What key is "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" in?

"It's The End Of The World As We Know It" by R.E.M. is in the key of G with a tempo of 165 BPM. Difficulty: medium.

Is "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" easy to play on piano?

This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.

Can I play "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

What chords are used in "It's The End Of The World As We Know It"?

This arrangement of "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" uses 8 chords: Am, Apow, Bbpow, C, D, F, G, Gpow.

How long does it take to learn "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" on piano?

2–4 weeks of consistent practice (20–30 min/day) for an intermediate player. Drill the tricky passages in isolation first.

What other songs by R.E.M. can I play here?

Try "EVERYBODY HURTS", "Everybody Hurts", "MAN ON THE MOON". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.

Lyrics

That’s great!

It starts with an (G)earth quake, birds and snakes, an aer o plane; Len ny Bruce is (G)not a fraid.

(G)Eye of a hur ri cane, lis ten to your self churn.

(G)World serves its own needs, don’t mis serve your own needs.

(G)Speed it up a notch, speed, grunt, no strength.

The (G)lad der starts to clat ter with fear of height, down height.

(Bb5)Wire in a fire, rep re sent the sev en games in a (A5)gov ern ment for hire and a com bat site.

(G)Left her, was n’t com ing in a hur ry with the fur ies breath ing (G)down your neck.

(G)Team by team re port ers baf fled, trump, teth ered crop.

Look at (G)that low plane!

Fine, then.

(G)Uh oh, o ver flow, pop u la tion, com mon group, but (G)it ’ll do.

Save your self, serve your self.

World serves its (G)own needs, lis ten to your heart bleed.

Tell me with the (G)rap ture and the rev ’rent in the right, right.

You (Bb5)vit ri ol ic, pa tri ot ic, slam, fight, bright light; (A5)feel ing pret ty psyched.

It’s the (G)end of the world as we (Am)know it.

It’s (G)the end of the world as we (Am)know it.

It’s the (G)end of the world as we (Am)know it, and I feel (C)fine.

(G)Six o’ clock; T V hour.

Don’t get caught in for eign tow er.

(G)Slash and burn, re turn, lis ten to your self churn.

(G)Lock him in u ni form and book burn ing, blood let ting.

(G)Ev ’ry mo tive es ca late.

Au to mo tive in cin er ate.

(G)Light a can dle, light a mo tive.

Step down, step down.

(G)Watch a heel crush, crush.

Uh oh, this means (G)no fear; cav a lier, ren e gade and steer clear!

A (G)tour na ment, a tour na ment, a tour na ment of lies.

(Bb5)Of fer me sol u tions, of fer me al ter na tives and (A5)I de cline!

It’s the (G)end of the world as we (Am)know it.

It’s (G)the end of the world as we (Am)know it.

It’s the (G)end of the world as we (Am)know it, and I feel (C)fine.

(I feel (C)fine.)

It’s the (C)fine.

The (G)oth er night, I tripped a nice con ti nen tal drift di vide.

(G)Moun tains sit in a line.

(CN.C.)Leo nard Bern stein, (G)Le o nid Bresh nev, Len ny Bruce and Les ter Banks.

(G)Birth day par ty, cheese cake, jel ly bean, boom!

You (Bb5)sym bi ot ic, pa tri ot ic, slam, but neck.

(A5)Right?

(Right!) It’s the (It’s (G)time I the world (D)had some we (Am)time it.

a lone.

It’s the It’s (G)time I the world (D)had some we (Am)time it.

a lone.

It’s the It’s (G)time I the world (D)had some we (Am)time it, a lone.) and I feel (C)fine.

It’s the (It’s (G)time I the world (D)had some we (Am)time it.

a lone.

It’s the It’s (G)time I the world (D)had some we (Am)time it.

a lone.

It’s the It’s (G)time I the world (D)had some we (Am)time it, a lone.) and I feel (C)fine.

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It's The End Of The World As We Know It by R.E.M.

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Easy piano arrangement in the key of G at 165 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

About “It's The End Of The World As We Know It”

What key is "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" in?: "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" by R.E.M. is in the key of G with a tempo of 165 BPM. Difficulty: medium.
Is "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" easy to play on piano?: This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.
Can I play "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" without reading sheet music?: Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.
What chords are used in "It's The End Of The World As We Know It"?: This arrangement of "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" uses 8 chords: Am, Apow, Bbpow, C, D, F, G, Gpow.
How long does it take to learn "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" on piano?: 2–4 weeks of consistent practice (20–30 min/day) for an intermediate player. Drill the tricky passages in isolation first.
What other songs by R.E.M. can I play here?: Try "EVERYBODY HURTS", "Everybody Hurts", "MAN ON THE MOON". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.