Biography:
Barry McGuire (born 15 October 1935) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his 1965 hit with the song "Eve of Destruction", and later as a pioneering singer and songwriter of Contemporary Christian Music.
As a folk-rock solo singer in the 1960s, McGuire is best known for his hits "Eve of Destruction" and "Sins of the Family", both written by P.F. Sloan, as were his other chart successes, "Child of Our Times" and "Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Raindrops)." The latter two were co-written by Steve Barri.
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This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
D G A7 D G A
The Eastern world it is explodin', violence flarin' and bullets loadin',
D G A
You're old enough to kill, but not for votin',
D G A
You don't believe in war, but's what's that gun you're totin'?
D G A
And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin'
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
G A
Ah, you don't believe we're on the
D G A
Eve of Destruction.
D G A
Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say?
D G A
Can't you feel the fear that I'm feelin' today?
D G A
If the button is pushed there's no running away,
D G A
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave.
D G A
Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you boy,
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
G A
Ah, you don't believe we're on the
D G A
Eve of Destruction.
D G A7
My blood's so mad feels like coagulatin',
D G A
I'm sittin' here just contemplatin'
D G A
You can't twist the truth it knows no regulation,
D G A
and a handful of Senators don't pass legislation.
D G D
Marches alone can't bring integration,
D G D
when human respect is disintegratin'.
D G A
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'.
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
G A
Ah, you don't believe we're on the
D G A
Eve of Destruction.
D G A7
Think of all the hate there is in Red China,
D G A
then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
D G A
You may leave here for four days in space,
D G A
But when you return, it's the same old place.
D G A
The pounding drums, the pride and disgrace,
D G A
you can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace,
D G A
Hate your next door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace.
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
G A
Ah, you don't believe we're on the
D G A
Eve of Destruction.
The Eastern world it is explodin', violence flarin' and bullets loadin',
D G A
You're old enough to kill, but not for votin',
D G A
You don't believe in war, but's what's that gun you're totin'?
D G A
And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin'
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
G A
Ah, you don't believe we're on the
D G A
Eve of Destruction.
D G A
Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say?
D G A
Can't you feel the fear that I'm feelin' today?
D G A
If the button is pushed there's no running away,
D G A
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave.
D G A
Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you boy,
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
G A
Ah, you don't believe we're on the
D G A
Eve of Destruction.
D G A7
My blood's so mad feels like coagulatin',
D G A
I'm sittin' here just contemplatin'
D G A
You can't twist the truth it knows no regulation,
D G A
and a handful of Senators don't pass legislation.
D G D
Marches alone can't bring integration,
D G D
when human respect is disintegratin'.
D G A
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'.
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
G A
Ah, you don't believe we're on the
D G A
Eve of Destruction.
D G A7
Think of all the hate there is in Red China,
D G A
then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
D G A
You may leave here for four days in space,
D G A
But when you return, it's the same old place.
D G A
The pounding drums, the pride and disgrace,
D G A
you can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace,
D G A
Hate your next door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace.
D G A D Bm
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
G A
Ah, you don't believe we're on the
D G A
Eve of Destruction.
