Whats Going On By Marvin Gaye - With Lyrics Chords

Tempo:
101 bpm
Chords used:

C#m

E

A

G#m

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Whats Going On By Marvin Gaye - With Lyrics chords
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Hey, what's up now?
[E] Hey, how you doing?
Yeah, brother, I'm fine.
Stop, I'm right up.
Hey, what's your name?
Jerry Lane, Jerry Lane.
Let me get down to Dave.
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
[G#m] [A] [E] while we're far away.
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 here today.
[G#m] [C#m] Picket lines and [A] 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?
[E] What's going on?
[C#m] What's going on?
Oh, what's going on?
Oh, what's going on?
Oh, [Em]
[C] [G] [C]
what's [G] [C] [Em] going on?
Oh, what's going on?
Oh, what's going on?
Oh, what's going on?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [C#m] yeah
Did you see [A] the pyramidal
looks [E] like they've been deformed.
Did you see the [G#m] pretty
very very very very baby.
[F#] Mother, mother,
[G#m] [F#] everybody [C#m] thinks we're mean.
[G#m] Oh, but who are they to judge us simply because our hair is long?
Oh, you know [F#m] we'd like to [C#m] find out things I'm [A] not understanding here today.
Oh, oh, [B] oh.
[A] Picket lines [E] and picket signs.
[A] Don't punish me for brutality.
Come [C#m] on, talk to me.
You can't see [G#m] what's [E] going on.
Yeah, [C#m] what's going on.
[E] What's going on.
[C#m] [Em] Oh, oh, [C] oh. Right on.
Right on.
[C#m]
[A] [E] [C#m]
[G#m] [C]
[Am]
[Em]
[E]
Key:  
C#m
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E
2311
A
1231
G#m
123111114
C
3211
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On chords, Practice these chords sequence - C#m, E, C#m, A and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 50 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 101. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G# Minor.

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Hey, _ what's up now?
[E] Hey, how you doing?
Yeah, brother, I'm fine.
Stop, I'm right up.
Hey, what's your name? _ _ _ _ _ _
Jerry Lane, Jerry Lane.
Let me get down to Dave.
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
_ _ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] while we're far away.
_ 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 here today.
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] Picket lines and [A] 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?
_ [E] What's going on?
[C#m] What's going on?
Oh, what's going on?
Oh, what's going on?
Oh, [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
what's _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [Em] going on?
Oh, what's going on?
Oh, _ what's going on?
Oh, what's going on?
Yeah, _ _ yeah, yeah, [C#m] yeah_
Did you see [A] the pyramidal
looks [E] like they've been deformed.
Did you see the [G#m] pretty
very very very very baby.
_ [F#] Mother, mother,
[G#m] _ _ [F#] everybody [C#m] thinks we're mean.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ Oh, but who are they to judge us _ _ simply because our hair is long?
_ Oh, you know [F#m] we'd like to [C#m] find _ _ out things I'm [A] not understanding here today.
Oh, oh, [B] oh.
[A] Picket lines [E] and picket signs.
[A] Don't punish me for brutality.
Come [C#m] on, talk to me. _
You can't see [G#m] _ what's [E] going on.
Yeah, [C#m] what's going on.
_ [E] What's going on. _
[C#m] _ _ _ [Em] Oh, oh, [C] oh. Right on.
Right on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

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

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