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Eve Of Destruction

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I:
GThe eastern world Cit is exDploding
GViolence flarin', Cbullets Dloadin'
GYou're old enough to kill Cbut not for Dvotin'
GYou don't believe in war but Cwhats that gun you're Dtotin'?
GAnd even the Jordan River has Cbodies fDloatin'
CHORUS:
But you Gtell me
COver and Dover and Gover Bmagain my Emfriend
Ah, you Amdon't believe
We're Don the eve of desGtruction
II:
GDon't you understand what I'm Ctryin' to Dsay
GCan't you feel the fears I'm Cfeelin' toDday?
GIf the button is pushed, there's Cno runnin' Daway
GThere'll be no one to save with the Cworld in a Dgrave
GTake a look around you boy, it's Cbound to scare you Dboy
CHORUS:
But you Gtell me
COver and Dover and Gover Bmagain my Emfriend
Ah, you Amdon't believe
We're Don the eve of desGtruction
III:
Yeah my Gblood's so mad feels Clike coaguDlating
I'm Gsitting here just CcontemplatDin'
I can't Gtwist the truth it knCows no regDulation
GHandful of senators don't Cpass legisDlation
And Gmarches alone can't Cbring inteDgration
When Ghuman respect is CdisinteGgratin'
This Gwhole crazy world is just Ctoo frusDtratin'
CHORUS:
But you Gtell me
COver and Dover and Gover Bmagain my Emfriend
Ah, you Amdon't believe
We're Don the eve of desGtruction
IV:
GThink of all the hate there Cis in Red DChina
Then Gtake a look around to CSelma, AlaDbama
You Gmay leave here for Cfour days in Dspace
But Gwhen you return it's the Csame old Dplace
The Gpounding of the drums, the Cpride and disDgrace
You can Gbury your dead but Cdon't leave a Dtrace
Hate your Gnext door neighbor but Cdon't forget to Dsay grace
CHORUS:
But you Gtell me
COver and Dover and Gover Bmagain my Emfriend
Ah, you Amdon't believe
We're Don the eve of desGtruction
But you Gtell me
COver and Dover and Gover Bmagain my Emfriend
Ah, you Amdon't believe
We're Don the eve of desGtruction

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Eve Of Destruction

by Geff Harrison

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G C D

The eastern world it is exploding

G C D

Violence flarin', bullets loadin'

G C D

You're old enough to kill but not for votin'

G C D

You don't believe in war but whats that gun you're totin'?

G C D

And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin'

CHORUS:

But you tell me

C D G Bm Em

Over and over and over again my friend

Ah, you don't believe

D G

We're on the eve of destruction

II:

G C D

Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say

G C D

Can't you feel the fears I'm feelin' today?

G C D

If the button is pushed, there's no runnin' away

G C D

There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave

G C D

Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you boy

CHORUS:

But you tell me

C D G Bm Em

Over and over and over again my friend

Ah, you don't believe

D G

We're on the eve of destruction

III:

G C D

Yeah my blood's so mad feels like coagulating

G C D

I'm sitting here just contemplatin'

G C D

I can't twist the truth it knows no regulation

G C D

Handful of senators don't pass legislation

G C D

And marches alone can't bring integration

G C G

When human respect is disintegratin'

G C D

This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'

CHORUS:

But you tell me

C D G Bm Em

Over and over and over again my friend

Ah, you don't believe

D G

We're on the eve of destruction

IV:

G C D

Think of all the hate there is in Red China

G C D

Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama

G C D

You may leave here for four days in space

G C D

But when you return it's the same old place

G C D

The pounding of the drums, the pride and disgrace

G C D

You can bury your dead but don't leave a trace

G C D

Hate your next door neighbor but don't forget to say grace

CHORUS:

But you tell me

C D G Bm Em

Over and over and over again my friend

Ah, you don't believe

D G

We're on the eve of destruction

But you tell me

C D G Bm Em

Over and over and over again my friend

Ah, you don't believe

D G

We're on the eve of destruction

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