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          The Eastern world    -   it is explodin'
          Violence flarin' and bullets loadin'
          You're old enough to kill, but not for votin'
          You don't believe in war, but's what's that gun you're totin'?
          And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin'

                                        D          G              A
                           But you tell me, over and over
                                  D                      Bm
                           And over again my friend
                                        G
                           Ah, you don't believe
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                           We're on the Eve of Destruction
                                                                                      G  A7

         Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say?
         Can't you feel the fear that I'm feelin' today?
         If the button is pushed, there's no running away
         There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave
         Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you boy

                           But you tell me, over and over
                           And over again my friend
                           Ah, you don't believe
                           We're on the Eve of Destruction
                                                                                    G  A7
                                                                                        D add4 sus2 (x2)

         My blood's so mad - feels like coagulatin'
         I'm sittin' here just contemplatin'
         You can't twist the truth - it knows no regulation
         A handful of Senators don't pass legislation
         And marches alone can't bring integration
         When human respect is disintegratin'
         This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'

                           But ya tell me, over and over
                           And over again my friend
                           Ah, you don't believe
                           We're on the Eve of Destruction
                                                                                    G  A7
                                                                                        D add4 sus2 (x2)

         Think of all the hate there is in Red China
         Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama
         You may leave here for four days in space
         But when you return, it's the same old place
         The pounding drums, the pride and disgrace
         You can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace
         Hate your next door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace

                           And tell me, over and over
                           And over again my friend
                           Ah, you don't believe
                           We're on the Eve of Destruction

                           No, you don't believe
                                       A                         D              G  D
                           We're on the Eve of Destruction...