Verse 1GD
Why does the sun go on shining
EmBm
Why does the sea rush to shore
AmBmE7
Don't they know it's the end of the world
AmCmD7
'Cause you don't love me anymore
Verse 2GD
Why do the birds go on singing
EmBm
Why do the stars glow above
AmBmE7
Don't they know it's the end of the world
AmD7G
It ended when I lost your love
Verse 3CG
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
CDG
Why everything's the same as it was
BmE7
I can't understand, no I can't understand
AmCmD7
How life goes on the way it does
Verse 4GD
Why does my heart go on beating
EmBm
Why do these eyes of mine cry
AmBmE7
Don't they know it's the end of the world
AmD7G
It ended when you said goodbye
D#Verse 5](talk)
G#D#
Why does my heart go on beating
FmCm
Why do these eyes of mine cry
(sing)
A#mCmF7
Don't they know it's the end of the world
A#mD#G#
It ended when you said goodbye
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