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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-------| E Well, come on all of you, big strong men, A Uncle Sam needs your help again. E He's got himself in a terrible jam A Way down yonder in Vietnam F# B So put down your books and pick up a gun, E A We're gonna have a whole lotta fun. F# B E And it's one, two, three, A What are we fighting for ? E Don't ask me, I don't give a damn, A Next stop is Vietnam; F# B E And it's five, six, seven, A Open up the pearly gates, F# B Well there ain't no time to wonder why, E A Whoopee! we're all gonna die. E Come on Wall Street, don't be slow, A Why man, this is war a-go-go E There's plenty good money to be made A By supplying the Army with the tools of its trade, F# B But just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb, E A They drop it on the Viet Cong. [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/country-joe-mcdonald/208906.html ] F# B E And it's one, two, three, A What are we fighting for ? E Don't ask me, I don't give a damn, A Next stop is Vietnam. F# B E And it's five, six, seven, A Open up the pearly gates, F# B Well there ain't no time to wonder why E A Whoopee! we're all gonna die. E Now, 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 A 'Cause the only good commie is the one that's dead F# B And you know that peace can only be won E A When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come. F# B E And it's one, two, three, A What are we fighting for ? E Don't ask me, I don't give a damn, A Next stop is Vietnam; F# B E And it's five, six, seven, A Open up the pearly gates, F# B Well there ain't no time to wonder why E A Whoopee! we're all gonna die. E Come on mothers throughout the land, A Pack your boys off to Vietnam. E Come on fathers, and don't hesitate A To send your sons off before it's too late. F# B And you can be the first ones in your block E A To have your boy come home in a box. F# B E And it's one, two, three A What are we fighting for ? E Don't ask me, I don't give a damn, A Next stop is Vietnam. F# B E And it's five, six, seven, A Open up the pearly gates, F# B Well there ain't no time to wonder why, E A Whoopee! we're all gonna 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. |