Chords for Country Joe Mcdonald - Feel Like i'm Fixing to Die Rag - Woodstock '69
Tempo:
104.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
Em
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Give me an F!
Give me a U!
Give me a C!
Give me a K!
What's that spell?
[E] What's that spell?
What's that spell?
What's that spell?
What's that spell?
[A]
[B] Well, come on, all [Em] you big, strong [A] men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
[Em] Got himself in a terrible jam
[A] Way down yonder in Vietnam
[F#] Put down your hooks [B] and pick up a gun
[Em] We're gonna have a whole [A] lot of fun
And [F#] it's one, [B] two, three
What are [A] we fighting for?
Don't ask [B] me, I don't give a [Bm] damn
The next [A] stop is Vietnam
[B] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Open up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no [B] time to wonder why
[E]
We're all [A] gonna die
[Em] Now come on, Wall Street, don't be [A] slow
I'm man the swore a go-go
[Em] There's plenty good money to be [A] made
Supplying the army with the tools of the [F#] trade
Just don't be afraid if you drop the [B] bomb
We're dropping on to [A] Vietcong
And [F#] it's one, [B] two, three
What [A] are we fighting for?
Don't ask [Em] me, I don't give a damn
The next [A] stop is Vietnam
[B] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Open up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no time to [B] wonder why
We're all [B] gonna die
[Em] Now come on, Generals, let's move [A] fast
Your big chance is here at [Em] last
Now you can go out and get those [A] reds
Cause the Reds are coming
Cause the only good commie is running [F#] scared
You know that peace can only be [B] won
When the grown mallify don't know Sing it!
One, two, three
[A] What are we fighting for?
[Em] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
[A] The next stop is Vietnam
[B] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Listen [F#] people,
[A] I don't know how you expect to ever stop the war
If you can't sing any better than that
There's about 300,000 of you fuckers out there
I want you to start singing Come on
One, two, three
[A] What are we fighting for?
Don't [Em] ask me, I don't give a damn
The next [A] stop is Vietnam
[F#] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Open up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no time to wonder [E] why
We're all [A] gonna die
[Em] Now come on, mothers throughout the [A] land
Pack your boys off to Vietnam
[Em] Come on, fathers, don't hesitate
[A] Don't send your sons off before it's [F#] too late
Be the first [B] one on your block
Now you boys, come on, we're in [A] a block All right!
[E]
One, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask [Em] me, I don't give a damn
The next stop [A] is Vietnam
[F#] And it's five, six, seven
Open [A] up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no time to wonder why
[B] We're all [A] gonna die All [N] right!
[G#] Ladies and gentlemen
Give me a U!
Give me a C!
Give me a K!
What's that spell?
[E] What's that spell?
What's that spell?
What's that spell?
What's that spell?
[A]
[B] Well, come on, all [Em] you big, strong [A] men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
[Em] Got himself in a terrible jam
[A] Way down yonder in Vietnam
[F#] Put down your hooks [B] and pick up a gun
[Em] We're gonna have a whole [A] lot of fun
And [F#] it's one, [B] two, three
What are [A] we fighting for?
Don't ask [B] me, I don't give a [Bm] damn
The next [A] stop is Vietnam
[B] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Open up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no [B] time to wonder why
[E]
We're all [A] gonna die
[Em] Now come on, Wall Street, don't be [A] slow
I'm man the swore a go-go
[Em] There's plenty good money to be [A] made
Supplying the army with the tools of the [F#] trade
Just don't be afraid if you drop the [B] bomb
We're dropping on to [A] Vietcong
And [F#] it's one, [B] two, three
What [A] are we fighting for?
Don't ask [Em] me, I don't give a damn
The next [A] stop is Vietnam
[B] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Open up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no time to [B] wonder why
We're all [B] gonna die
[Em] Now come on, Generals, let's move [A] fast
Your big chance is here at [Em] last
Now you can go out and get those [A] reds
Cause the Reds are coming
Cause the only good commie is running [F#] scared
You know that peace can only be [B] won
When the grown mallify don't know Sing it!
One, two, three
[A] What are we fighting for?
[Em] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
[A] The next stop is Vietnam
[B] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Listen [F#] people,
[A] I don't know how you expect to ever stop the war
If you can't sing any better than that
There's about 300,000 of you fuckers out there
I want you to start singing Come on
One, two, three
[A] What are we fighting for?
Don't [Em] ask me, I don't give a damn
The next [A] stop is Vietnam
[F#] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Open up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no time to wonder [E] why
We're all [A] gonna die
[Em] Now come on, mothers throughout the [A] land
Pack your boys off to Vietnam
[Em] Come on, fathers, don't hesitate
[A] Don't send your sons off before it's [F#] too late
Be the first [B] one on your block
Now you boys, come on, we're in [A] a block All right!
[E]
One, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask [Em] me, I don't give a damn
The next stop [A] is Vietnam
[F#] And it's five, six, seven
Open [A] up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no time to wonder why
[B] We're all [A] gonna die All [N] right!
[G#] Ladies and gentlemen
Key:
A
B
Em
F#
E
A
B
Em
Give me an F!
_ Give me a U!
Give me a C!
Give me a K! _
What's that spell?
[E] _ What's that spell?
What's that spell?
What's that spell?
What's that spell?
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] Well, come on, all [Em] you big, strong [A] men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
[Em] Got himself in a terrible jam
[A] Way down yonder in Vietnam
[F#] Put down your hooks [B] and pick up a gun
[Em] We're gonna have a whole [A] lot of fun
And [F#] it's one, [B] two, three
What are [A] we fighting for?
Don't ask [B] me, I don't give a [Bm] damn
The next [A] stop is Vietnam
_ [B] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Open up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no [B] time to wonder why
[E]
We're all [A] gonna die
[Em] Now come on, Wall Street, don't be [A] slow
I'm man the swore a go-go
[Em] There's plenty good money to be [A] made
Supplying the army with the tools of the [F#] trade
Just don't be afraid if you drop the [B] bomb
We're dropping on to [A] Vietcong
And [F#] it's one, [B] two, three
What [A] are we fighting for?
Don't ask [Em] me, I don't give a damn
The next [A] stop is Vietnam
_ [B] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Open up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no time to [B] wonder why
We're all [B] gonna die
[Em] Now come on, Generals, let's move [A] fast
Your big chance is here at [Em] last
Now you can go out and get those [A] reds
Cause the Reds are coming
Cause the only good commie is running [F#] scared
You know that peace can only be [B] won
When the grown mallify don't know Sing it!
One, two, three
[A] What are we fighting for?
[Em] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
[A] The next stop is Vietnam
_ [B] And it's five, six, seven
[A] _ Listen _ [F#] people, _ _
_ _ _ [A] I don't know how you expect to ever stop the war
If you can't sing any better than that
There's about 300,000 of you fuckers out there
I want you to start singing Come on
One, two, three
[A] What are we fighting for?
Don't [Em] ask me, I don't give a damn
The next [A] stop is Vietnam
_ [F#] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Open up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no time to wonder [E] why
We're all [A] gonna die
[Em] Now come on, mothers throughout the [A] land
Pack your boys off to Vietnam
[Em] Come on, fathers, don't hesitate
[A] Don't send your sons off before it's [F#] too late
Be the first [B] one on your block
Now you boys, come on, we're in [A] a block All right!
[E]
One, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask [Em] me, I don't give a damn
The next stop [A] is Vietnam
_ [F#] And it's five, six, seven
Open [A] up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no time to wonder why
[B] We're all [A] gonna die All [N] right!
_ _ _ [G#] Ladies and gentlemen _
_ Give me a U!
Give me a C!
Give me a K! _
What's that spell?
[E] _ What's that spell?
What's that spell?
What's that spell?
What's that spell?
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] Well, come on, all [Em] you big, strong [A] men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
[Em] Got himself in a terrible jam
[A] Way down yonder in Vietnam
[F#] Put down your hooks [B] and pick up a gun
[Em] We're gonna have a whole [A] lot of fun
And [F#] it's one, [B] two, three
What are [A] we fighting for?
Don't ask [B] me, I don't give a [Bm] damn
The next [A] stop is Vietnam
_ [B] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Open up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no [B] time to wonder why
[E]
We're all [A] gonna die
[Em] Now come on, Wall Street, don't be [A] slow
I'm man the swore a go-go
[Em] There's plenty good money to be [A] made
Supplying the army with the tools of the [F#] trade
Just don't be afraid if you drop the [B] bomb
We're dropping on to [A] Vietcong
And [F#] it's one, [B] two, three
What [A] are we fighting for?
Don't ask [Em] me, I don't give a damn
The next [A] stop is Vietnam
_ [B] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Open up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no time to [B] wonder why
We're all [B] gonna die
[Em] Now come on, Generals, let's move [A] fast
Your big chance is here at [Em] last
Now you can go out and get those [A] reds
Cause the Reds are coming
Cause the only good commie is running [F#] scared
You know that peace can only be [B] won
When the grown mallify don't know Sing it!
One, two, three
[A] What are we fighting for?
[Em] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
[A] The next stop is Vietnam
_ [B] And it's five, six, seven
[A] _ Listen _ [F#] people, _ _
_ _ _ [A] I don't know how you expect to ever stop the war
If you can't sing any better than that
There's about 300,000 of you fuckers out there
I want you to start singing Come on
One, two, three
[A] What are we fighting for?
Don't [Em] ask me, I don't give a damn
The next [A] stop is Vietnam
_ [F#] And it's five, six, seven
[A] Open up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no time to wonder [E] why
We're all [A] gonna die
[Em] Now come on, mothers throughout the [A] land
Pack your boys off to Vietnam
[Em] Come on, fathers, don't hesitate
[A] Don't send your sons off before it's [F#] too late
Be the first [B] one on your block
Now you boys, come on, we're in [A] a block All right!
[E]
One, two, three
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask [Em] me, I don't give a damn
The next stop [A] is Vietnam
_ [F#] And it's five, six, seven
Open [A] up the pearly gates
Well, [F#] there ain't no time to wonder why
[B] We're all [A] gonna die All [N] right!
_ _ _ [G#] Ladies and gentlemen _