stop is [A]Vietnam;
And it's [F#]five, [B]six, [E]seven,
Open up the [A]pearly gates,
Well there [F#]ain't no time to [B]wonder why,
Whoo[E]pee! we're all gonna [A]die.
[E]Come on Wall Street, don't be slow,
Why [A]man, this is war a-go-go
There's [E]plenty good money to be made
By [A]supplying the Army with the tools of its trade,
But just [F#]hope and pray that if they [B]drop the bomb,
They [E]drop it on the Viet [A]Cong.
And it's [F#]one, [B]two, [E]three,
What are we [A]fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I [E]don't give a damn,
Next stop is [A]Vietnam.
And it's [F#]five, [B]six, [E]seven,
Open up the [A]pearly gates,
Well there [F#]ain't no time to [B]wonder why
Whoo[E]pee! we're all gonna [A]die.
Now, [E]come on generals, let's move fast;
[A]Your big chance is here at last.
[E]Now you can go out and get those reds
'Cause the [A]only good commie is the one that's dead
And you [F#]know that peace can [B]only be won
When we've [E]blown 'em all to [A]kingdom come.
And it's [F#]one, [B]two, [E]three,
What are we [A]fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I [E]don't give a damn,
Next stop is [A]Vietnam;
And it's [F#]five, [B]six, [E]seven,
Open up the [A]pearly gates,
Well there [F#]ain't no time to [B]wonder why
Whoo[E]pee! we're all gonna [A]die.
[E]Come on mothers throughout the land,
[A]Pack your boys off to Vietnam.
[E]Come on fathers, and don't hesitate
To [A]send your sons off before it's too late.
And you can [F#]be the first ones [B]in your block
To have your [E]boy come home in a [A]box.
And it's [F#]one, [B]two, [E]three
What are we [A]fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I [E]don't give a damn,
Next stop is [A]Vietnam.
And it's [F#]five, [B]six, [E]seven,
Open up the [A]pearly gates,
Well there [F#]ain't no time to [B]wonder why,
Whoo[E]pee! we're all gonna [A]die.
I'm not 100% sure about the key. I've heard several different versions and they all
differnt, but this sounds good to me.
The studio version sounds different from the Woodstock version, but this is how he plays
at Woodstock.
Chords:
[E] [A] [F#] [B]
e -0---0---2----2--|
b -0---2---2----4--|
G -1---2---3----4--|
D -2---2---4----4--|
A -2---0---4----2--|
E -0-------2-------|
Well, [E]come on all of you, big strong men,
[A]Uncle Sam needs your help again.
He's [E]got himself in a terrible jam
[A]Way down yonder in Vietnam
So put [F#]down your books and [B]pick up a gun,
We're [E]gonna have a whole lotta [A]fun.
And it's [F#]one, [B]two, [E]three,
What are we [A]fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I [E]don't give a damn,
Next stop is [A]Vietnam;
And it's [F#]five, [B]six, [E]seven,
Open up the [A]pearly gates,
Well there [F#]ain't no time to [B]wonder why,
Whoo[E]pee! we're all gonna [A]die.
[E]Come on Wall Street, don't be slow,
Why [A]man, this is war a-go-go
There's [E]plenty good money to be made
By [A]supplying the Army with the tools of its trade,
But just [F#]hope and pray that if they [B]drop the bomb,
They [E]drop it on the Viet [A]Cong.
And it's [F#]one, [B]two, [E]three,
What are we [A]fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I [E]don't give a damn,
Next stop is [A]Vietnam.
And it's [F#]five, [B]six, [E]seven,
Open up the [A]pearly gates,
Well there [F#]ain't no time to [B]wonder why
Whoo[E]pee! we're all gonna [A]die.
Now, [E]come on generals, let's move fast;
[A]Your big chance is here at last.
[E]Now you can go out and get those reds
'Cause the [A]only good commie is the one that's dead
And you [F#]know that peace can [B]only be won
When we've [E]blown 'em all to [A]kingdom come.
And it's [F#]one, [B]two, [E]three,
What are we [A]fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I [E]don't give a damn,
Next stop is [A]Vietnam;
And it's [F#]five, [B]six, [E]seven,
Open up the [A]pearly gates,
Well there [F#]ain't no time to [B]wonder why
Whoo[E]pee! we're all gonna [A]die.
[E]Come on mothers throughout the land,
[A]Pack your boys off to Vietnam.
[E]Come on fathers, and don't hesitate
To [A]send your sons off before it's too late.
And you can [F#]be the first ones [B]in your block
To have your [E]boy come home in a [A]box.
And it's [F#]one, [B]two, [E]three
What are we [A]fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I [E]don't give a damn,
Next stop is [A]Vietnam.
And it's [F#]five, [B]six, [E]seven,
Open up the [A]pearly gates,
Well there [F#]ain't no time to [B]wonder why,
Whoo[E]pee! we're all gonna [A]die.
I'm not 100% sure about the key. I've heard several different versions and they all
differnt, but this sounds good to me.