Whats Going On Chords by Marvin Gaye

Tempo:
101.55 bpm
Chords used:

C#m

E

A

G#m

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Marvin Gaye -Whats Going On Lyrics chords
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Hey, what's up, man?
This is a good big party, man.
I can dig it.
[E] Man, what's your name?
My name is
Everything is in the name.
Let me get down to the table.
Mother, mother.
There's too [C#m] 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.
[E] Father, father.
We don't [C#m] need to escalate.
See, [E] war is not the answer
for only [C#m] love can comprehend.
You know [A] we have to find a way
to bring some loving here today.
[G#m] [A] Picket lines and picket signs.
Don't punish me with brutality.
Talk to me so you can see
[E] what's going on, [C#m] what's going on.
Yeah, what's [G#m] going on.
What's [C#m] going on.
[C]
[G] What's [C] going on.
What's going on.
What's going on.
Hey, man, what's your name?
My name [G] is
[Em] Everything is in the name.
[E] Mother, mother.
There's too many of you [A] crying.
You [E] know we have to find a way
[G#m] to bring some loving. [E] Mother, mother.
[G#m] [F#] Everybody [C#m] thinks we're wrong.
[G#m] All that fool, they can judge us
simply because our hair is long.
Oh, you know [F#m] we have to [C#m] find
a way to bring some [A] understanding here today.
Picket lines [C#m] and picket signs.
[A] Don't punish me with brutality.
[C#m] Come on, talk to me so you can [G#m] see
what's [E] going on.
Yeah, [C#m] what's going on.
Tell [E] me what's going on.
Out there, [C#m] what's going on.
Woo [Em]-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo.
[C] Right on.
Right on.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C#m]
[A] Da da [E] da da [C#m] da [G#m] da da da da da.
[C]
Right on.
[Em]
Yeah, [E]
Key:  
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
G#m
123111114
C
3211
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
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To learn Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C#m, E, C#m, A, E, G#m and E. Ease into the song by practicing at 50 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 102 BPM. Considering the song's key of G# Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ Hey, what's up, man?
This is a good big party, man.
I can dig it.
[E] _ _ Man, what's your name?
My name is_ _ _ _ _
Everything is in the name.
Let me get down to the table.
Mother, mother.
_ _ There's too [C#m] 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.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ Father, father.
_ We don't [C#m] need to _ _ escalate.
_ See, [E] war is not the answer
_ for only [C#m] love can comprehend.
_ _ You know [A] we have to find a way
_ to bring some loving here today.
_ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ Picket lines and picket signs.
Don't punish me with brutality.
_ _ Talk to me so you can see
[E] what's going on, [C#m] what's going on.
Yeah, what's [G#m] going on.
What's [C#m] going on.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] What's [C] going on. _
_ What's going on.
What's going on.
Hey, man, what's your name?
My name _ [G] is_
[Em] Everything _ is in the name.
_ _ _ _ [E] Mother, mother.
There's too many of you [A] crying.
You [E] know we have to find a way
[G#m] _ to bring some loving. [E] Mother, mother.
_ [G#m] _ [F#] Everybody [C#m] thinks we're wrong.
_ [G#m] _ _ All that fool, they can judge us
_ _ simply because our hair is long.
_ Oh, you know [F#m] we have to [C#m] find
_ a way to bring some [A] understanding here today.
_ _ _ _ Picket lines [C#m] and picket signs.
[A] Don't punish me with brutality.
_ [C#m] Come on, talk to me so you can [G#m] see
what's [E] going on.
Yeah, [C#m] what's going on.
Tell [E] me what's going on.
Out there, [C#m] what's going on.
Woo [Em]-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo.
[C] Right on.
Right on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, _ _ yeah, _ _ _ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C#m] _ _
_ [A] Da da [E] da da [C#m] _ da [G#m] da da da da da.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ Right _ _ _ _ on.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

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

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