Eve Of Destruction Chords by Barry Mcguire

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It [A] is exploding, [D] _ violence flaring, [G] _
[A] bullets loading.
[D] You're old enough to kill, [G]
but [A] not for voting.
[D] You don't believe in war, [G] but what's that gun [A] you're toting?
[D] And even the Jordan [G] River has [A] bodies floating.
[D] But you tell me [Em] over [A] and over [D] and over again, [Bm] my friend.
_ [G] Why you don't believe [A] in the evil [D] that's watching? _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ [D] Don't you understand [G] what I'm [A] trying to say?
[D] Can't you feel the fears [G] 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 save.
[G] Will the world [A] integrate?
[D] Take a look around you, boy.
[G] It's bound [A] to scare you, boy.
[D] And you tell [Em] me over and [A] over [D] and over again, my [Bm] friend.
Why you [G] don't believe [A] we're on the eve [D] of destruction? _ _
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_ _ Yeah, my blood's so mad, [G] feels like [A] coagulating.
[D] I'm sitting here [G] just _ [A] contemplating.
[D] I can't twist the [G] truth, it knows [A] no regulation.
[D] _ Handful of senators [G] don't pass [A] legislation.
[D] And marches alone [G] can't bring [A] integration.
[D] When human respect [G] is _ [A] disintegrating,
[D] this whole crazy world [G] is just [A] too frustrating.
[D] And you tell [G] me over [A] and over [D] and over again, [Bm] my friend.
_ [G] Why you don't believe [A] we're on the eve of [D] destruction? _ _
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_ _ _ Think of all the hate [G] there is [A] in red China.
[D] Then take a look around [G] to [A] Selma, Alabama.
[D] You may leave here [G]
for four days [A] in [D] space.
But when you return, it's [G] the same old [A] place.
[D] The pounding of the drums, [G] the frightened [A] disgrace.
You [D] can bury your dead, [G] but don't leave a [A] trace.
Hate [D] your next dark neighbor, [G] but don't forget [A] to say [D] grace.
And tell me [G] [A] over and over [D] and over and over [Bm] again,
_ _ [G] You don't believe [A] we're on the eve of [D] destruction? _ _
_ No, [G] no, you don't believe [A]
we're on the eve [D] of destruction. _ _ _
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