Patti Page – The End Of The World Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Patti Page – The End Of The World Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAbCmDbEbFmBbmF7DbmEb7Ab7

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[Intro]
Ab    Cm    Db
   Eb   (x2)

[Verse 1]
Ab
Why does the sun
    Eb
go on shining?
   Fm
And why does the
         Cm
 sea rush to shore?
Db          Bbm
 Don't they know
         Cm          F7
 it's the end of the world
Bbm
 Cause you don't
             Dbm   Eb
 love me any more

[Verse 2]
Ab
 Why do the birds
     Eb
go on singing?
 Fm
Oh, why do the stars
     Cm
 glow above?
Db          Bbm
 Don't they know it's
    Cm          F7
the end of the world
Bbm             Eb7
It ended when I lost
      Ab     Ab7
your love

[Bridge]
Db
I wake up in the morning
     Ab
 and I wonder
    Eb
Why everything's the
 Eb7       Ab
 same as it was
 Cm
I can't understand,
        F7
no, I can't understand
Bbm
How life goes on the
        Dbm    Eb
 way it does

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[Verse 3]
Ab
 Why does my heart
    Eb
go on beating
    Fm
And why do these eyes
     Cm
of mine cry
Db         Bbm
Don't they know it's
     Cm          F7
 the end of the world
   Bbm           Eb
It ended when you said
     Ab Db Eb Db
 goodbye

[Outro]
Ab     Eb
   Why does the sun
 go on shining?
Fm
 And why does the sea
 Cm
 rush to shore?
    Db         Bbm
Oh, don't they know it's
    Cm          F7
the end of the world
   Bbm*
It ended when you said
       Ab  Cm  Db  Eb Ab
 goodbye

Watch: The End of the World

From Patti Page - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play The End Of The World: key, chords and progression

These are The End Of The World chords by Patti Page on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

The End Of The World by Patti Page is built around D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭), with 10 chords in all: Ab, Cm, Db, Eb, Fm, Bbm, F7, Dbm, Eb7 and Ab7.

Most of the song cycles through Ab – Eb – Fm – Cm (V – II – iii – vii in D♭ major). In solfa, that is soh – reh – mi – te. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, Bm, C, D, Em, Am, E7, Cm, D7, G7 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
F7 chord on guitar (131211)
F7F A C E♭
Dbm chord on guitar (x46654)
D♭mD♭ F♭ A♭
Eb7 chord on guitar (x68686)
E♭7E♭ G B♭ D♭
Ab7 chord on guitar (464544)
A♭7A♭ C E♭ G♭

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The End Of The World chords: questions

What key is The End Of The World in?

The End Of The World by Patti Page is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in The End Of The World?

The End Of The World uses 10 chords: Ab, Cm, Db, Eb, Fm, Bbm, F7, Dbm, Eb7, Ab7.

What is the chord progression of The End Of The World?

The main progression is Ab – Eb – Fm – Cm (V – II – iii – vii).

Is The End Of The World easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, Bm, C, D, Em, Am, E7, Cm, D7, G7 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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