Chords for I Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag

Tempo:
97.8 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

A

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag chords
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[A] [D] [G] [C]
[G] Well come on all of you big strong men, [C] Uncle Sam needs a help [G] again.
Got himself in terrible jam, [C] way down yonder [Cm] in [E] Vietnam.
[A] Put down your books, [D] pick up a gun, [G] we're gonna have a whole [C] lot of [D] fun.
And it's [Eb] one, [G] two, three, what [C] are we fighting for?
[G] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn.
Next [C] stop is Vietnam.
[D] And it's [Eb] five, [G] six, seven, [C] open up the pearly gates.
[Gm] [A] Well there ain't no [D] time to wonder why [G] we're all [C] gonna [G] die.
Come on generals, let's move [C] fast, your big chance has [G] come at last.
Now you can't go out to get those [C] threads, only good commune has won [D] instead.
[A] You know that [D] peace can only be [G] won when all the [C] kingdom come.
And [D] it's [Eb] one, [G] two, three, [C] what are we fighting for?
[G] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn.
Next [C] stop is Vietnam.
[D] And it's [Eb] five, [G] six, seven, [C] open up the pearly gates.
[D] [A] Well there ain't no [D] time to wonder why [G] we're all [C] gonna die.
[G] Come [C]
[G] [C]
[A] [D] [G] [C]
[G] on Wall Street, don't be [C] slow, I'm Mammoth's war a go-go.
[G] There's plenty good money to be [C] made, it's a mighty army with [Cm] tools of [A] trade.
Just open [D] pray, if they drop the [G] bomb, they're [C] dropping on the Vietcong.
[D] And it's [Gm] one, [G] two, three, [C] what are we fighting for?
[G] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn.
Next [C] stop is Vietnam.
[D] And it's [Eb] five, [G] six, seven, [C] open up the pearly gates.
[Gm] [A] Well there ain't no [D] time to wonder [G] why we're all [C] gonna [G] die.
Now come on mothers throughout the [C] land, pack your boys off to [G] Vietnam.
Come on fathers, don't hesitate, [C] send your sons off before it's [D] too late.
[A] You need to be the first [D] ones on the block.
[G] Have your boy come home [C] in a box.
And [D] it's [Eb] one, [G] two, three, what [C] are we fighting for?
Don't ask [G] me, I don't give a damn.
Next [C] stop is Vietnam.
El Salvador, [D] [Gm] Nicaragua, Lebanon, [C] Angola.
[A] Well yeah, there ain't no [D] time to wonder why [G] we're all gonna [C] die. Hey!
[A] La [D] da da da bop ba na da.
[G] Dee da [C] dee da dee da bop ba doo bop.
Bop bop bop bop bop bop bow, bop bop bop ba [D] da bop [C] bop bow.
Oh yeah!
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
Eb
12341116
C
3211
G
2131
D
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To learn Country Joe Mcdonald - I Feel Like Im Fixin To Die Rag chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, G, C, D, Eb and G in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 48 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 98 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Major.

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[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[G] Well come on all of you big strong men, [C] Uncle Sam needs a help [G] again.
Got himself in terrible jam, [C] way down yonder [Cm] in [E] Vietnam.
[A] Put down your books, [D] pick up a gun, [G] we're gonna have a whole [C] lot of [D] fun.
And it's [Eb] one, [G] two, three, what [C] are we fighting for?
[G] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn.
Next [C] stop is Vietnam.
[D] And it's [Eb] five, [G] six, seven, [C] open up the pearly gates.
[Gm] [A] Well there ain't no [D] time to wonder why [G] we're all [C] gonna [G] die.
Come on generals, let's move [C] fast, your big chance has [G] come at last.
Now you can't go out to get those [C] threads, only good commune has won [D] instead.
[A] You know that [D] peace can only be [G] won when all the [C] kingdom come.
And [D] it's [Eb] one, [G] two, three, [C] what are we fighting for?
[G] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn.
Next [C] stop is Vietnam. _
[D] And it's [Eb] five, [G] six, seven, [C] open up the pearly gates.
[D] [A] Well there ain't no [D] time to wonder why [G] we're all [C] gonna die.
[G] Come _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] on Wall Street, don't be [C] slow, I'm Mammoth's war a go-go.
[G] There's plenty good money to be [C] made, it's a mighty army with [Cm] tools of [A] trade.
Just open [D] pray, if they drop the [G] bomb, they're [C] dropping on the Vietcong.
[D] And it's [Gm] one, [G] two, three, [C] what are we fighting for?
[G] Don't ask me, I don't give a damn.
Next [C] stop is Vietnam. _
[D] And it's [Eb] five, [G] six, seven, [C] open up the pearly gates.
[Gm] [A] Well there ain't no [D] time to wonder [G] why we're all [C] gonna [G] die.
Now come on mothers throughout the [C] land, pack your boys off to [G] Vietnam.
Come on fathers, don't hesitate, [C] send your sons off before it's [D] too late.
[A] You need to be the first [D] ones on the block.
[G] Have your boy come home [C] in a box.
And [D] it's [Eb] one, [G] two, three, what [C] are we fighting for?
Don't ask [G] me, I don't give a damn.
Next [C] stop is Vietnam.
El Salvador, [D] _ [Gm] Nicaragua, Lebanon, [C] Angola.
[A] Well yeah, there ain't no [D] time to wonder why [G] we're all gonna [C] die. Hey!
[A] La [D] da da da bop ba na da.
[G] Dee da [C] dee da dee da bop ba doo bop.
Bop bop bop bop bop bop bow, bop bop bop ba [D] da bop [C] bop bow.
_ _ _ Oh yeah! _

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This song was featured on the Vietnam Experience album.

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