Eve Of Destruction

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The Eastern world it is explodin', violence flarin' and bullets loadin',
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You're old enough to kill, but not for votin',
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You don't believe in war, but's what's that gun you're totin'?
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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,


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          Ah, you don't believe we're on the 
                   D           G     A
          Eve of Destruction.


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Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say? 
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 Can't you feel the fear that I'm feelin' today?
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If the button is pushed there's no running away,
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There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave.
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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.


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My blood's so mad feels like coagulatin', 
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I'm sittin' here just contemplatin'
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You can't twist the truth it knows no regulation, 
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and a handful of Senators don't pass legislation.
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Marches alone can't bring integration, 
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when human respect is disintegratin'.
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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.


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Think of all the hate there is in Red China, 
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then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
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You may leave here for four days in space, 
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But when you return, it's the same old place.
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The pounding drums, the pride and disgrace, 
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you can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace,
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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.