Chords for Barry McGuire Eve Of Destruction Live Hullabaloo 1965
Tempo:
117.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
F#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[G] It is [A] exploding, [D] violence flaring, [G] [A] bullets loading,
[D] zero's enough to kill, [G] but [A] not to vote.
[D] Kids don't believe in [G] war, but that gun [A] you're toting,
[D] and even the Jordan River [G] has bodies [A] smoked.
[D] But you tell [G] me over [A] and over [D] and over,
[Bm] [G]
[A] [D] false destruction, yeah.
[G]
[A] [D] Why don't you understand [G] what I'm [A] trying to say?
[D] Can't you feel the fear [G] as I'm [A] feeling today?
[D] If the button is pushed, [G] there's no [A] running away,
[D] there'll be no one to [G] save, we're the world [A] in a grave.
[D] Take a look around you, boy, [G] it's bound to [A] scare you, boy,
[D] and you tell me [G] [A] over and over [D] and
[F#m] [G] over,
you don't believe in [A] evil [D] destruction.
[G]
[A] [D]
Ah, my blood's so [G] mad, it feels like [A] coagulant.
[D] I'm sitting here [G] just [A] contemplating,
[D] I can't twist the truth, [G] it knows no [A] regulation,
[E] and a handful of senators don't pass [A] legislation.
[D] And margins alone [G] can't [A] bring integration,
[D] when human respect [G] is [A] disinterpreting.
[D] This whole crazy world [G] is just [E] too frustrating,
[D] and you tell [Em] me over [A] and over [D] and over again,
I can't get [F#m] my grip, [G] ah, you don't believe,
[A] we're on the [D] eve of destruction.
[G]
[A] [D]
I think of all the hate [G] there is [A] in red China,
[D] take a look around, [G] just tell [A] me, Alabama,
you may [D] leave here for four [A] days in [D] space,
but when you return, it's [G] the same [A] old place.
At [D] a thousand of the drums, [G] the [A] price is disgrace,
you can bury your dead, [G] but don't [A] leave a trace.
Hate [D] you next door [G] neighbor, but don't [A] forget to take grace,
[D] and tell me [G] [A] over and over [D] and over and over [F#m] again,
my friend, [G] I don't believe, [A] we're on the eve of destruction.
[D] Ah, no, [G] no, you don't believe, [A] we're on the eve [D] of destruction.
[G] [D]
[N]
[G] It is [A] exploding, [D] violence flaring, [G] [A] bullets loading,
[D] zero's enough to kill, [G] but [A] not to vote.
[D] Kids don't believe in [G] war, but that gun [A] you're toting,
[D] and even the Jordan River [G] has bodies [A] smoked.
[D] But you tell [G] me over [A] and over [D] and over,
[Bm] [G]
[A] [D] false destruction, yeah.
[G]
[A] [D] Why don't you understand [G] what I'm [A] trying to say?
[D] Can't you feel the fear [G] as I'm [A] feeling today?
[D] If the button is pushed, [G] there's no [A] running away,
[D] there'll be no one to [G] save, we're the world [A] in a grave.
[D] Take a look around you, boy, [G] it's bound to [A] scare you, boy,
[D] and you tell me [G] [A] over and over [D] and
[F#m] [G] over,
you don't believe in [A] evil [D] destruction.
[G]
[A] [D]
Ah, my blood's so [G] mad, it feels like [A] coagulant.
[D] I'm sitting here [G] just [A] contemplating,
[D] I can't twist the truth, [G] it knows no [A] regulation,
[E] and a handful of senators don't pass [A] legislation.
[D] And margins alone [G] can't [A] bring integration,
[D] when human respect [G] is [A] disinterpreting.
[D] This whole crazy world [G] is just [E] too frustrating,
[D] and you tell [Em] me over [A] and over [D] and over again,
I can't get [F#m] my grip, [G] ah, you don't believe,
[A] we're on the [D] eve of destruction.
[G]
[A] [D]
I think of all the hate [G] there is [A] in red China,
[D] take a look around, [G] just tell [A] me, Alabama,
you may [D] leave here for four [A] days in [D] space,
but when you return, it's [G] the same [A] old place.
At [D] a thousand of the drums, [G] the [A] price is disgrace,
you can bury your dead, [G] but don't [A] leave a trace.
Hate [D] you next door [G] neighbor, but don't [A] forget to take grace,
[D] and tell me [G] [A] over and over [D] and over and over [F#m] again,
my friend, [G] I don't believe, [A] we're on the eve of destruction.
[D] Ah, no, [G] no, you don't believe, [A] we're on the eve [D] of destruction.
[G] [D]
[N]
Key:
D
A
G
F#m
E
D
A
G
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ It is [A] exploding, [D] _ violence flaring, [G] _ [A] bullets loading,
[D] zero's enough to kill, [G] but [A] not to vote.
[D] Kids don't believe in [G] war, but that gun [A] you're toting,
[D] and even the Jordan River [G] has bodies [A] smoked.
[D] But you tell [G] me over [A] and over [D] and over, _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] false destruction, _ _ _ yeah.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Why don't you understand [G] what I'm [A] trying to say?
[D] Can't you feel the fear [G] as I'm [A] feeling today?
[D] If the button is pushed, [G] there's no [A] running away,
[D] there'll be no one to [G] save, we're the world [A] in a grave.
[D] Take a look around you, boy, [G] it's bound to [A] scare you, boy,
[D] and you tell me [G] _ [A] over and over [D] and _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] over,
you don't believe in [A] _ _ evil [D] destruction.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Ah, my blood's so [G] mad, it feels like [A] coagulant.
[D] I'm sitting here [G] just _ [A] contemplating,
[D] I can't twist the truth, [G] it knows no [A] regulation,
[E] and a handful of senators don't pass [A] legislation.
[D] And margins alone [G] can't [A] bring integration,
[D] when human respect [G] is _ [A] disinterpreting.
[D] This whole crazy world [G] is just [E] too frustrating,
[D] and you tell [Em] me over [A] and over [D] and over again,
I can't get [F#m] my grip, _ [G] ah, you don't believe,
[A] we're on the [D] eve of destruction.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I think of all the hate [G] there is [A] in red China,
[D] take a look around, [G] just tell [A] me, Alabama,
you may [D] leave here for four [A] days in [D] space,
but when you return, it's [G] the same [A] old place.
At [D] a thousand of the drums, [G] the [A] price is disgrace,
you can bury your dead, [G] but don't [A] leave a trace.
Hate [D] you next door [G] neighbor, but don't [A] forget to take grace,
[D] and tell me [G] [A] over and over [D] and over and over [F#m] again,
my friend, [G] I don't believe, [A] we're on the eve of destruction. _
_ [D] _ Ah, no, [G] no, you don't believe, [A] we're on the eve [D] of destruction. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ It is [A] exploding, [D] _ violence flaring, [G] _ [A] bullets loading,
[D] zero's enough to kill, [G] but [A] not to vote.
[D] Kids don't believe in [G] war, but that gun [A] you're toting,
[D] and even the Jordan River [G] has bodies [A] smoked.
[D] But you tell [G] me over [A] and over [D] and over, _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] false destruction, _ _ _ yeah.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Why don't you understand [G] what I'm [A] trying to say?
[D] Can't you feel the fear [G] as I'm [A] feeling today?
[D] If the button is pushed, [G] there's no [A] running away,
[D] there'll be no one to [G] save, we're the world [A] in a grave.
[D] Take a look around you, boy, [G] it's bound to [A] scare you, boy,
[D] and you tell me [G] _ [A] over and over [D] and _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] over,
you don't believe in [A] _ _ evil [D] destruction.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Ah, my blood's so [G] mad, it feels like [A] coagulant.
[D] I'm sitting here [G] just _ [A] contemplating,
[D] I can't twist the truth, [G] it knows no [A] regulation,
[E] and a handful of senators don't pass [A] legislation.
[D] And margins alone [G] can't [A] bring integration,
[D] when human respect [G] is _ [A] disinterpreting.
[D] This whole crazy world [G] is just [E] too frustrating,
[D] and you tell [Em] me over [A] and over [D] and over again,
I can't get [F#m] my grip, _ [G] ah, you don't believe,
[A] we're on the [D] eve of destruction.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I think of all the hate [G] there is [A] in red China,
[D] take a look around, [G] just tell [A] me, Alabama,
you may [D] leave here for four [A] days in [D] space,
but when you return, it's [G] the same [A] old place.
At [D] a thousand of the drums, [G] the [A] price is disgrace,
you can bury your dead, [G] but don't [A] leave a trace.
Hate [D] you next door [G] neighbor, but don't [A] forget to take grace,
[D] and tell me [G] [A] over and over [D] and over and over [F#m] again,
my friend, [G] I don't believe, [A] we're on the eve of destruction. _
_ [D] _ Ah, no, [G] no, you don't believe, [A] we're on the eve [D] of destruction. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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