xCountry Joe McDonald-I Feel Like I'm Fixin' 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-------|
[Verse 1]
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.
[Chorus]
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.
[Verse 2]
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.
[Chorus]
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.
[Verse 3]
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.
[Chorus]
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.
[Verse 4]
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.
[Chorus]
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 sound
differnt, but this sounds good to me.
