Verse:
D G A7
The Eastern world it is explodin’,
D G A
violence flarin’ and bullets loadin’,
D G A
You’re old enough to kill, but not for votin’,
D G A
You don’t believe in war, but’s what’s that gun you’re totin’?
D G A
And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin’
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
Chorus:
G A D G A
Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the Eve of Destruction.
Verse:
D G A
Don’t you understand what I’m tryin’ to say?
D G A
Can’t you feel the fear that I’m feelin’ today?
D G A
If the button is pushed there’s no running away,
D G A
There’ll be no one to save with the world in a grave.
D G A
Take a look around you boy, it’s bound to scare you boy,
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
Chorus:
G A D G A
Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the Eve of Destruction.
Verse:
D G A7
My blood’s so mad feels like coagulatin’,
D G A
I’m sittin’ here just contemplatin’
D G A
You can’t twist the truth it knows no regulation,
D G A
and a handful of Senators don’t pass legislation.
D G D
Marches alone can’t bring integration,
D G D
when human respect is disintegratin’.
D G A
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin’.
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
Chorus:
G A D G A
Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the Eve of Destruction.
Verse:
D G A7
Think of all the hate there is in Red China,
D G A
then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
D G A
You may leave here for four days in space,
D G A
But when you return, it’s the same old place.
D G A
The pounding drums, the pride and disgrace,
D G A
you can bury your dead, but don’t leave a trace,
D G A
Hate your next door neighbor, but don’t forget to say grace.
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
Chorus:
G A D G A
Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the Eve of Destruction.
D G A7
The Eastern world it is explodin’,
D G A
violence flarin’ and bullets loadin’,
D G A
You’re old enough to kill, but not for votin’,
D G A
You don’t believe in war, but’s what’s that gun you’re totin’?
D G A
And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin’
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
Chorus:
G A D G A
Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the Eve of Destruction.
Verse:
D G A
Don’t you understand what I’m tryin’ to say?
D G A
Can’t you feel the fear that I’m feelin’ today?
D G A
If the button is pushed there’s no running away,
D G A
There’ll be no one to save with the world in a grave.
D G A
Take a look around you boy, it’s bound to scare you boy,
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
Chorus:
G A D G A
Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the Eve of Destruction.
Verse:
D G A7
My blood’s so mad feels like coagulatin’,
D G A
I’m sittin’ here just contemplatin’
D G A
You can’t twist the truth it knows no regulation,
D G A
and a handful of Senators don’t pass legislation.
D G D
Marches alone can’t bring integration,
D G D
when human respect is disintegratin’.
D G A
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin’.
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
Chorus:
G A D G A
Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the Eve of Destruction.
Verse:
D G A7
Think of all the hate there is in Red China,
D G A
then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
D G A
You may leave here for four days in space,
D G A
But when you return, it’s the same old place.
D G A
The pounding drums, the pride and disgrace,
D G A
you can bury your dead, but don’t leave a trace,
D G A
Hate your next door neighbor, but don’t forget to say grace.
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
Chorus:
G A D G A
Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the Eve of Destruction.
