I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag Country Joe McDonald
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.
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