I ^Cgot the news that the ^G7war had begun It was ^Cstraight for the Army ^G7Hall that I run And ^Call of the peop^Fle in my home town Was a r^Cunning up and a ^G7running down Singing:

^CSo long, it's been good to know you ^G7So long, it's been good to know you ^CSo long, it's ^Fbeen good to know you There's a ^Cmighty big war that's ^G7got to be won And we'll get back together a^Cgain.

^CThe crowd was packed by the ^G7railroad track ^CPeople was yelling and p^G7atting my back

^CAnd while the engineer ^Frung his bell ^CI hugged all the mothers and ^G7kissed all the gals, Singing:

^CSo long, it's been good to know you ^G7So long, it's been good to know you ^CSo long, it's b^Feen good to know you There's a ^Cmighty big war that's ^G7got to be won And we'll get back together ^Cagain

^CI got to the camp and I l^G7earnt how to fight ^CFascists in daytime, ^G7mosquitoes at night ^CI got my orders to ^Fcross o'er the sea So I ^Cwaved "goodbye"^G7; to the girls I could see, Singing:

^CSo long, it's been good to know you ^G7So long, it's been good to know you ^CSo long, it's ^Fbeen good to know you There's a ^Cmighty big war that's^G7 got to be won And we'll get back together a^Cgain

^CI got on a boat and I ^G7started to float My o^Cld pack-sack and my ^G7big wool coat With t^Cen thousand men ^Fwe rode the foam And s^Cung this song to the ^G7people back home:

^CSo long, it's been good to know you ^G7So long, it's been good to know you ^CSo long, it's ^Fbeen good to know you There's a ^Cmighty big war that's ^G7got to be won And we'll get back together a^Cgain

^CI landed somewhere on a ^G7fighting shore With ^Cten million soldiers and ^G7ten million more And w^Chile we were chasing ^Fthat Super Race We ^Csung this song ^G7in the chase. It was:

^CSo long, it's been good to know you ^G7So long, it's been good to know you ^CSo long, it's ^Fbeen good to know you There's a ^Cmighty big war that's ^G7got to be won And we'll get back together a^Cgain

^CSo it won't be long till the ^G7fascists are gone ^CAnd all of their likes are ^G7finished and done ^CWe'll throw the clods of ^Fdirt in their face And w^Calk away from that ^G7lonesome place Singing:

^CSo long, it's been good to know you ^G7So long, it's been good to know you ^CSo long, it's ^Fbeen good to know you There's a ^Cmighty big war that's ^G7got to be won And we'll get back together a^Cgain

Woody Guthrie - So long its been good to know you