Great Big Sea - End Of The World As We Know It

an rem cover off gbs’s 1997 album , “play” . none of the chords on here sound correct to
me . so , i decided to finally figure out the chords myself . very easy , only 3 chords . not
nearly as easy to sing , however!

– standard tuning –

– capo on the 2nd fret –

– the chords are played as follows : –
* all chords relative to the capo *
D : xx0232
A : x02220
G : 320003

( pm ) = palm mute the chord
( ring ) = let the chord ring

[ intro ]
D ( pm ) A ( pm ) G ( ring ) G
it’s the end of the world as we know it , and i feel fine

[ verse 1 ]
D G
that’s great , it starts with an earthquake , birds ,
D G
snakes , an aeroplanes , lenny bruce is not afraid .
D G
eye of a hurricane , listen to yourself churn – world
D
serves its own needs , dummy serve your own needs . feed
G
it off an aux speak , grunt , no , strength , laddEr
D
start to clatter with fear fight down height . wire
G
in a fire , representing seven games , a government
D
for hire and a combat site . left of west and coming in
G D
a hurry with the furies breathing down your neck . team

by team reporters baffled , trumped , tethered cropped .
G D
look at that low playing! fine , then . uh oh ,
G
overflow , population , common food , but it’ll do . save
D
yourself , serve yourself . world serves its own needs ,
G
listen to your heart bleed dummy with the rapture and
D
the revered and the right , right . you vitriolic ,
G
patriotic , slam , fight , bright light , feeling pretty
G ( pm )
psyched .

[ chorus ]
D A G
it’s the end of the world as we know it
D A G
it’s the end of the world as we know it
D A G
it’s the end of the world as we know it , and i feel fine

[ verse 2 ]
six o’clock – tv hour . don’t get caught in foreign
towers . slash and burn , return , listen to yourself
churn . locking in , uniforming , book burning , blood
letting . every motive escalate . automotive incinerate .
light a votive , light a candle . step down , step down .
watch your heel crush , crushed , uh – oh , this means no
fear cavalier . renegade steer clear! a tournament ,
tournament , a tournament of lies . offer me solutions ,
offer me alternatives and i decline .

[ chorus ] ( x2 )
* palm mute on the 2nd chorus *
it’s the end of the world as we know it
it’s the end of the world as we know it
it’s the end of the world as we know it , and i feel fine

[ verse 3 ]
the other night i dreamt of knives , continental
drift divide . mountains sit in a line , leonard
bernstein . leonid brezhnev , lenny bruce and lester
bangs . birthday party , cheesecake , jelly bean , boom! you
symbiotic , patriotic , slam book neck , right? right .

[ chorus ] ( x2 )
it’s the end of the world as we know it
it’s the end of the world as we know it
it’s the end of the world as we know it , and i feel fine

[ end on D ]