Capo 2


     D5
      Well, come on all of you big strong men

      G5
      Uncle Sam needs your help, again

           D5
      He got himself in a terrible jam

      G5
      Way down yonder in Vietnam

      E5
      Put down your books and pick up a gun

                D5                    G5
      We're gonna have a whole lotta fun

              A5      D5              G5
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
       
                     D5                                  G5
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               A5      D5             G5
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                  E5              A5
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               D5                  G5
      whoopee!  -  we're all gonna die

          D5
      Now come on Wall Street, don't be slow

      G5
      Why man, this's war a-go-go
          
             D5
      There's plenty good money to be made

      G5
      Supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade

      E5
      Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb

          D5                   G5
      They drop it on the Viet Cong

               A5     D5              G5
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     D5                                 G5
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               A5      D5             G5
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 E5                A5
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               D5                G5
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die

         D5
      Now come on generals, let's move fast

      G5
      Your big chance is here at last
      
         D5
      At night you go out and get those reds

      G5
      Cause the only good commie is one that's dead

     E5    
      You know that peace can only be won

               D5                       G5
      When you blow 'em all to kingdom come

              A5      D5              G5
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     D5                                  G5
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               A5      D5             G5
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 E5              A5
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

              D5                 G5
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die


      *Interlude*   (verse)

               A5      D5             G5
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     D5                                  G5
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               A5      D5             G5
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 E5               A5
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               D5                G5
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die

          D5
      Now come on mothers throughout the land

                G5
      Pack your boys off to Vietnam

           D5
      Come on fathers, don't hesitate

      G5
      Send your sons off before it's too late

     E5
      Be the first one on your block

         D5                            G5
      To have your boy come home in a box

               A5      D5             G5
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     D5                                  G5
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               A5      D5             G5
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 E5               A5
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               D5                G5
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die...