I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag Chords

KeyD Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays376

I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag by Country Joe And The Fish is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords D, G, E7, A, A7, G7, D7 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D 
Come on all of you big strong men 
G 
Uncle Sam needs your help again 
     D 
He's got himself in a terrible jam 
G 
Way down yonder in Viet Nam so 
E7                      A 
Put down your books and pick up a gun we're 
D                        G 
Gonna have a whole lotta fun 

         A7   G7   D7                 G 
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? 
               D                               G 
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam 
         A7    G7   D7                 G 
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates 
E                A              D                    G 
Ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die 

      D 
Well, come on generals, let's move fast 
G 
Your big chance has come at last 
D 
Now you can go out and get those reds 
        G 
Cos the only good commie is the one that's dead and 
    E                   A 
You know that peace can only be won when we've 
D                        G 
Blown 'em all to kingdom come 

         A7   G7   D7                 G 
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? 
               D                               G 
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam 
         A7    G7   D7                 G 
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates 
E                A              D                    G 
Ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die 

D 
Come on wall street don't be slow 
    G 
Why man this war is a go-go 
        D 
There's plenty good money to be made by 
G 
Supplying the army with the tools of its trade 
      E7                         A 
Let's hope and pray that if they drop the bomb, 
     D                   G 
They drop it on the Viet Cong 

         A7   G7   D7                 G 
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? 
               D                               G 
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam 
         A7    G7   D7                 G 
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates 
E                A              D                    G 
Ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die 

D 
Come on mothers throughout the land 
G 
Pack your boys off to Viet Nam 
D 
Come on fathers don't hesitate 
G 
Send your sons off before it's too late 
E7                A 
Be the first ones on your block 
             D                  G 
To have your boy come home in a box 

         A7   G7   D7                 G 
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? 
               D                               G 
Don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam 
         A7    G7   D7                 G 
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates 
E                A              D                    G 
Ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die. 
    	

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100 BPM Andante