Country Joe Mcdonald – I Feel Like Im Fixing To Die Rag chords
Chords:
Country Joe Mcdonald-I Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag The studio version sounds different from the Woodstock version, but this is how he plays at Woodstock. Chords: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-------|E Well, come on all of you, big strong men,A Uncle Sam needs your help again.E He's got himself in a terrible jamA Way down yonder in VietnamF# B So put down your books and pick up a gun,E A We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.F# B E And it's one, two, three,A What are we fighting for ?E Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,A Next stop is Vietnam;F# B E And it's five, six, seven,A Open up the pearly gates,F# B Well there ain't no time to wonder why,E A Whoopee! we're all gonna die.E Come on Wall Street, don't be slow,A Why man, this is war a-go-goE There's plenty good money to be madeA By supplying the Army with the tools of its trade,F# B But just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,E A They drop it on the Viet Cong.F# B E And it's one, two, three,A What are we fighting for ?E Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,A Next stop is Vietnam.F# B E And it's five, six, seven,A Open up the pearly gates,F# B Well there ain't no time to wonder whyE 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 Now you can go out and get those redsA 'Cause the only good commie is the one that's deadF# B And you know that peace can only be wonE A When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come.F# B E And it's one, two, three,A What are we fighting for ?E Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,A Next stop is Vietnam;F# B E And it's five, six, seven,A Open up the pearly gates,F# B Well there ain't no time to wonder whyE A Whoopee! we're all gonna die.E Come on mothers throughout the land,A Pack your boys off to Vietnam.E Come on fathers, and don't hesitateA To send your sons off before it's too late.F# B And you can be the first ones in your blockE A To have your boy come home in a box.F# B E And it's one, two, threeA What are we fighting for ?E Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,A Next stop is Vietnam.F# B E And it's five, six, seven,A Open up the pearly gates,F# B Well there ain't no time to wonder why,E A Whoopee! we're all gonna die.I'm not 100% sure about the key. I've heard several different versions and they all differnt, but this sounds good to me.