Chords for James Jamerson - What's Going On (Marvin) - Bass Transcription

_ Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, what's happening?
What's up, brother?
This is a big, big party, man.
I can dig it.
Stop.
[E] _ [B] Hey, man, what's your name?
[E] _ _ _ _ _
Spirit Lane.
Spirit Lane. Spirit Lane.
Let me get down.
How you doing?
Mother, _ mother, _ _ there's too [C#m] many of you crying.
_ _ _ _ [E] Brother, brother, brother, _ there's far too [C#m] many of you dying.
_ You know [A] we've got to find a [F#m] way to _ [A] bring some loving [F#] here today.
_ [C#] _ _ [E]
Father, father, _ we [G#m] don't need [C#m] to _ escalate.
_ _ [E] See, war is not the answer _ for all this luck [C#m] and hunger, hate.
_ You know [A] we've got to find a [F] way [F#m] _ to [A] bring some loving here [F#] today.
[B] So, _ [A] _
picket lines [C#m] and [A] picket signs.
[F#m] Don't punish me [A] with brutality.
_ [F#m] Talk to me [A] so you can see.
[E] Oh, what's going on?
_ [C#m] What's going on?
What's _ [E]
going on?
[G#] Oh, [C#m] what's going on?
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[C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Everybody thinks we're wrong
_ [G#m] _ [E] Oh, but who are they to judge us?
_ Simply [C#] cause our [G#m] hair is long
Oh, you know that [F#m] we've got to find a way
_ Bring [A] some understanding here today
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ We [A] get black, _ [B] we [C#m] get sad
_ [A] Don't punish me, bare brutality
[F#] I'm on top, [C#m] to me, _ you can see
_ [E] What's going on?
[C#m] Yeah, what's going on?
Tell me [E] what's going on?
I'll tell [C#m] you what's going on
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[C#m] The baby, [A] the baby, the baby, [C#m] the _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ baby
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