Chords for Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Tempo:
101.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

C#m

A

C

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Marvin Gaye - What's Going On chords
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Key:
E
2311
C#m
13421114
A
1231
C
3211
G#m
123111114
E
2311
C#m
13421114
A
1231
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To learn Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On chords with lyrics, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence: C#m, E, C#m, A, E. A good strategy is to initiate at 50 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 102 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E in mind.

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Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, what's happening?.
[E] This is a moving party, man.
I can dig this.
Hey man, what's your name?.
Spirit.
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've got 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've got to find a way to bring some loving.
You can hear the day.
[G#m] [A] Picket lines and picket signs.
Don't punish me with brutality.
Talk to me so you can see.
[E] Oh, what's going on?.
[C#m] What's going on?.
What's going on?.
[B] What's going on?
.
[C#m] Oh, what's going on?
.
What's going [C] on?
.
What's going on?
.
[G] What's [C] going on?
.
Hey man, what's your name?.
Right off the bat.
[G] Right off the bat.
[C] Hey, hey, hey.
[E] .
You keep beeping, [A] you keep beeping.
[E] You keep beeping, [G#m] you keep beeping.
[E] Mother, mother, [G#m] [F#] everybody [C#m] thinks we're wrong.
[G#m] Oh, but who are they to judge us?.
Simply because our hair is long.
[C#m] Oh, you know [F#m] we've got to [C#m] find a way to bring some [A] understanding.
You can hear the day.
Picket lines [E] and picket signs.
[A] Don't punish me with brutality.
[C#m] Come on, talk to me.
You can [G#m] see.
[E] Oh, what's going on?.
[C#m] What's going on?.
Tell [E] me what's going on.
[C#m] [Em] Oh, [C] what's going on?
Right on.
Right on.
.
[Em] .
[G] Right on.
Right [C] on.
Right on.
[C#m] Right on.
[A] Right on.
You keep beeping, beeping.
[E] [C#m] .
[E] [C] Right on.
.
Right [Em].
on.
Right on.
.
[E] .
[N] .

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

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