Chords for Skeeter Davis ~ The End of The World (1962)

Tempo:
105.5 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Dm

Cm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Skeeter Davis ~ The End of The World  (1962) chords
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[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] Why does the sun [F] go on shining?
[Gm] Why does the sea rush [Dm] to shore?
[Eb] Don't [Cm] they know [Dm] it's the end [G] of the world?
[Cm] Cause you don't love me [Ebm] anymore
[F] Why [Bb] do the birds go [F] on singing?
[Gm] Why do the stars glow [Dm] above?
[Eb] Don't [Cm] they know it's [Dm] the end of [G] the world?
[Cm] It ended when [F] I lost your [Bb] love
I [Eb] wake up in the morning and [Bb] wonder
Why [F] everything's the same [Bb] as it was
[Dm] I can't understand, no [G] I can't understand
[Cm] How life goes on [Dm] the way [Ebm] it [F] does
[Bb] Why does my heart go [F] on beating?
[Gm] Why do these eyes [Dm] of mine cry?
[Eb] Don't [Cm] they know [Dm] it's the [G] end of the world?
[Cm] It ended when you [F] said [Bb] goodbye
[Gb]
[B] Why does my heart go [Gb] on beating?
[Abm] Why do these eyes of mine [Ebm] cry?
[E] Don't [Dbm] they know [Ebm] it's the end [Ab] of the world?
[Dbm] It ended when [Gb] you said [B]
goodbye
[Ebm] [E] [Gb]
[B]
Key:  
F
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Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Cm
13421113
Ebm
13421116
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To start learning Skeeter Davis - The End Of The World chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, Cm, Dm, F, Bb, F, Gm, Eb and Cm in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 52 BPM and then match the original tempo of 106 BPM. Given the song's key of Bb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Why does the sun [F] go on shining? _ _ _ _
[Gm] Why does the sea rush [Dm] to shore? _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Don't [Cm] they know [Dm] it's the end [G] of the world?
[Cm] Cause you don't love me [Ebm] anymore
_ _ [F] _ Why [Bb] _ do the birds go [F] on singing? _ _ _ _
[Gm] Why do the stars glow [Dm] above? _ _ _ _
[Eb] Don't [Cm] they know it's [Dm] the end of [G] the world?
[Cm] It ended when [F] I lost your [Bb] love
_ _ I [Eb] wake up in the morning and [Bb] _ wonder
_ Why [F] _ everything's the same [Bb] as it _ _ was
[Dm] I can't understand, no [G] I can't _ understand
[Cm] How life goes on [Dm] the way [Ebm] it _ _ [F] does _
[Bb] Why does my heart go [F] on beating? _ _ _ _
[Gm] Why do these eyes [Dm] of mine cry? _ _ _
[Eb] _ Don't [Cm] they know [Dm] it's the [G] end of the world?
[Cm] It ended when you [F] said [Bb] goodbye
_ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [B] Why does my heart go [Gb] on beating? _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] Why do these eyes of mine [Ebm] cry? _ _ _
_ [E] _ Don't [Dbm] they know [Ebm] it's the end [Ab] of the world?
[Dbm] It ended when [Gb] you said _ [B] _ _
goodbye
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album 20 Re-Energized Hits: 1962, written by Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee, this one shines.

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