Chords for What's Going On

Tempo:
101.5 bpm
Chords used:

C#m

E

A

G#m

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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What's Going On chords
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Hey, what's happening?
What's up brother?
This is a big party man.
I can dig it.
[E] Hey man, what's your name?
Mother, mother
There's too [C#m] many of you crying
Brother, [E] brother, brother
There's far too [C#m] many of you dying
You know [A] we've got to find a way
To bring some loving here [E] [A] today
Hey, [E] father, father
We don't [C#m] need to escalate
[E] See, war is not the answer
For only [C#m] luck can comprehend
You know [A] we've got 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] Oh, what's going on?
[C#m] What's going on?
Yeah, [G#m] what's going on?
[C#m] Oh, what's going on?
[Em]
[C] Oh, what's going on?
Hey man, what's your name?
Hey,
[Em] [E]
[A] [C#m] what's going [G#m] [C#m] on?
[G#m] [F#]
Mother, everybody [C#m] thinks we're wrong
[G#m] All I do is hate the judges
Simply cause I have a wrong
[C#m] Oh, you know [A] we've got to find a way
When some understand that here today
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Cricket fly, [C#m] cricket sigh
[A] Don't punish me for brutality
[C#m] Come on, talk to me
You can [G#m] see
What's [E] going on?
[C#m] Yeah, what's going on?
Tell [E] me what's going on
I'll tell you [C#m] what's going on
Woo [Em]-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo
[C] Right on, right on
Right on
Woo -hoo -hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo
[E] If you put me in [A] the center of [E] the world
[C#m] If you put me [G#m] in the center of [E] the world
[C] Right on
Right on
Right [Em] on
[E]
[A] [B] [E]
Key:  
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
G#m
123111114
Em
121
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, E, C#m, G#m, E, C#m and E in sequence. 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 A Major in mind.

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Hey, what's happening?
What's up brother?
This is a big party man.
I can dig it.
[E] _ Hey man, what's your name?
_ _ _ _ _ Mother, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mother
_ _ There's too [C#m] many of you crying
Brother, _ _ [E] _ brother, brother
_ There's far too [C#m] many of you dying
_ You know [A] we've got to find a way
_ _ To bring some loving here [E] [A] today
Hey, _ [E] _ father, father
We don't [C#m] need to _ escalate
_ _ [E] See, war is not the answer
For only [C#m] luck can comprehend
_ _ _ You know [A] we've got 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] Oh, what's going on?
_ [C#m] What's going on?
Yeah, [G#m] what's going on?
[C#m] Oh, what's going on?
_ [Em] _ _ _
[C] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ what's going on?
Hey man, what's your name? _
_ _ Hey, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] what's _ going [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] on?
[G#m] _ [F#] _
_ Mother, everybody [C#m] thinks we're wrong
_ [G#m] _ _ All I do is hate the judges
_ _ Simply cause I have a wrong
[C#m] Oh, you know [A] we've got to find a way
When some understand that here today
Oh, oh, _ oh, oh, oh
Cricket fly, [C#m] _ cricket sigh
[A] Don't punish me for brutality
_ [C#m] Come on, talk to me
You can [G#m] see
What's [E] going on?
[C#m] Yeah, what's going on?
Tell [E] me what's going on
I'll tell you [C#m] what's going on
Woo [Em]-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo
[C] Right on, right on _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Right on
Woo _ -hoo _ _ -hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo
[E] If you put me in [A] the center of [E] the world
_ [C#m] If you put me [G#m] in the center of [E] the world
[C] _ Right on
_ _ Right on _
_ _ Right [Em] _ _ on
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _

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