E5
      Well, come on all of you big strong men

      A5
      Uncle Sam needs your help, again

           E5
      He got himself in a terrible jam

      A5
      Way down yonder in Vietnam

      F#5
      Put down your books and pick up a gun

                E5                    A5
      We're gonna have a whole lotta fun

              B5      E5              A5
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
       
                     E5                                  A5
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               B5      E5             A5
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                  F#5              B5
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               E5                  A5
      whoopee!  -  we're all gonna die

          E5
      Now come on Wall Street, don't be slow

      A5
      Why man, this's war a-go-go
          
             E5
      There's plenty good money to be made

      A5
      Supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade

      F#5
      Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb

          E5                   A5
      They drop it on the Viet Cong

               B5     E5              A5
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     E5                                 A5
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               B5      E5             A5
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 F#5                B5
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               E5                A5
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die

         E5
      Now come on generals, let's move fast

      A5
      Your big chance is here at last
      
         E5
      At night you go out and get those reds

      A5
      Cause the only good commie is one that's dead

     F#5    
      You know that peace can only be won

               E5                       A5
      When you blow 'em all to kingdom come

              B5      E5              A5
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     E5                                  A5
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               B5      E5             A5
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 F#5              B5
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

              E5                 A5
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die


      *Interlude*   (verse)

               B5      E5             A5
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     E5                                  A5
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               B5      E5             A5
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 F#5               B5
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               E5                A5
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die

          E5
      Now come on mothers throughout the land

                A5
      Pack your boys off to Vietnam

           E5
      Come on fathers, don't hesitate

      A5
      Send your sons off before it's too late

     F#5
      Be the first one on your block

         E5                            A5
      To have your boy come home in a box

               B5      E5             A5
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?

                     E5                                  A5
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam

               B5      E5             A5
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates

                 F#5               B5
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why

               E5                A5
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die...