EVE OF DESTRUCTION
(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
These known chords are used in this song.
