Gaye Marvin — Whats Going On

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Harlan L Thompson WHAT'S GOING ON- Marvin Gaye E C#m Mother, mother, there's too many of you crying E C#m Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you dying A You know we'ver got to find a way B7 To bring some lovin' here today, hey Father, father, we don't need to escalate War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today CHORUS #1: A Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me, so you can see E C#m Oh what's going on, what's going on E C#m Yeah, what's going on, ah, what's going on A B7 Ahhh.... Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong Ah but who are they to judge us Simply 'cos our hair is long Ah you know we'ver got to find a way To brind some understanding here today CHORUS #2: Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me, so you can see What's going on, yeah what's going on Tell me what's going on, I'll tell you what's going on (from What's Going On, 1971) (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)

 Here's my fairly simplistic version on Marvin Gayes' whats going on.
I tried a new chording diagram, but I also gave the chords tab 
directly under it in case you can't figure it out.
Remember to play these chords loosely and kind of funky.
Questions, Comments . . . ianvomsaal@cs.com
enjoy - Ian C.T. vom Saal

Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On

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[VERSE-1]
 [DMaj7]                       [Bm7]
Mother, mother, there's to many of you crying
 [DMaj7]                                [Bm7]
Brother, brother, brother, there's far to many of you dying.
             [Em7]                        [A13sus4]       [A13]
You know we've got to find a way, To bring some lovin' here today
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[VERSE-2]
[DMaj7]                       [Bm7]
Father, father, we don't need to escalate
        [DMaj7]                                 [Bm7]
You see, war is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate
             [Em7]                         [A13sus4]     [A13]
You know we've got to find a way, To bring some lovin' here today
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[CHORUS]
[Em7]Picket lines and [A13sus4]picket signs
Don't [Em7]punish me with [A13sus4]brutality
[Em7]Talk to me, so [A13sus4]you can see
Ohhh, whats [DMaj7]going on, whats [Bm7]going on
Yeah whats [DMaj7]going on, Ahh, whats [Bm7]going on
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[Interlude]  [Gm9](8x)   [A13sus4](4x)   [A13](4x)
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[VERSE-3]
 [DMaj7]                  [Bm7] 
Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong
         [DMaj7]                                   [Bm7]
Ohhh, but who are they to judge us, simply 'cause our hair is long
             [Em7]                           [A13sus4]        [A13]
You know we've got to find a way, To bring some understanding here today
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[CHORUS]
[Em7]Picket lines and [A13sus4]picket signs
Don't [Em7]punish me with [A13sus4]brutality
[Em7]Talk to me, so [A13sus4]you can see
Ohhh, whats [DMaj7]going on, whats [Bm7]going on
Yeah whats [DMaj7]going on, Ahh, whats [Bm7]going on
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[Interlude]  [Gm9](8x)   [A13sus4](8x)
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[Outro]  [Gm9](8x)   [A13sus4](4x)   [A13](4x)  [D-Maj7](1x)
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