I:
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:
G
But you tell me
C D G Bm Em
Over and over and over again my friend
Am
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:
G
But you tell me
C D G Bm Em
Over and over and over again my friend
Am
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:
G
But you tell me
C D G Bm Em
Over and over and over again my friend
Am
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:
G
But you tell me
C D G Bm Em
Over and over and over again my friend
Am
Ah, you don't believe
D G
We're on the eve of destruction
G
But you tell me
C D G Bm Em
Over and over and over again my friend
Am
Ah, you don't believe
D G
We're on the eve of destruction