Chords for What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye & the Vietnam War
Tempo:
101.65 bpm
Chords used:
E
C#m
A
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, what's happening?
What's up, brother?
What's up?
This is a big, big party, man.
Yeah, I can dig it.
I'm going to start right off.
Hey, man, what's your name?
Hey.
Hey.
Hey.
Hey.
Mother, mother, there's [C#m] too many of you to cry.
[E] Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many [C#m] of you to die.
You know [A] we've got to find a way to bring [B] some love in.
[F#] Yeah, [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 love in.
[E] [F#] [A] Picket lines and picket signs.
[F#m] Don't punish me [A] with brutality.
[F#m] Talk to me [A] so you can see [E] what's going on.
[C#m] What's going on.
[E] What's [C#m] [Am]
[Em] [Am] going on.
Hey, man, what's your name?
[Em] Right on, baby.
[A] Right on, baby.
[Em] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, [E] hey.
Hey, [A] hey, hey, hey, hey, [E] hey, hey.
Hey, hey, [B] hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
[E]
[C#] Mother, mother, everybody thinks [C#m] we're all, [G#m] [E] all but fools.
You know they judge us simply [C#] 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 here today.
Oh, oh, [B] oh, picket [A] lines [B] and picket signs.
Don't punish me with brutality.
[E] Talk to [C#m] me so you can see [E] what's going on.
Yeah, [C#m] what's going on.
[E]
[C#m] What's going on.
What's going on.
[Em] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
[Am] Right on, baby.
Right on.
Hey, where is, [Em] you know, [A] right on.
[Am]
[Em] [E]
[A] [C#m]
[G#m] [Em] Right on.
[Am] [Am] Right on.
[Em]
Right on.
[A] Right on. Right [Em] on. Right on.
Right on. Right on. Right on.
[E] [N]
Hey, what's happening?
What's up, brother?
What's up?
This is a big, big party, man.
Yeah, I can dig it.
I'm going to start right off.
Hey, man, what's your name?
Hey.
Hey.
Hey.
Hey.
Mother, mother, there's [C#m] too many of you to cry.
[E] Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many [C#m] of you to die.
You know [A] we've got to find a way to bring [B] some love in.
[F#] Yeah, [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 love in.
[E] [F#] [A] Picket lines and picket signs.
[F#m] Don't punish me [A] with brutality.
[F#m] Talk to me [A] so you can see [E] what's going on.
[C#m] What's going on.
[E] What's [C#m] [Am]
[Em] [Am] going on.
Hey, man, what's your name?
[Em] Right on, baby.
[A] Right on, baby.
[Em] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, [E] hey.
Hey, [A] hey, hey, hey, hey, [E] hey, hey.
Hey, hey, [B] hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
[E]
[C#] Mother, mother, everybody thinks [C#m] we're all, [G#m] [E] all but fools.
You know they judge us simply [C#] 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 here today.
Oh, oh, [B] oh, picket [A] lines [B] and picket signs.
Don't punish me with brutality.
[E] Talk to [C#m] me so you can see [E] what's going on.
Yeah, [C#m] what's going on.
[E]
[C#m] What's going on.
What's going on.
[Em] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
[Am] Right on, baby.
Right on.
Hey, where is, [Em] you know, [A] right on.
[Am]
[Em] [E]
[A] [C#m]
[G#m] [Em] Right on.
[Am] [Am] Right on.
[Em]
Right on.
[A] Right on. Right [Em] on. Right on.
Right on. Right on. Right on.
[E] [N]
Key:
E
C#m
A
Em
Am
E
C#m
A
Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, what's happening?
What's up, brother?
What's up?
This is a big, big party, man.
Yeah, I can dig it.
I'm going to start right off.
Hey, man, what's your name? _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey.
Hey.
_ _ Hey.
Hey.
Mother, mother, _ _ there's [C#m] too many of you to cry.
_ _ _ _ [E] Brother, brother, brother, _ _ there's far too many [C#m] of you to die.
_ _ You know [A] we've got to find a way to bring [B] some love in.
[F#] _ _ _ _ Yeah, [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 love in.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ Picket lines and picket signs.
[F#m] Don't punish me [A] with brutality.
_ [F#m] _ Talk to me [A] so you can see [E] what's going on.
[C#m] What's going on.
_ [E] What's _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ going on. _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey, man, what's your name?
[Em] Right on, baby.
[A] Right on, baby. _
[Em] Hey, hey, hey, hey, _ hey, hey, hey, [E] hey.
Hey, _ [A] hey, hey, hey, hey, [E] hey, hey.
Hey, hey, [B] _ hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
_ [E] _
[C#] Mother, mother, _ _ everybody thinks [C#m] we're all, _ [G#m] _ _ [E] all but fools.
You know they judge us _ simply [C#] 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 here today.
Oh, oh, [B] oh, picket [A] lines [B] and picket signs.
Don't punish me with brutality.
_ [E] Talk to [C#m] me so you can see [E] what's going on.
Yeah, [C#m] what's going on.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] What's going on.
What's going on.
[Em] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
[Am] Right on, baby.
Right on.
Hey, _ _ _ _ _ _ where is, [Em] you know, [A] right on.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] Right on.
[Am] _ _ [Am] Right on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Right on.
[A] Right on. Right [Em] on. Right on.
Right on. Right on. Right on.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
Hey, what's happening?
What's up, brother?
What's up?
This is a big, big party, man.
Yeah, I can dig it.
I'm going to start right off.
Hey, man, what's your name? _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey.
Hey.
_ _ Hey.
Hey.
Mother, mother, _ _ there's [C#m] too many of you to cry.
_ _ _ _ [E] Brother, brother, brother, _ _ there's far too many [C#m] of you to die.
_ _ You know [A] we've got to find a way to bring [B] some love in.
[F#] _ _ _ _ Yeah, [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 love in.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ Picket lines and picket signs.
[F#m] Don't punish me [A] with brutality.
_ [F#m] _ Talk to me [A] so you can see [E] what's going on.
[C#m] What's going on.
_ [E] What's _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ going on. _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey, man, what's your name?
[Em] Right on, baby.
[A] Right on, baby. _
[Em] Hey, hey, hey, hey, _ hey, hey, hey, [E] hey.
Hey, _ [A] hey, hey, hey, hey, [E] hey, hey.
Hey, hey, [B] _ hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
_ [E] _
[C#] Mother, mother, _ _ everybody thinks [C#m] we're all, _ [G#m] _ _ [E] all but fools.
You know they judge us _ simply [C#] 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 here today.
Oh, oh, [B] oh, picket [A] lines [B] and picket signs.
Don't punish me with brutality.
_ [E] Talk to [C#m] me so you can see [E] what's going on.
Yeah, [C#m] what's going on.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] What's going on.
What's going on.
[Em] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
[Am] Right on, baby.
Right on.
Hey, _ _ _ _ _ _ where is, [Em] you know, [A] right on.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] Right on.
[Am] _ _ [Am] Right on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Right on.
[A] Right on. Right [Em] on. Right on.
Right on. Right on. Right on.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _