Country Joe Mcdonald-I Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag
The studio version sounds different from the Woodstock version, but this is how he plays
at Woodstock.
Chords:
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) e -0---0---2----2--|
b -0---2---2----4--|
G -1---2---3----4--|
D -2---2---4----4--|
A -2---0---4----2--|
E -0-------2-------|
E (022100@1) Well, come on all of you, big strong men,
A (x02220@1) Uncle Sam needs your help again.
E (022100@1) He's got himself in a terrible jam
A (x02220@1) Way down yonder in Vietnam
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) So put down your books and pick up a gun,
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) And it's one, two, three,
A (x02220@1) What are we fighting for ?
E (022100@1) Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
A (x02220@1) Next stop is Vietnam;
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) And it's five, six, seven,
A (x02220@1) Open up the pearly gates,
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) Whoopee! we're all gonna die.
E (022100@1) Come on Wall Street, don't be slow,
A (x02220@1) Why man, this is war a-go-go
E (022100@1) There's plenty good money to be made
A (x02220@1) By supplying the Army with the tools of its trade,
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) But just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) They drop it on the Viet Cong.
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) And it's one, two, three,
A (x02220@1) What are we fighting for ?
E (022100@1) Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
A (x02220@1) Next stop is Vietnam.
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) And it's five, six, seven,
A (x02220@1) Open up the pearly gates,
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) Well there ain't no time to wonder why
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) Whoopee! we're all gonna die.
E (022100@1) Now, come on generals, let's move fast;
A (x02220@1) Your big chance is here at last.
E (022100@1) Now you can go out and get those reds
A (x02220@1) 'Cause the only good commie is the one that's dead
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) And you know that peace can only be won
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come.
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) And it's one, two, three,
A (x02220@1) What are we fighting for ?
E (022100@1) Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
A (x02220@1) Next stop is Vietnam;
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) And it's five, six, seven,
A (x02220@1) Open up the pearly gates,
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) Well there ain't no time to wonder why
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) Whoopee! we're all gonna die.
E (022100@1) Come on mothers throughout the land,
A (x02220@1) Pack your boys off to Vietnam.
E (022100@1) Come on fathers, and don't hesitate
A (x02220@1) To send your sons off before it's too late.
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) And you can be the first ones in your block
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) To have your boy come home in a box.
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) And it's one, two, three
A (x02220@1) What are we fighting for ?
E (022100@1) Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
A (x02220@1) Next stop is Vietnam.
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) And it's five, six, seven,
A (x02220@1) Open up the pearly gates,
F# (244322@1) B (x2444x@1) Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) Whoopee! we're all gonna die.
I'm not 100% sure about the key. I've heard several different versions and they all sound
differnt, but this sounds good to me.
