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...
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