The End Of The World

by Skeeter Davis, The Carpenters, Susan Boyle · posted by WaltP

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

THE END OF THE WORLD
W: Sylvia Dee
M: Arthur Kent
Skeeter Davis, The Carpenters, Susan Boyle
Key: Eb

 5   5   -4   4  5  -6  6   -4
 3   3   -2  -1* 3  4  -3*  -2
Why does the sun go on shin-ing 
 4    4  -3  -3”  4   -5   5
-1*  -1* -1   1  -1*  3*   3
Why does the sea rush to shore 
 -4    -6   -6   6   -6  -7  6   5    6
 -2    4    4   -3*  -4* -5 -3*  3   -3*
Don't they know it's the end of the world
   5   -6    6    -5  5  -4 5  -5
   3    4   -3*   3*  3  -2 3  3*
'Cause you don't love me an-y more 

 5  5  -4    4   5  -6  6   -5
 3  3  -2   -1*  3  4  -3*  -2
Why do the birds go on sing-ing 
 4  4  -3   -3”   4  -5  5
-1* -1* -1   1    -1* 3* 3
Why do the stars glow a-bove 
 -4    -6   -6   6   -6  -7  6   5    6
 -2    4    4   -3*  -4* -5 -3*  3   -3*
Don't they know it's the end of the world
5  -6  -5  -4  4  -3   -4   4
3   4  3*  -2 -1* -1   -2  -1*
It end-ed when I lost your love

4  -3” -3” 4  4   -5  -5  -6 -6  6   5
-1* 1  1 -1* -1*  3*   3*  4  4 -3*  3
I wake up in the morn-ing and I won-der
 4  -3  -3   -4    -4   -5  -6 -6  6
-1* -1  -1   -2    -2   3*  4  4  -3*
Why ev—‘ry-thing's the same as it was 
-6 -7   6   5    6
4  -5  -3*  3   -3*
I can't un-der-stand, 
6  -6  -7   6   5    6
-3* 4  -5  -3*  3   -3*
No, I can't un-der-stand
 5   -6   6   -5  5  -4  5   -5
 3   4    -3* 3*  3  -2  3   3*
How life goes on the way it does 

 5   5   -4   4   5  -6  6   -4
 3   3   -2  -1*  3  4   -3* -2
Why does my heart go on beat-ing
 4  4   -3   -3”  4   -5   5
-1* -1* -1    1  -1*  3*   3
Why do these eyes of mine cry
 -4    -6   -6   6   -6  -7  6   5    6
 -2    4    4    -3*  4  -5 -3*  3   -3*
Don't they know it's the end of the world
5  -6  -5  -4   4   -3   -4   4
3   4  3*  -2  -1*  -1   -2  -1*
It end-ed when you said good-bye

5   5   -4   4   5  -6  6   -4
 3   3   -2  -1*  3  4   -3* -2
Why does my heart go on beat-ing
 4  4   -3   -3”  4   -5   5
-1* -1* -1    1  -1*  3*   3
Why do these eyes of mine cry
 -4    -6   -6   6   -6  -7  6   5    6
 -2    4    4    -3*  4  -5 -3*  3   -3*
Don't they know it's the end of the world
5  -6  -5  -4   4   -3   -4   4
3   4  3*  -2  -1*  -1   -2  -1*
It end-ed when you said good-bye

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