written by Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee
 
C                      G7
Why does the sun go on shining
Am                       Em
Why does the sea rush to shore
Dm                       Em
Don't they know it's the end of the world
F                Dm      G7
'Cause you don't love me anymore
 
C                      G7
Why do the birds go on singing
Am                    Em
Why do the stars glow above
Dm                       Em
Don't they know it's the end of the world
F             G7          C
It ended when I lost your love
 
F                             C
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
F                G7             C
Why everything's the same as it was
Em
I can't understand no I can't understand
F             Dm            G7
How life goes on the way it does
 
C                       G7
Why does my heart go on beating
Am                       Em
Why do these eyes of mine cry
Dm                       Em
Don't they know it's the end of the world
F                 G7       C
It ended when you said goodbye
 
Spoken:
C                       G
Why does my heart go on beating
Am                       Em
Why do these eyes of mine cry

Sung:
Dm                       Em
Don't they know it's the end of the world
F                 G7       C
It ended when you said goodbye