(Arthur Kent / Sylvia Dee)
From the album 'Tonight and The Rest of My Life' by Nina Gordon
Transcription by Phil Gardner
B Gbsus Gb
Why does the sun go on shining,
Abm Ebm
Why does the sea rush to shore,
Dbm Dbm7 Ebm Abm7
Don't they know it's the end of the world,
E Dbm Gbsus Gb
If you don't love me any more.
B Gbsus Gb
Why do the birds go on singing,
Abm Ebm
Why do the stars glow above,
Dbm Dbm7 Ebm Abm7
Don't they know it's the end of the world,
E Gb B
It ended when I lost your love.
E B
I wake up in the morning and I wonder,
Gb B B7
Why everything's the same as it was,
Ebm Abm
And I can't understand, no, I can't understand,
Dbm Dbm7 Gbsus Gb
Why life goes on the way it does.
B Gbsus Gb
Why does my heart go on beating,
Abm Ebm
Why do these eyes of mine cry,
Dbm Dbm7 Ebm Abm7
Don't they know it's the end of the world,
E Gb Dbm7-Dbm-Ebm-Abm-Dbm-Gb-B-B7
It ended when we said goodbye.
E B
I wake up in the morning and I wonder,
Gb B B7
Why everything's the same as it was,
Ebm Abm
'Cause I can't understand, no, I can't understand,
Dbm Dbm7 Gbsus Gb
Why life goes on the way it does.
B Gbsus Gb
Why does my heart go on beating,
Abm Ebm
And why do these eyes of mine cry,
Dbm Dbm7 Ebm Abm7
Don't they know it's the end of the world,
E Gb Dbm7-Ebm-Abm
It ended when we said goodbye,
E Gb B
It ended when we said goodbye.
