Eve Of Destruction
Barry McguireVersion1
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The Eastern world it is explodin', violence flarin' and bullets loadin',
You're old enough to kill, but not for votin',
You don't believe in war, but's what's that gun you're totin'?
And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin'
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the Eve of Destruction.
Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say? Can't you feel the fear that I'm feelin' today?
If the button is pushed there's no running away,
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave.
Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you boy,
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the Eve of Destruction.
My blood's so mad feels like coagulatin', I'm sittin' here just contemplatin'
You can't twist the truth it knows no regulation, and a handful of Senators don't pass legislation.
Marches alone can't bring integration, when human respect is disintegratin'.
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'.
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the Eve of Destruction.
Think of all the hate there is in Red China, then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
You may leave here for four days in space, But when you return, it's the same old place.
The pounding drums, the pride and disgrace, you can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace,
Hate your next door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace.
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don't believe we're on the Eve of Destruction.
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Readable chord sheet for Eve Of Destruction by Barry Mcguire
The [D]Eastern world [G]it is ex[A7]plodin', [D]violence flarin' and[G] bullets loadin[A]',
You're [D]old enough to kill, but [G]not for [A]votin',
You [D]don't believe in war, but's [G]what's that gun you're totin'? [A]
And [D]even the Jordan River has[G] bodies[A] floatin'
But you [D]tell me, [G]over and [A]over and o[D]ver again my fr[Bm]iend,
Ah, yo[G]u don't believe we're[A] on the Eve of De[D]struction. [G] [A]
[D]Don't you understand what I'm [G]tryin' to[A] say? [D] Can't you feel the fear that I'm[G] feelin' t[A]oday?
If the [D]button is pushed there's no[G] running a[A]way,
There'll be [D]no one to save with the [G]world in a [A]grave.
Take a [D]look around you boy, it's [G]bound to scare you [A]boy,
But you [D]tell me, [G]over and [A]over and o[D]ver again my fr[Bm]iend,
Ah, yo[G]u don't believe we're[A] on the Eve of De[D]struction. [G] [A]
My [D]blood's so mad feels [G]like coagu[A7]latin', [D]I'm sittin' here [G]just contem[A]platin'
You [D]can't twist the truth it [G]knows no regu[A]lation, and a [D]handful of Senators don't [G]pass legis[A]lation.
[D]Marches alone can't [G]bring inte[D]gration, when [D]human respect is [G]disinte[D]gratin'.
[D]This whole crazy world is [G]just too frus[A]tratin'.
But you [D]tell me, [G]over and [A]over and o[D]ver again my fr[Bm]iend,
Ah, yo[G]u don't believe we're[A] on the Eve of De[D]struction. [G] [A]
[D]Think of all the hate there [G]is in Red [A7]China, then [D]take a look around to [G]Selma, Ala[A]bama!
[D]You may leave here for [G]four days in [A]space, But [D]when you return, it's the [G]same old [A]place.
The [D]pounding drums, the [G]pride and dis[A]grace, you can [D]bury your dead, but don't [G]leave a [A]trace,
[D]Hate your next door neighbor, but [G]don't forget to [A]say grace.
But you [D]tell me, [G]over and [A]over and o[D]ver again my fr[Bm]iend,
Ah, yo[G]u don't believe we're[A] on the Eve of De[D]struction. [G] [A]
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