E
      Well, come on all of you big strong men

      A
      Uncle Sam needs your help, again

           E
      He got himself in a terrible jam

      A
      Way down yonder in Vietnam

      F#7
      Put down your books and pick up a gun

                E                    A
      We're gonna have a whole lotta fun

              B7      E7              A
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
       
                     E7                                  A
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               B7      E7             A
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                  F#7              B7
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               E7                  A
      whoopee!  -  we're all gonna die

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

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

      A
      Supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade

      F#7
      Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb

          E                   A
      They drop it on the Viet Cong

               B7     E7              A
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     E7                                 A
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               B7      E7             A
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 F#                B7
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               E7                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
      At night you go out and get those reds

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

     F#7    
      You know that peace can only be won

               E                       A
      When you blow 'em all to kingdom come

              B7      E7              A
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     E7                                  A
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               B7      E7             A
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 F#7              B7
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

              E7                 A
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die


      *Interlude*   (verse)

               B7      E7             A
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     E7                                  A
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               B7      E7             A
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 F#7               B7
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               E7                A
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die

          E
      Now come on mothers throughout the land

                A
      Pack your boys off to Vietnam

           E
      Come on fathers, don't hesitate

      A
      Send your sons off before it's too late

     F#7
      Be the first one on your block

         E                            A
      To have your boy come home in a box

               B7      E7             A
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     E7                                  A
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               B7      E7             A
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 F#7               B7
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               E7                A
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die...