Eve Of Destruction
Barry McGuire
The D Eastern world G it is A7 explodin',
D violence flarin' and G bullets A loadin',
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 A totin'?
And D even the Jordan River has G bodies A floatin'
But you D tell me, G over and A over and D over again my Bm friend,
Ah, G you don't believe we're A on the Eve of D Destruction. 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' A today?
If the D button is pushed there's no G running A away,
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 D over again my Bm friend,
Ah, G you don't believe we're A on the Eve of D Destruction. G A
My D blood's so mad feels G like A7 coagulatin',
D I'm sittin' here G just A contemplatin'
You D can't twist the truth it G knows no A regulation,
and a D handful of Senators don't G pass A legislation.
D Marches alone can't G bring D integration,
when D human respect is G disinte-D-gratin'.
D This whole crazy world is G just too A frustratin'.
But you D tell me, G over and A over and D over again my Bm friend,
Ah, G you don't believe we're A on the Eve of D Destruction. G A
D Think of all the hate there G is in Red A7 China, then
D take a look around to G Selma, A Alabama!
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 A disgrace,
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 D over again my Bm friend,
Ah, G you don't believe we're A on the Eve of D Destruction. G A