Chords for Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Tempo:
100.55 bpm
Chords used:

C#m

E

B

Em

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Marvin Gaye - What's Going On chords
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Mother, mother, there's [G#m] too many of you.
[C#m]
[E] Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you
that
[C#m] you know [F#m] you can't find.
To bring [E] some love and [B] faith, yeah.
[E] Father, father, we don't [G#m] need to escalate.
[C#m] [E] War is not the answer for all the love and all the hate.
[C#m] You know we [F#m] can't find a way to [B] bring some love and faith.
[F#] To the day, [G#m] oh.
[C#m] Picket lines, picket signs, punish me [E] with brutality.
Talk [F#] [C#m] to me [B] so you [G#m] can see [E] what's going on,
[C#m] what's going on,
[C#] what's going on,
[C#m] what's going on.
Look at me.
[Em] Right [Am] here, right now.
[Em] Woo!
Right here.
[Am] Right now.
[C#m] Woo!
To the [A] day, to the day, [C#] [E] to the [B] day, to the day, to the [E] day.
All the [C#] love [C#m] and the truth we want.
[E] All the good they judge us, simply [G#m] because our parents want.
[C#m] You know we must do what we want.
Things [D#] like my [A] son's death and death today.
Oh, [B] [A] picket lines, [B] picket signs, [F#m] don't [A] punish me with brutality.
[E] Come on, talk [C#m] to me [E] so you can see what's going on,
[C#m] what's going on.
Tell me [E] what's going on.
I'll tell [C#m] you what's going on.
Woo! [Am] Woo!
[Em] Picket lines,
[Am] [E] [D#]
[A] picket signs, [C#m]
[G#m] don't punish me with brutality.
Come on, talk to me so you can see what's going on, what's going on.
[Am] [Em]
[Am] Picket lines,
[Em]
[A]
[Em] [E]
[B]
[Em] picket signs,
Key:  
C#m
13421114
E
2311
B
12341112
Em
121
G#m
123111114
C#m
13421114
E
2311
B
12341112
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To learn Marvin Gaye - (Single Version) Whats Going On chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, C#m, E, C#m and B. Ease into the song by practicing at 50 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 101 BPM. With C# Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Mother, mother, _ _ there's [G#m] too many of you.
[C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Brother, brother, brother, _ there's far too many of you
that _
[C#m] you know [F#m] you can't find. _
_ _ To bring [E] some love and _ [B] faith, yeah.
_ [E] _ Father, father, we don't [G#m] need to escalate. _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] War is not the answer for all the love and all the hate.
[C#m] _ _ You know we [F#m] can't find a way _ _ to [B] bring some love and faith.
[F#] To the day, [G#m] oh.
_ [C#m] Picket lines, picket signs, _ punish me [E] with brutality.
Talk [F#] _ [C#m] to me [B] so you [G#m] can see _ [E] what's going on, _
[C#m] what's going on,
_ [C#] what's going on, _
[C#m] what's _ going on.
Look at me.
_ [Em] Right [Am] here, right now. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Woo!
Right here.
_ [Am] Right now. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ Woo!
To the [A] day, to the day, [C#] _ _ [E] to the [B] day, to the day, to the [E] day.
_ All the [C#] love _ _ _ [C#m] and the truth we want.
_ _ [E] All the good they judge us, _ simply [G#m] because our parents want.
_ _ [C#m] You know we must do what we want.
_ Things [D#] like my [A] son's death and death today.
Oh, _ [B] _ _ [A] picket lines, [B] picket signs, _ [F#m] don't [A] punish me with _ brutality.
[E] Come on, talk [C#m] to me [E] so you can see _ what's going on, _
[C#m] what's going on.
Tell me [E] what's going on.
I'll tell [C#m] you what's going on.
Woo! [Am] Woo! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Picket lines,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D#] _ _ _
[A] picket signs, _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ don't punish me with brutality.
Come on, talk to me so you can see what's going on, what's going on.
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] Picket lines, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ picket signs,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

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

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