E 
      Well, come on all of you big strong men 

      A 
      Uncle Sam needs your help, again 

           E 
      He got himself in a terrible jam 

      A 
      Way down yonder in Vietnam 

      F#7 
      Put down your books and pick up a gun 

                E                    A 
      We're gonna have a whole lotta fun 

              B7      E7              A 
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for? 
        
                     E7                                  A 
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam 

               B7      E7             A 
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates 

                  F#7              B7 
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why 

               E7                  A 
      whoopee!  -  we're all gonna die 

          E 
      Now come on Wall Street, don't be slow 

      A 
      Why man, this's war a-go-go 
           
             E 
      There's plenty good money to be made 

      A 
      Supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade 

      F#7 
      Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb 

          E                   A 
      They drop it on the Viet Cong 

               B7     E7              A 
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for? 

                     E7                                 A 
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam 

               B7      E7             A 
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates 

                 F#                B7 
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why 

               E7                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 
      At night you go out and get those reds 

      A 
      Cause the only good commie is one that's dead 

     F#7     
      You know that peace can only be won 

               E                       A 
      When you blow 'em all to kingdom come 

              B7      E7              A 
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for? 

                     E7                                  A 
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam 

               B7      E7             A 
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates 

                 F#7              B7 
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why 

              E7                 A 
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die 


      *Interlude*   (verse) 

               B7      E7             A 
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for? 

                     E7                                  A 
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam 

               B7      E7             A 
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates 

                 F#7               B7 
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why 

               E7                A 
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die 

          E 
      Now come on mothers throughout the land 

                A 
      Pack your boys off to Vietnam 

           E 
      Come on fathers, don't hesitate 

      A 
      Send your sons off before it's too late 

     F#7 
      Be the first one on your block 

         E                            A 
      To have your boy come home in a box 

               B7      E7             A 
      And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for? 

                     E7                                  A 
      Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam 

               B7      E7             A 
      And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates 

                 F#7               B7 
      Well, there ain't no time to wonder why 

               E7                A 
      whoopee! - we're all gonna die...