E5
   Well, come on all of you, big strong men,
   A5
   Uncle Sam needs your help again.
        E5
   He's got himself in a terrible jam
   A5
   Way down yonder in Vietnam
          F#5                  B5
   So put down your books and pick up a gun,
         E5                        A5
   We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.

            F#5   B5    E5
   And it's one, two, three,
               A5
   What are we fighting for ?
                   E5
   Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
                A5
   Next stop is Vietnam;
            F#5    B5    E5
   And it's five, six, seven,
               A5
   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
   Come on Wall Street, don't be slow,
       A5
   Why man, this is war a-go-go
           E5
   There's plenty good money to be made
      A5
   By supplying the Army with the tools of its trade,
            F#5                         B5
   But just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,
        E5                   A5
   They drop it on the Viet Cong.

            F#5   B5    E5
   And it's one, two, three,
               A5
   What are we fighting for ?
                   E5
   Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
                A5
   Next stop is Vietnam.
            F#5    B5    E5
   And it's five, six, seven,
               A5
   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
   Now you can go out and get those reds
              A5
   'Cause the only good commie is the one that's dead
           F#5                  B5
   And you know that peace can only be won
              E5                A5
   When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come.

            F#5   B5    E5
   And it's one, two, three,
               A5
   What are we fighting for ?
                   E5
   Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
                A5
   Next stop is Vietnam;
            F#5    B5    E5
   And it's five, six, seven,
               A5
   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
   Come on mothers throughout the land,
   A5
   Pack your boys off to Vietnam.
   E5
   Come on fathers, and don't hesitate
      A5
   To send your sons off before it's too late.
               F#5                B5
   And you can be the first ones in your block
                E5                  A5
   To have your boy come home in a box.

            F#5   B5    E5
   And it's one, two, three
               A5
   What are we fighting for ?
                   E5
   Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
                A5
   Next stop is Vietnam.
            F#5    B5    E5
   And it's five, six, seven,
               A5
   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.