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From: phillip@jura.hgu.mrc.ac.uk (Phillip Lord)
Subject: Re: REQ: Country Joe McDonald song
This is called the "fixing to die rag"
It is actually in Nevada, but they has different chords to the way I play
it. Heres what I do
D7
Well Come on all you big strong men
G
Uncle sam needs your help again
D7
Hes got hiself in a fuck of a jam
G G7
Way down yonder in South Vietnam
C Cmin G
So put down your books and pick up your guns
E A7 D7
cause were gonna have a whole lot of fun
D7 A7 D7
And its one two three
G D7
what are we fighting for, dont ask me I dont give a damn
G
next stop is vietnam
D7 A7 D7 G G7
and its five six seven open up the pearly gates
C Cmin G E
well there aint no time to wonder why
A7 D7 G
whoppie were all going to die
Well thats it roughly. I think I have the chords in the right places, but
I dont have my guitar with me so I not entirely sure. You should find that it
comes together mostly. The C Cmin G bit is best played at the third fret as a
barre. I always play this fairly fast, and loud. Its actually quite a party
piece. There is after all nothing quite like at 20 year old Vietnam protest song
to prove what an irrelevant washed out old hippie that you really are
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