[Verse 1]
B B C7 B B CThe Eastern world it is explodin', violence flarin' and bullets loadin',
B B CYou're old enough to kill, but not for votin',
B B CYou don't believe in war, but's what's that gun you're totin'?
B B CAnd even the Jordan River has bodies floatin'
[Chorus]
B B C B GmBut you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
B C B B CAh, you don't believe we're on the Eve of Destruction.
[Verse 2]
B B C B B CDon't you understand what I'm tryin' to say? Can't you feel the fear that I'm feelin' today?
B B CIf the button is pushed there's no running away,
B B CThere'll be no one to save with the world in a grave.
B B CTake a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you boy,
[Chorus]
B B C B GmBut you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
B C B B CAh, you don't believe we're on the Eve of Destruction.
[Verse 3]
B B C7 B B CMy blood's so mad feels like coagulatin', I'm sittin' here just contemplatin'
B B C B B CYou can't twist the truth it knows no regulation, and a handful of Senators don't pass legislation.
B B C B B CMarches alone can't bring integration, when human respect is disintegratin'.
B B CThis whole crazy world is just too frustratin'.
[Chorus]
B B C B GmBut you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
B C B B CAh, you don't believe we're on the Eve of Destruction.
[Verse 4]
B B C7 B B CThink of all the hate there is in Red China, then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
B B C B B CYou may leave here for four days in space, But when you return, it's the same old place.
B B C B B CThe pounding drums, the pride and disgrace, you can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace,
B B CHate your next door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace.
[Chorus]
B B C B GmBut you tell me, over and over and over and over again my friend,
B C B B CAh, you don't believe we're on the Eve of Destruction.
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