Skeeter Davis - End of the World (1962)

Standard tuning and capo at the 3rd fret.

G                      D
Why does the sun go on shining
Em                       Bm
Why does the sea rush to shore
Am                       Bm         E7
Don't they know it's the end of the world
C                Am      Cm   D7 
'Cause you don't love me anymore


G                      D
Why do the birds go on singing
Em                    Bm  
Why do the stars glow above
Am                       Bm         E7
Don't they know it's the end of the world
C               Am       G    D7
It ended when I lost your love


C                             G
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Am                  D           G     
Why everythings the same as it was
Bm                        Bm/E
I can't understand, no I can't understand
C             Am          Cm    D7
How life goes on the way it does


G                       D
Why does my heart go on beating
Em                      Bm
Why do these eyes of mine cry
Am                      Bm           E7
Don't they know it's the end of the world
C                      G     D7
It ended when you said goodbye

--> Key change (first two lines of last verse spoken)

Ab                       Eb
Why does my heart go on beating
Fm                      Cm
Why do these eyes of mine cry
Bbm                      Cm         F7
Don't they know it's the end of the world
C#                 Eb7       Ab
It ended when you said goodbye


Enjoy !