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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Eve of destruction
Artist: Barry McGuire
Composers: Phil F Sloan and Steve Barri
Tabbed by DJ ['DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com] 25th April 2020
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D = xx0232 G = 320033 Bm = x24432 [A/C#] = x042220
Dsus4 = xx0233 A = x02220 Bm/A = x04432
Dsus2 = xx0230 [D/C#] = x24432 [G/B] = x20033
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[Intro]
||: D/ / Dsus4 / Dsus2/ | D/ / Dsus4 / Dsus2/ :|| [x2}
[Verse 1]
The DEastern world G ...it is ex - Aploding,
D Violence Dsus4flar - Dsus2ing G ...bullets Aloading,
You're Dold enough to kill, Dsus2 G...but not for Avoting,
You Ddon't believe inDsus4 war, Dsus2 ...but Gwhat's that gun you're Atoting?
And Deven the Jordan Dsus4River Dsus2has G ...bodies Afloating
[Chorus]
D G A D [D/C#] Bm
But you ...tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
[Bm] [Bm/A] G
Ah, you don't believe...
[G/B] A [A/C#] D Dsus4 Dsus2
...We're on the eve of de - struction-------!
D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A
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[Verse 2]
D . G A
Don't you understand what I'm ...trying to say,
And cDan't you feel the fears I'm G...feeling to - Aday?
If the Dbutton is Dsus4pushed Dsus2 ...there's no Grunning a - Away,
There'll be Dno one to Dsus4save Dsus2 ...with the Gworld in a Agrave,
Take a lDook around you, boy, it's Gbound to scare you Aboy
[Chorus]
D G A D [D/C#] Bm
And you ...tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
[Bm] [Bm/A] G [G/B] A
Ah, you don't believe ...we're on the eve...
[A/C#] D Dsus4 Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2
...Of de - struction! Ummm------!
G A D Dsus4 Dsus2
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[Verse 3]
D Dsus4 Dsus2Yeah, my Dblood's so Dsus4mad Dsus2 ...feels Glike coagu - Alating,
DI'm sitting Dsus4here Dsus2just G...contem - Aplating,
DI can't twist the Dsus4truth Dsus2 ...it Gknows no regu - Alation,
DHandful of Dsus4Sena - Dsus2tors don't Gpass legis - Alation,
And Dmarches a - Dsus4lone Dsus2 ....can't Gbring inte - Agration,
When Dhuman res - Dsus4pect Dsus2is G ...disinte - Agrating,
This Dwhole crazy Dsus4world Dsus2 ...is just Gtoo frust - Arating
[Chorus]
D G A [A/C#] D [D/C#] Bm
And you ...tell me, over and over, and over again, my friend,
[Bm] [Bm/A] G [G/B] A
Ah, you don't believe ...we're on the eve...
[A/C#] D Dsus4 Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2
...Of de - struction! Ummm, ummm!
G A
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D Dsus4 Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2
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[Verse 4]
And tDhink of all the Dsus4hate Dsus2 ...there Gis in Red AChina,
Then tDake a look a - Dsus4round Dsus2 ...to GSelma, Ala - Abama,
Eh, Dyou may leave Dsus4here Dsus2 ...for Gfour days in Aspace,
But Dwhen you re - Dsus4turn, Dsus2it's the Gsame old Aplace,
The Dpounding of the Dsus4drums, Dsus2 the Gpride and dis - Agrace,
You can Dbury your Dsus4dead, Dsus2 ...but Gdon't leave a Atrace,
Hate your Dnext door neighbour, but Gdon't forget to Asay grace
[Chorus]
And you D ...tell me, Gover and Aover,
D [Bm/C#] Bm
And over and over a - gain, my friend,
[Bm][Bm/A] G
You don't believe...
[G/B] A [A/C#] D Dsus4 Dsus2
...We're on the eve of de - struction----,
D Umm, Dsus4no, Dsus2no, you Gdon't believe...
G/B A [A/C#] D Dsus4 Dsus2
...We're on the eve of de - struction----!
[Coda]
D Dsus4 Dsus2 G D
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