Capo 2
D (xx0232@1) Well, come on all of you big strong men
G (320003@1) Uncle Sam needs your help, again
D (xx0232@1) He got himself in a terrible jam
G (320003@1) Way down yonder in Vietnam
E7 (020130@1) Put down your books and pick up a gun
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) We're gonna have a whole lotta fun
A7 (x02020@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
A7 (x02020@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
E7 (020130@1) A7 (x02020@1) Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) whoopee! - we're all gonna die
D (xx0232@1) Now come on Wall Street, don't be slow
G (320003@1) Why man, this's war a-go-go
D (xx0232@1) There's plenty good money to be made
G (320003@1) Supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade
E7 (020130@1) Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) They drop it on the Viet Cong
A7 (x02020@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
A7 (x02020@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
E (022100@1) A7 (x02020@1) Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) whoopee! - we're all gonna die
D (xx0232@1) Now come on generals, let's move fast
G (320003@1) Your big chance is here at last
D (xx0232@1) At night you go out and get those reds
G (320003@1) Cause the only good commie is one that's dead
E7 (020130@1)
You know that peace can only be won
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) When you blow 'em all to kingdom come
A7 (x02020@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
A7 (x02020@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
E7 (020130@1) A7 (x02020@1) Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) whoopee! - we're all gonna die
*Interlude* (verse)
A7 (x02020@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
A7 (x02020@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
E7 (020130@1) A7 (x02020@1) Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) whoopee! - we're all gonna die
D (xx0232@1) Now come on mothers throughout the land
G (320003@1) Pack your boys off to Vietnam
D (xx0232@1) Come on fathers, don't hesitate
G (320003@1) Send your sons off before it's too late
E7 (020130@1) Be the first one on your block
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) To have your boy come home in a box
A7 (x02020@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
A7 (x02020@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
E7 (020130@1) A7 (x02020@1) Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) whoopee! - we're all gonna die...
