Chords for What's Going On

Tempo:
100.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

C#m

G#m

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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What's Going On chords
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[E]
Mother, mother, there's [C#m] too many of you to cry.
[E] Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you to die.
[C#m]
[E] You know [A] we've got to find you to bring some loving [G#m]
[C#m] [E] back.
Father, father, we [G#m] don't need to escalate.
[C#m]
[E] War is not the answer for only love can outweigh [C#m] hate.
You know [F#m] we've got to find a [A] way to bring some loving into the day.
[G#m] [C#m] Picket lines and picket signs punish me with brutality.
Talk to me so you can see [G#m] [E] what's going on, [C#m]
what's going on, [E] what's going on.
[C#m]
[Em] I'm [C] just angry.
[G] I'm [Am] just angry.
I'm just angry.
[Em] I'm just angry.
I'm
[Am] just [Em] angry.
[C#m] [A]
The two [E] kids that [G#m] live with [E] me,
all the [C#m] mother [G#m]-mother [C#m] things we want,
[G#m] all the mother-mother things we want,
simply cause our parents to want.
[E] You know [A] we've got to find a way to bring some loving into the day.
[E] Picket lines and picket signs punish me [A] with brutality.
[E] Talk [C#m] to me so you [E] can see what's going on, [C#m]
what's going on, [E] [C#m]
what's going on.
[Em] [Am]
I'm
[Em] just angry.
I'm just angry.
I'm just angry.
I'm [Am]
just angry.
[E] [C#m] You know [A] we've got to find [E] a [C#m] way to bring [G#m] some loving into the day.
Picket lines and picket signs punish me with [Em] [C] brutality.
[G] [Am]
[Em]
[E] [A]
[B] [E] [B]
[Am]
[Em] [Am] [N]
Key:  
E
2311
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
Em
121
A
1231
E
2311
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
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To start learning Marvin Gaye - (Single Version / Stereo) Whats Going On chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, C#m, E, C#m and G#m in sequence. Set your pace at 50 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 101. With an eye on the song's key C# Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mother, mother, _ _ there's [C#m] too many of you to cry. _ _
_ _ [E] Brother, brother, brother, _ there's far too many of you to die.
_ [C#m] _
[E] You know [A] we've got to find you _ to bring some loving _ _ [G#m] _
_ [C#m] _ [E] back.
Father, father, _ we [G#m] don't need to _ escalate.
[C#m] _
_ _ _ [E] War is not the answer for only love can outweigh [C#m] hate.
You know [F#m] we've got to find a [A] way _ to bring some loving into the day.
[G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] Picket lines and picket signs _ punish me with brutality.
_ Talk to me so you can see [G#m] _ [E] what's going on, _ [C#m]
what's going on, _ [E] what's going on.
_ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ I'm [C] just angry.
_ [G] I'm [Am] just angry.
I'm _ _ _ just angry.
[Em] I'm just angry.
I'm _
_ [Am] _ just _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] angry.
[C#m] _ _ _ [A]
The two [E] _ _ kids that [G#m] live with [E] me,
_ all the [C#m] mother [G#m]-mother _ _ [C#m] things we want, _
[G#m] _ _ all the mother-mother _ _ things we want,
simply cause our parents to _ want.
[E] You know [A] we've got to find a way _ _ to bring some loving into the day.
_ _ _ _ [E] Picket lines and picket signs _ punish me [A] with brutality.
_ [E] Talk [C#m] to me so you [E] can see _ what's going on, [C#m]
what's going on, _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m]
what's going on.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm _
_ _ _ _ [Em] just angry.
I'm just angry.
I'm just angry.
_ _ I'm _ _ [Am] _
just angry.
_ [E] _ [C#m] You know [A] we've got to find [E] a _ [C#m] way to bring [G#m] some loving into the day.
Picket lines and picket signs punish me with [Em] _ _ _ [C] brutality.
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [N] _

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