Key: E
Introduction:
E
Well, come on all of you big strong men
A
Uncle Sam needs your help, again
E
He got himself in a terrible jam
A
Way down yonder in Vietnam
F#7
Put down your books and pick up a gun
E A
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun
B7 E7 A
And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
E7 A
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
B7 E7 A
And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
F#7 B7
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
E7 A
whoopee! - we're all gonna die
E
Now come on Wall Street, don't be slow
A
Why man, this's war a-go-go
E
There's plenty good money to be made
A
Supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade
F#7
Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb
E A
They drop it on the Viet Cong
B7 E7 A
And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
E7 A
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
B7 E7 A
And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
F# B7
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
E7 A
whoopee! - we're all gonna die
E
Now come on generals, let's move fast
A
Your big chance is here at last
E
At night you go out and get those reds
A
Cause the only good commie is one that's dead
F#7
You know that peace can only be won
E A
When you blow 'em all to kingdom come
B7 E7 A
And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
E7 A
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
B7 E7 A
And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
F#7 B7
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
E7 A
whoopee! - we're all gonna die
*Interlude * (verse)
B7 E7 A
And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
E7 A
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
B7 E7 A
And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
F#7 B7
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
E7 A
whoopee! - we're all gonna die
E
Now come on mothers throughout the land
A
Pack your boys off to Vietnam
E
Come on fathers, don't hesitate
A
Send your sons off before it's too late
F#7
Be the first one on your block
E A
To have your boy come home in a box
B7 E7 A
And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
E7 A
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
B7 E7 A
And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
F#7 B7
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
E7 A
whoopee! - we're all gonna die...