D5 D5 D5 4x D5 D5 D5 G5 A5 The Eastern world it is explodin' D5 D5 D5 G5 A5 Violence flarin' and bullets loadin' D5 D5 D5 G5 A5 You're old enough to kill, but not for votin' D5 D5 D5 G5 A5 You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin' D5 D5 D5 G5 A5 And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin' D5 G5 A5 D5 B5 But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend, G5 A5 D5 G5 A5 Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. D5 D5 D5 G5 A5 Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say D5 D5 D5 G5 A5 Can't you feel the fear that I'm feelin' today D5 D5 D5 G5 A5 If the button is pushed there's no running away D5 D5 D5 G5 A5 There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave D5 D5 D5 G5 A5 Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you boy D5 G5 A5 D5 B5 But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend, G5 A5 D5 G5 A5 Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. My blood's so mad feels like coagulatin' I'm sittin' here just contemplatin' You can't twist the truth it knows no regulation And a handful of Senators don't pass legislation Marches alone can't bring integration When human respect is disintegratin' This whole crazy world is just too frustratin' D5 G5 A5 D5 B5 But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend, G5 A5 D5 G5 A5 Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. Think of all the hate there is in Red China Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama You may leave here for four days in space But when you return, it's the same old place The pounding drums, the pride and disgrace You can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace Hate your next door neighbor But don't forget to say grace D5 G5 A5 D5 B5 But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend, G5 A5 D5 G5 A5 Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. G5 A5 D5 Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction