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I Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag

Country Joe Mcdonald
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
B
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-------|
  Well, come  on all of you, big strong men,
  Uncle  Sam needs your help again.
  He's got  himself in a terrible jam
  Way  down yonder in Vietnam
  So put down  your books and pick  up a gun,
  We're gonna  have a whole lotta fun.
  And it's one, two, three,
  What are we fighting  for ?
  Don't ask me, I don't  give a damn,
  Next stop is Vietnam;
  And it's five, six, seven,
  Open up the pearly  gates,
  Well there ain't  no time to wonder  why,
  Whoopee!  we're all gonna die.
  Come  on Wall Street, don't be slow,
  Why man,  this is war a-go-go
  There's plenty  good money to be made
  By supplying  the Army with the tools of its trade,
  But just hope  and pray that if they drop  the bomb,
  They drop  it on the Viet Cong.
  And it's one, two, three,
  What are we fighting  for ?
  Don't ask me, I don't  give a damn,
  Next stop is Vietnam.
  And it's five, six, seven,
  Open up the pearly  gates,
  Well there ain't  no time to wonder  why
  Whoopee!  we're all gonna die.
  Now, come  on generals, let's move fast;
  Your  big chance is here at last.
  Now  you can go out and get those reds
  'Cause the only  good commie is the one that's dead
  And you know  that peace can only  be won
  When we've blown  'em all to kingdom  come.
  And it's one, two, three,
  What are we fighting  for ?
  Don't ask me, I don't  give a damn,
  Next stop is Vietnam;
  And it's five, six, seven,
  Open up the pearly  gates,
  Well there ain't  no time to wonder  why
  Whoopee!  we're all gonna die.
  Come  on mothers throughout the land,
  Pack  your boys off to Vietnam.
  Come  on fathers, and don't hesitate
  To send  your sons off before it's too late.
  And you can be  the first ones in  your block
  To have your boy  come home in a box.
  And it's one, two, three
  What are we fighting  for ?
  Don't ask me, I don't  give a damn,
  Next stop is Vietnam.
  And it's five, six, seven,
  Open up the pearly  gates,
  Well there ain't  no time to wonder  why,
  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.

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Readable chord sheet for I Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag by Country Joe Mcdonald

[E]   [A]   [F#]   [B]
   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-------|

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

   And it's [F#]one, [B]two, [E]three,
   What are we [A]fighting for ?
   Don't ask me, I [E]don't give a damn,
   Next stop is [A]Vietnam;
   And it's [F#]five, [B]six, [E]seven,
   Open up the [A]pearly gates,
   Well there [F#]ain't no time to [B]wonder why,
   Whoo[E]pee! we're all gonna [A]die.

   [E]Come on Wall Street, don't be slow,
   Why [A]man, this is war a-go-go
   There's [E]plenty good money to be made
   By [A]supplying the Army with the tools of its trade,
   But just [F#]hope and pray that if they [B]drop the bomb,
   They [E]drop it on the Viet [A]Cong.

   And it's [F#]one, [B]two, [E]three,
   What are we [A]fighting for ?
   Don't ask me, I [E]don't give a damn,
   Next stop is [A]Vietnam.
   And it's [F#]five, [B]six, [E]seven,
   Open up the [A]pearly gates,
   Well there [F#]ain't no time to [B]wonder why
   Whoo[E]pee! we're all gonna [A]die.

   Now, [E]come on generals, let's move fast;
   [A]Your big chance is here at last.
   [E]Now you can go out and get those reds
   'Cause the [A]only good commie is the one that's dead
   And you [F#]know that peace can [B]only be won
   When we've [E]blown 'em all to [A]kingdom come.

   And it's [F#]one, [B]two, [E]three,
   What are we [A]fighting for ?
   Don't ask me, I [E]don't give a damn,
   Next stop is [A]Vietnam;
   And it's [F#]five, [B]six, [E]seven,
   Open up the [A]pearly gates,
   Well there [F#]ain't no time to [B]wonder why
   Whoo[E]pee! we're all gonna [A]die.

   [E]Come on mothers throughout the land,
   [A]Pack your boys off to Vietnam.
   [E]Come on fathers, and don't hesitate
   To [A]send your sons off before it's too late.
   And you can [F#]be the first ones [B]in your block
   To have your [E]boy come home in a [A]box.

   And it's [F#]one, [B]two, [E]three
   What are we [A]fighting for ?
   Don't ask me, I [E]don't give a damn,
   Next stop is [A]Vietnam.
   And it's [F#]five, [B]six, [E]seven,
   Open up the [A]pearly gates,
   Well there [F#]ain't no time to [B]wonder why,
   Whoo[E]pee! we're all gonna [A]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.

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