The East ern world
it is ex (A)plod in’,
vi o lence flar in’ bul lets load (A)in’.
You’re (D)old e nough to kill,
but not for (A)vot in’.
You (D)don’t be lieve in war, but (G)what’s that gun you’re (A)tot in’?
And (D)e ven the Jor dan Riv er has bod ies (A)float in’!
But you tell me (G)o ver and o ver and o ver a gain, my friend,
ah, you (G)don’t be lieve we’re (A)on the eve of de (D)struc tion.
(D)Don’t you un der stand what I’m tryin’ to (A)say?
(D)Can’t you feel the fears that I’m feel in’ to (A)day?
If the (D)but ton is pushed, there’s no run ning a (A)way.
There’ll be (D)no one to save with the (G)world in a (A)grave.
Take a (D)look a round you, boy.
It’s (G)bound to scare you, (A)boy.
And you tell me (G)o ver and o ver and o ver a gain, my friend,
ah, you (G)don’t be lieve we’re (A)on the eve of de (D)struc tion.
tell me (G)o ver and o ver and o ver a gain, my friend,
ah, you (G)don’t be lieve we’re (A)on the eve of de (D)struc tion.
tell me (G)o ver and o ver and o ver a gain, my friend,
ah, you (G)don’t be lieve we’re (A)on the eve of de (D)struc tion.
(G)You don’t be lieve we’re (A)on the eve of de (D)struc tion.
This page shows “Eve Of Destruction” by Barry McGuire in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 120 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.