Key: F
Introduction:
D
Come on all of you big strong men
G
Uncle Sam needs your help again
D
He's got himself in a terrible jam
G
Way down yonder in Viet Nam so
E7 A
Put down your books and pick up a gun we're
D G
Gonna have a whole lotta fun
A7 G7 D7 G
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
D G
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam
A7 G7 D7 G
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
E A D G
Ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die
D
Well, come on generals, let's move fast
G
Your big chance has come at last
D
Now you can go out and get those reds
G
Cos the only good commie is the one that's dead and
E A
You know that peace can only be won when we've
D G
Blown 'em all to kingdom come
A7 G7 D7 G
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
D G
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam
A7 G7 D7 G
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
E A D G
Ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die
D
Come on wall street don't be slow
G
Why man this war is a go-go
D
There's plenty good money to be made by
G
Supplying the army with the tools of its trade
E7 A
Let's hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,
D G
They drop it on the Viet Cong
A7 G7 D7 G
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
D G
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam
A7 G7 D7 G
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
E A D G
Ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die
D
Come on mothers throughout the land
G
Pack your boys off to Viet Nam
D
Come on fathers don't hesitate
G
Send your sons off before it's too late
E7 A
Be the first ones on your block
D G
To have your boy come home in a box
A7 G7 D7 G
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
D G
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam
A7 G7 D7 G
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
E A D G
Ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die.