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Carpenters - The End Of The World Ukulele Chords

Chord reference A, E7, F#m, C#m, Bm, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A]Why does the sun go on [E7]shining? [F#m]Why does the sea rush to [C#m]shore? [Bm]Don’t they know it’s the [C#m]end of the world ‘Cause [D]you don’t [Bm]love me any [E7]more?

[A]Why do the birds go on [E7]singing? [F#m]Why do the stars glow [C#m]above? [Bm]Don’t they know it’s the [C#m]end of the world It [D]ended when I [E7]lost your [A]love

I [D]wake up in the morning and I [A]wonder Why [D]everything is the [E7]same as it [A]was I [C#m]can’t understand, no, I can’t understand How [D]life goes [Bm]on the way it [E7]does!

[A]Why does my heart go on [E7]beating? [F#m]Why do these eyes of mine [C#m]cry? [Bm]Don’t they know it’s the [C#m]end of the world? It [D]ended when you [E7]said good [A]bye

Artist Carpenters
Album Now & Then
Genres Pop
Year 1973
Key A

How to Play The End Of The World on Ukulele?

Carpenters - The End Of The World can be played in the key of A using the A, E7, F#m, C#m, Bm, D chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
  • For E7, To play E7, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave E open.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the A string with finger 3, leave E open.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The End Of The World with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.