The Kinks - The World Keeps Going Round: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The World Keeps Going Round" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     F#              E
You worry 'bout the sun
  A                                   E
what's the use of worrying 'bout the big old sun
    F#               E
you worry 'bout the rain
     A                  E
the rain keeps falling just the same
    F#             B
you worry when the one you need has
 G#             C# C#sus4 C#
found somebody new

Chorus:
         F#                 E
but the world keeps going 'round
    F#                  E
the world keeps going 'round
    F#
you just can't stop it
     B           C#      E
the world keeps going 'round
     F#              E
you worry 'bout yourself

You worry 'bout yourself
What's the use of worrying now you're almost grown
You worry 'bout your own
What's the use of worrying 'cause you'll die alone
Times will be hard, rain will fall
And you'll feel mighty low

Chorus

Times will be hard, rain will fall
And you'll feel mighty low

But the world keeps going down
The world keeps going round
The world keeps going round
The world keeps going round
You just can't stop it
The world keeps going round
The world keeps going round


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#sus4

Guitar chord C#sus4

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The World Keeps Going Round" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The World Keeps Going Round" by The Kinks.

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