The End Of The World Chords

KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays408

The End Of The World by Sharon Van Etten is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, Fm, F, Gm, Dm, Eb, Cm, G, Ebm, Gb, B, Abm, Ab and Dbm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
Speed
  			
INTRO: Bb  Fm  Bb  Fm F 

Verse 

Bb                     F 
Why does the sun go on shining? 
Gm                     Dm 
Why does the sea rush to shore? 
 

Eb          Cm 
Don't they know 
       Dm            G 
It's the end of the world 
        Cm 
'Cause you don't love me 
    Ebm 
Anymore 

Verse 

Bb                      F 
Why do the birds go on singing? 
Gm                     Dm 
Why do the stars glow above? 


Eb           Cm 
Don't they know 
          Dm           G 
It's the end of the world 
    Cm            F 
It ended when I lost 
      Bb 
Your love 

Verse 

Eb 
I wake up in the morning 
        Bb 
And I wonder 
       F 
Why everything's the same 
      Bb 
As it was 
   Dm 
I can't understand 
        G 
No, I can't understand 
     Cm 
How life goes on 
            Ebm   F 
The way it does 

Verse 

Bb                       F 
Why does my heart go on beating? 
Gm                        Dm 
Why do these eyes of mine cry? 


Eb          Cm 
Don't they know 
          Dm          G 
It's the end of the world 
     Cm             F 
It ended when you said 
   Bb 
Goodbye 

Gb B 

Spoken 

               Gb               Abm 
Why does my heart go on beating? 
Ab                           Eb   Ebm 
Why do these eyes of mine cry? 

Verse  

Dbm 
Don't they know 
         Ebm          Ab 
It's the end of the world 
     Dbm            Gb 
It ended when you said 
     B 
Goodbye 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante