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Eve Of Destruction

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Well...
GEastern world Cit is expDloding
GViolent flares and Cbullets Dloading
GYou're old enough to kill but Cnot for Dvoting
You Gdon't believe in war but Cwhat’s that gun you're Dtoting?
GAnd even the Jordan river has Cbodies Dfloating
And you Gtell me Cover and Dover and Gover again my Emfriend
Ah, you Cdon't believe we're Don the eve of desGtruction
Well, Glook at all the hate there Cis in Red DChina
GTake a look around at CSelma AlaDbama
GYou may leave here for Cfour days in sDpace
GWhen you return it's that Csame old Dplace
Love your Gnext door neighbor but Cdon't forget to Dsay grace
And you Gtell me Cover and Dover and Gover again my Emfriend
Ah, you Cdon't believe we're Don the eve of desGtruction
You Cdon't believe we're Don the eve of desGtruction
You Cdon't believe
we're Don the eve of desGtruction

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Eve Of Destruction

by Johnny Thunders

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Well...

G C D

Eastern world it is exploding

G C D

Violent flares and bullets loading

G C D

You're old enough to kill but not for voting

G C D

You don't believe in war but what’s that gun you're toting?

G C D

And even the Jordan river has bodies floating

G C D G Em

And you tell me over and over and over again my friend

C D G

Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

G C D

Well, look at all the hate there is in Red China

G C D

Take a look around at Selma Alabama

G C D

You may leave here for four days in space

G C D

When you return it's that same old place

G C D

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

G C D G Em

And you tell me over and over and over again my friend

C D G

Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

C D G

You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

You don't believe

D G

we're on the eve of destruction

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