The [D]Eastern world [G]it is ex[A7]explodin', [D]violence flarin' and[G] bullets loadin[A]',
You're [D]old enough to kill, but [G]not for [A]votin',
You [D]don't believe in war, but's [G]what's that gun you're totin'? [A]
And [D]even the Jordan River has[G]has bodies[A]bodies floatin'
But you [D]tell me, [G]over and [A]over and o[D]over again my fr[Bm]friend,
Ah, yo[G]you don't believe we're[A]we're on the
Eve of De[D]Destruction. [G] [A]
[D]Don't you understand what I'm [G]tryin' to[A]to say?
[D] Can't you feel the fear that I'm[G]I'm feelin' t[A]today?
If the [D]button is pushed there's no[G]no running a[A]away,
There'll be [D]no one to save with the [G]world in a [A]grave.
Take a [D]look around you boy, it's [G]bound to scare you [A]boy,
But you [D]tell me, [G]over and [A]over and o[D]over again my fr[Bm]friend,
Ah, yo[G]you don't believe we're[A]we're on the
Eve of De[D]Destruction. [G] [A]
My [D]blood's so mad feels [G]like coagu[A7]coagulatin',
[D]I'm sittin' here [G]just contem[A]contemplatin'
You [D]can't twist the truth it [G]knows no regu[A]regulation,
and a [D]handful of Senators don't [G]pass legis[A]legislation.
[D]Marches alone can't [G]bring inte[D]integration,
when [D]human respect is [G]disinte[D]disintegratin'.
[D]This whole crazy world is [G]just too frus[A]frustratin'.
But you [D]tell me, [G]over and [A]over and o[D]over again my fr[Bm]friend,
Ah, yo[G]you don't believe we're[A]we're on the
Eve of De[D]Destruction. [G] [A]
[D]Think of all the hate there [G]is in Red [A7]China,
then [D]take a look around to [G]Selma, Ala[A]Alabama!
[D]You may leave here for [G]four days in [A]space,
But [D]when you return, it's the [G]same old [A]place.
The [D]pounding drums, the [G]pride and dis[A]disgrace,
you can [D]bury your dead, but don't [G]leave a [A]trace,
[D]Hate your next door neighbor, but [G]don't forget to [A]say grace.
But you [D]tell me, [G]over and [A]over and o[D]over again my fr[Bm]friend,
Ah, yo[G]you don't believe we're[A]we're on the
Eve of De[D]Destruction. [G] [A]
