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Kiss My Ass

Country Joe Mcdonald
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 INTRO
 Well, I  got out of school and I was feeling kinda down,
 I thought I'd join the Army just to take a look around.
 I went on down to the recruiter man
 And that's when all my troubles began.
 Well, I've  been up, down and around
 This country more than a couple of times,
 But I had never knew until I got into the Army
 That thinking  for yourself was a crime.
Get  over here, stand over there,
Let's  see your identification.
 Shut your mouth, son, get back in line,
 We're sending  you to South East Asia.
 Well, they gave me some shoes that hurt my feet
 They gave me some food not fit to eat,
 They told me that I wasn't fighting alone,
 They sent me to Saigon and they stayed home.
 Well, I've been up, down and around
 This country more than a couple of times,
 But I had never knew until I got into the Army
 That thinking for yourself was a crime.
 Get over here, stand over there,
 Let's see your identification.
 Shut your mouth, son, get back in line,
 We're sending you to South East Asia.
 Oh yeah.
 Da da da da da da, ba ba ba ba ba ba...
 I said one,  two, three, four,
 We don't want your fuckin' war,
Get  someone else, hey don't get me,
Left,  right, left,  right,
 The whole  damn thing puts me uptight.
 I done my duty and I fought my fight
 And I thought I knew I was doing right,
 But that's all over, I'm free at last,
 If they want any more, they can kiss my ass.
 I've been up, down and around
 This country more than a couple of times,
 But I had never knew until I got into the Army
 That thinking for yourself was a crime.
 Get over here, stand over there,
 Let's see your identification.
 Shut your mouth, son, get back in line,
 We're sending you to South East Asia — like hell.

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Readable chord sheet for Kiss My Ass by Country Joe Mcdonald

INTRO [A]

Well, I[A] got out of school and I was feeling kinda down,
I thought I'd join the Army just to take a look around.
I went on down to the recruiter man
And that's when all my troubles began.
Well, [D]I've been up, down and around

This country more than a couple of times,

But I had never knew until I got into the Army
That [E]thinking for yourself was a crime.
[E]Get over here, stand over there,
[A]Let's see your identification.

Shut your mouth, son, get back in line,
We're [E]sending you to South East [A]Asia.   [E]

Well, they gave me some shoes that hurt my feet

They gave me some food not fit to eat,
They told me that I wasn't fighting alone,
They sent me to Saigon and they stayed home.

Well, I've been up, down and around
This country more than a couple of times,
But I had never knew until I got into the Army
That thinking for yourself was a crime.

Get over here, stand over there,
Let's see your identification.
Shut your mouth, son, get back in line,
We're sending you to South East Asia.
Oh yeah.

Da da da da da da, ba ba ba ba ba ba...
I said [A]one, two, three, four,

We don't want your fuckin' war,
[D]
[A]  [B]  [C]  [D]
[A]Get someone else, hey don't get me,
[E]Left, right, [D]left, right,
The [A]whole damn thing puts me uptight.

I done my duty and I fought my fight
And I thought I knew I was doing right,
But that's all over, I'm free at last,
If they want any more, they can kiss my ass.

I've been up, down and around
This country more than a couple of times,
But I had never knew until I got into the Army
That thinking for yourself was a crime.

Get over here, stand over there,
Let's see your identification.
Shut your mouth, son, get back in line,
We're sending you to South East Asia — like hell.

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