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            Skeeter Davis - The End of the World (1962)
Standard tuning and capo at the 3rd fret.
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
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)
[Verse 5]
G#                       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       G#
It ended when you said goodbye
Enjoy ! 
        
                