**Chords:**
Am G F C
Am G F C
Am G F C
Am G F C
Am G
Eve of destruction,
F C
Eve of destruction,
Am G
Eve of destruction,
F C
Eve of destruction.
Am G
Think of all the hate there is in Red China,
F C
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama.
Am G
Ah, you may leave here for four days in space,
F C
But when you return, it's the same old place.
Am G
The pounding of the drums, the pride and disgrace,
F C
You can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace.
Am G
Hate your next-door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace,
F C
And you can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace.
Am G
Eve of destruction,
F C
Eve of destruction,
Am G
Eve of destruction,
F C
Eve of destruction.
Am G
Don't you understand what I'm trying to say?
F C
Can't you feel the fears I'm feeling today?
Am G
If the button is pushed, there's no running away,
F C
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave.
Am G
Take a look around you, boy, it's bound to scare you,
F C
And you tell me, over and over and over again, my friend,
Am G
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.
Am G
Eve of destruction,
F C
Eve of destruction,
Am G
Eve of destruction,
F C
Eve of destruction.
Eve Of Destruction
by Barry McGuire
Date Added
8/9/2025