Hey! ^D7Come on all of you big strong men ^GUncle Sam needs your help again He's ^D7got himself in a terrible jam ^Gway down yonder in Viet Nam So ^E7put down your book and ^A7pick up a gun we're^D7gonna have a whole lotta ^Gfun And it's ^D/Eone, ^D/Ftwo, ^D/F#three, What are we ^Gfighting for? Don't ask me I ^D7don't give a damn, Next stop is ^GViet Nam And it's ^D/Efive, ^D/Fsix, ^D/F#seven Open up the ^GPearly Gates! This ^E7ain't no time to ^A7wonder why, Whoo-^D7pee! We're all gonna ^Gdie! So ^D7come on generals, let's move fast ^GYour big chance has come at last now ^D7you can go out and get those reds cos the ^Gonly good commie is the one that's dead and you ^E7know that peace can only be ^A7won when we've ^D7blown 'em all to kingdom ^Gcome And it's ^D/Eone, ^D/Ftwo, ^D/F#three, What are we ^Gfighting for? Don't ask me I ^D7don't give a damn, Next stop is ^GViet Nam And it's ^D/Efive, ^D/Fsix, ^D/F#seven Open up the ^GPearly Gates! This ^E7ain't no time to ^A7wonder why, Whoo-^D7pee! We're all gonna ^Gdie! ^D7Come on Wall Street don't be slow Why ^Gman this war is a go-go There's ^D7plenty good money to be made by Sup-^Gplying the army with the tools of its trade Let's ^E7hope and pray that if ^A7they drop the bomb, They ^D7drop it on the Viet ^GCong And it's ^D/Eone, ^D/Ftwo, ^D/F#three, What are we ^Gfighting for? Don't ask me I ^D7don't give a damn, Next stop is ^GViet Nam And it's ^D/Efive, ^D/Fsix, ^D/F#seven Open up the ^GPearly Gates! This ^E7ain't no time to ^A7wonder why, Whoo-^D7pee! We're all gonna ^Gdie! ^D7Come on mothers throughout the land ^GPack your boys off to Viet Nam ^D7Come on fathers don't hesitate ^GSend your sons off before it's too late And ^E7you can be the first ones on your ^A7block To have your ^D7boy come home in a ^Gbox And it's ^D/Eone, ^D/Ftwo, ^D/F#three, What are we ^Gfighting for? Don't ask me I ^D7don't give a damn, Next stop is ^GViet Nam And it's ^D/Efive, ^D/Fsix, ^D/F#seven Open up the ^GPearly Gates! This ^E7ain't no time to ^A7wonder why, Whoo-^D7pee! We're all gonna ^Gdie!