| D | G | |
| the eastern world | it is (A)exploding |
| D | G | |
| Violence flaring | bullets (A)loading |
| D | G | |
| your old enough to kill | but not for (A) voting |
| (D)you don't believe in war(G) but what's that gun your (A)toatin |
| D | G | |
| and even the Jordan River | has body's (A)floating |
| D) but you tell me G | G | A | D | |
| over and | over and | over again my | friend |
| G | A | D | |
| you don't believe | were on the eve of | destruction |
| D | G | |
| Don't ya understand what | I'm trying to say |
| D | G | |
| And can't you feel the fears that I'm | feeling today |
| D | G | |
| If the button is pushed | there's no running away |
| D | G | |
| There'll be no one to save with the | world in a grave |
| D | G | |
| Take a look around ya boy | it's bound to scare you boy and ya |
| D | G | A | D | B | |
| tell me | over and | over and | over again my | friend |
| G | A | D | |
| you don't believe | were on the eve of | destruction |
| (D) yeah my blood so mad (G)feels like (A)coagliatin |
| (D) I'm sittin here just (G)contemplatin(A) |
| (D) I can't twist the truth it (G)knows no regulation(A) |
| (D) a handful of senators (G)don't pass legislation(A) |
| (D) and marches alone can't (G)bring intergration(A) |
| (D) when human respect is (G)disintergratin(A) |
| (D)this whole crazy world |
| (G) is just to frustrating(A) |
| (D)and ya tell me |
| (G)over and (A)over and (D)over (G)again my friend |
| (G)you don't believe were (A)on the eve of destruction(D) |
| D | G | |
| think of all the hate there is | in red china |
| D | G | |
| Then take a look around to | Selma, Alabama |
| D | G | |
| You may leave here for | four days in space |
| D | G | |
| But when you return it's the | same old place |
| D | G | |
| The pounding of the drum the | pride and disgrace |
| D | G | |
| You can bury your dead but | but don't leave a trace |
| D | G | |
| Hate your next door neighbor but | don't forget to say grace and |
| D | G | A | D | B | |
| tell me | over and | over and | over and over | again my friend |
| G | A | D | |
| you don't believe | were on the eve of | destruction oh no no no no |
| G | A | D | G | A | |
| you don't believe were on t | he eve of | destruction |
| D | |
| There it is a great byrds song for you all to enjoy |