Chords for Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Tempo:
101.75 bpm
Chords used:

E

C#m

Em

Am

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Marvin Gaye - What's Going On chords
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This is a big party, man.
I can [E] dig this.
Hey man, what's your name?
Spirit name?
Mother, mother, there's [C#m] too many of you crying.
[E] Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you dying.
You know [A] we have to find a way to bring some loving here today.
[E]
Father, father, we don't [C#m] need to escalate.
See, [E]
war is not the answer, for only [C#m] love can conquer hate.
You know [A] we have to find a way to bring some loving [E] here [A] today.
[G#m] [A]
Picket lines and picket signs, don't punish me with brutality.
Talk to me, so you can [C#] see.
[E] Oh, what's going on?
[C#m] Yeah, [B]
what's going on?
[C#m] Oh, what's going on?
[Am] Ah, ah, [Em] ah, ah, ah.
[Am] Right on, baby.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
Hey man, what's your name?
[Em] Right on, baby.
[Am] [Em] Right on, right [Am] on.
[Em] Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C#m] Do, do, [A] do, do, do, [E] do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do.
Mother, mother, everybody [F#] [C#m]
seems cruel.
[G#m] Oh, but who are they to judge us?
Simply cause our hair is long.
You know [F#m] we have to [A] find a way to bring some understanding here today.
Oh, picket lines and picket signs, don't punish me with brutality.
[E] Come on, talk to [C#m] me, so you can [G#m] see.
Oh, [E]
what's going on?
[C#m] Yeah, what's going on?
[E] Tell me what's going on.
I'll tell [C#m] you what's going on.
Oh, [Em]
what's going on?
[Am] Right on, baby.
Right on.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. Right [Am] on.
[C] [C#m]
Right, with [A] passion.
[E] [C#m] Mother, ah.
[G#m] [Em]
[Am] [Em] [Am]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. Right on.
Yeah, right on.
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
C#m
13421114
Em
121
Am
2311
A
1231
E
2311
C#m
13421114
Em
121
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Let's start jamming Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Am, Em, Am, C#m, A and E in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 50 BPM before aiming for the song's 102 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ This is a big party, man.
I can [E] dig this.
_ Hey man, what's your name?
_ _ _ Spirit _ name?
_ _ _ Mother, _ mother, _ _ there's [C#m] too many of you crying.
_ _ _ _ [E] Brother, brother, brother, _ _ there's far too many of you dying.
_ _ You know [A] we have to find a way _ to bring some loving here today.
_ _ _ _ [E]
Father, father, _ we don't [C#m] need to _ escalate.
_ See, _ [E]
war is not the answer, for only [C#m] love can conquer hate.
You know [A] we have to find a way _ to bring some loving [E] here [A] today.
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [A]
Picket lines and picket signs, don't punish me with brutality. _
Talk to me, so you can [C#] see.
[E] Oh, what's going on?
_ [C#m] _ Yeah, _ [B]
what's going on?
[C#m] Oh, what's going on?
[Am] Ah, ah, [Em] ah, ah, ah.
[Am] Right on, baby. _ _
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
_ Hey man, what's your name?
[Em] Right on, baby.
[Am] [Em] Right on, right [Am] on.
[Em] Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C#m] Do, do, [A] do, do, do, [E] do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do.
Mother, mother, everybody [F#] _ _ [C#m]
seems cruel.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ Oh, but who are they to judge us?
_ Simply cause our hair is long.
_ You know [F#m] we have to [A] find a _ way to bring some understanding here today.
Oh, _ _ picket lines _ and picket signs, _ don't punish me with brutality.
[E] Come on, talk to [C#m] me, so you can [G#m] see.
Oh, [E]
what's going on?
[C#m] Yeah, what's going on?
[E] Tell me what's going on.
I'll tell [C#m] you what's going on.
Oh, [Em] _
_ what's going on?
[Am] Right on, baby.
Right on. _
Ah, ah, _ ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. _ Right [Am] on. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [C#m] _
Right, with [A] passion.
[E] _ [C#m] Mother, ah.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. Right on.
Yeah, right on.
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
_ _ _ _ [E] _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland and Marvin Gaye.

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