Chords for Who Sang Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" Best? (Usher, Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper and more)
Tempo:
99.65 bpm
Chords used:
E
C#m
F#m
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[B] War is not the answer
Cause only [C#m] love conquers hate
You [A] know we gotta find a way
To bring some love in here [B] today
[G#m] [E] [A] Picket lines and [E] picket signs
[B] [A] Don't punish me with brutality
[C#m] [A] Talk to me so you can see
[F#m] [B] What's [E] going on?
Oh, [B] [E] what's going on?
[B] I wanna know what's going [N] [Em] on
[E]
[C#m] Oh, what's going on?
[E] Oh, I made the choice
[C#m] To make a move
[F#m] You gotta find a way
[A] [B]
[F#m] Picket signs, picket signs
[A] Picket lines, picket signs
[F#m] Don't punish me [A] with brutality
Come [E] on, talk to [A] me
And we will see
[B] [E] What's going on?
What is [A#] going [Cm] on?
It's not too far
To break that up [F] to end
[D#] Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
I just talk to me so you can see
[F] What's going on?
[Gm] What's going on?
What's [F] going on?
[Gm] What's going on?
Oh, [F#] what's going on?
I made the choice
[C#m] [E] To make a move
You know [F#m] we [E] gotta find a way
To break [F#m] some love in you
[C] [G#m]
[C#m] Barricades can block our way
[F#m] Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me so you can see
[E] Oh, [G#m] what's going on?
[E] What's going on?
Hey, now, [B] what's going on?
What's [E] going on?
[B]
What's going on?
In a world filled with pain
[C] Where's the [G] love for which we [Em] pray?
What's going on?
When our children can't [G] play
Homeless can't eat
There's gotta be a [B] better way
What's going on?
When we're [G] politically blind
And can't see the signs of the day
[E] What's [C#m] going on?
[E] [G#m]
[C#m]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m]
[A] [C#m] [A]
[F#m]
[A] [E]
[G#m] [C#m] [E]
[G#m] [C#m] [Em]
[Am]
Need [B] some understanding
And shit to tell
Mmm, mmm, [E] mmm
Mom and mother
There's [C#m] no need to escalate
[E] Oh, no more is not the answer
[C#m] Only love can [Em] comprehend
You [F#m] know we've got to find a way
[B] To bring some love in here today
Oh, oh, oh, [F#m] oh
Blind
And can't see the signs
Don't punish me With brutality
Talk to me
So we can see
Oh, [E]
what's going on?
[C#m] What's going on?
[B]
[E] [C#m] Everybody thinks we're wrong
[F#] [G#m] [E] But who are they to judge us?
[C#m] Just because I bleed
Might be stronger than they
[E] [F#m] We've got to find
To bring back [E] understanding here [B] today
[F#m] Oh, shit, dick and lies
And [B] dick and shit
[F#m] Don't punish me [E] With [B] brutality
[F#m] Talk to me
[B] So we can [A] see
[E] What's going
[C#m] on?
What's going [E] on?
What's going on?
[C#m] What's going on?
What's going [A] on?
Who are they [G#m]
to judge us?
Simply because [C#m] our hair is gone
Gone, gone
You know [F#m] we've got to find a way
To [E] bring back understanding here today
[B] We don't [A] need picky lines
And picky signs
[F#m] Don't punish me With brutality
Come on, talk to me
[A] So you can see
Tell me [E] what's going on
[C#m] What's going on?
Tell me [E] what's going on
[C#m] Tell me what's going on
[B] [F#] [C#m] Everybody thinks [F#m] [D#] we're [E] wrong
But who are they to judge [G#m] us?
Simply [C#m] because our hair is [E] gone
[C#m] [A] [C#m]
Gone, gone
You know [Em]
we've [A] got [F#m] to find
To bring back
[A] understanding here [F#m]
today
You can see it's [E] all
[G#m] [E]
Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me so you can see
[E] Oh, what's going on?
[C#m]
[B] War is not the answer
Cause only [C#m] love conquers hate
You [A] know we gotta find a way
To bring some love in here [B] today
[G#m] [E] [A] Picket lines and [E] picket signs
[B] [A] Don't punish me with brutality
[C#m] [A] Talk to me so you can see
[F#m] [B] What's [E] going on?
Oh, [B] [E] what's going on?
[B] I wanna know what's going [N] [Em] on
[E]
[C#m] Oh, what's going on?
[E] Oh, I made the choice
[C#m] To make a move
[F#m] You gotta find a way
[A] [B]
[F#m] Picket signs, picket signs
[A] Picket lines, picket signs
[F#m] Don't punish me [A] with brutality
Come [E] on, talk to [A] me
And we will see
[B] [E] What's going on?
What is [A#] going [Cm] on?
It's not too far
To break that up [F] to end
[D#] Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
I just talk to me so you can see
[F] What's going on?
[Gm] What's going on?
What's [F] going on?
[Gm] What's going on?
Oh, [F#] what's going on?
I made the choice
[C#m] [E] To make a move
You know [F#m] we [E] gotta find a way
To break [F#m] some love in you
[C] [G#m]
[C#m] Barricades can block our way
[F#m] Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me so you can see
[E] Oh, [G#m] what's going on?
[E] What's going on?
Hey, now, [B] what's going on?
What's [E] going on?
[B]
What's going on?
In a world filled with pain
[C] Where's the [G] love for which we [Em] pray?
What's going on?
When our children can't [G] play
Homeless can't eat
There's gotta be a [B] better way
What's going on?
When we're [G] politically blind
And can't see the signs of the day
[E] What's [C#m] going on?
[E] [G#m]
[C#m]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m]
[A] [C#m] [A]
[F#m]
[A] [E]
[G#m] [C#m] [E]
[G#m] [C#m] [Em]
[Am]
Need [B] some understanding
And shit to tell
Mmm, mmm, [E] mmm
Mom and mother
There's [C#m] no need to escalate
[E] Oh, no more is not the answer
[C#m] Only love can [Em] comprehend
You [F#m] know we've got to find a way
[B] To bring some love in here today
Oh, oh, oh, [F#m] oh
Blind
And can't see the signs
Don't punish me With brutality
Talk to me
So we can see
Oh, [E]
what's going on?
[C#m] What's going on?
[B]
[E] [C#m] Everybody thinks we're wrong
[F#] [G#m] [E] But who are they to judge us?
[C#m] Just because I bleed
Might be stronger than they
[E] [F#m] We've got to find
To bring back [E] understanding here [B] today
[F#m] Oh, shit, dick and lies
And [B] dick and shit
[F#m] Don't punish me [E] With [B] brutality
[F#m] Talk to me
[B] So we can [A] see
[E] What's going
[C#m] on?
What's going [E] on?
What's going on?
[C#m] What's going on?
What's going [A] on?
Who are they [G#m]
to judge us?
Simply because [C#m] our hair is gone
Gone, gone
You know [F#m] we've got to find a way
To [E] bring back understanding here today
[B] We don't [A] need picky lines
And picky signs
[F#m] Don't punish me With brutality
Come on, talk to me
[A] So you can see
Tell me [E] what's going on
[C#m] What's going on?
Tell me [E] what's going on
[C#m] Tell me what's going on
[B] [F#] [C#m] Everybody thinks [F#m] [D#] we're [E] wrong
But who are they to judge [G#m] us?
Simply [C#m] because our hair is [E] gone
[C#m] [A] [C#m]
Gone, gone
You know [Em]
we've [A] got [F#m] to find
To bring back
[A] understanding here [F#m]
today
You can see it's [E] all
[G#m] [E]
Key:
E
C#m
F#m
A
B
E
C#m
F#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] _ _ _ _
[B] War is not the answer _ _
Cause only [C#m] _ love conquers hate
_ You _ [A] know we gotta find a way
To bring some love in here [B] today _
[G#m] _ [E] _ [A] _ Picket lines and [E] picket signs
[B] [A] Don't punish me with brutality
[C#m] _ [A] Talk to me so you can see
[F#m] [B] What's [E] going on?
Oh, [B] _ _ _ [E] what's going on?
[B] I wanna know what's going [N] _ [Em] on
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ Oh, what's going on?
[E] Oh, I made the _ choice _
[C#m] _ _ To make a move _
_ [F#m] _ _ You gotta find a way
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ Picket signs, picket signs
[A] Picket lines, picket signs
[F#m] Don't punish me [A] with brutality
Come [E] on, talk to [A] me
And we will see
[B] _ _ [E] What's going on?
What is [A#] going [Cm] on?
It's not too far _ _
To break that _ up [F] to end
_ [D#] Picket lines _ and picket signs
_ Don't punish me with brutality
I just talk to me so you can see
[F] _ _ What's going on?
[Gm] What's going on?
What's [F] going on? _
[Gm] What's going on?
Oh, [F#] _ what's going on? _
_ _ _ _ _ I made the choice
_ _ [C#m] _ [E] To make a move
You know [F#m] we [E] gotta find a way
_ To break [F#m] some love in you
_ [C] _ [G#m] _ _ _
[C#m] _ Barricades can block our way _
[F#m] Don't punish me with brutality _
Talk to me so you can see
[E] Oh, [G#m] what's going on?
[E] What's going on?
Hey, now, [B] what's going on?
What's [E] going on?
_ [B]
What's going on?
In a world filled with pain
[C] Where's the [G] love for which we [Em] pray?
What's going on?
When our children can't [G] play
Homeless can't eat
There's gotta be a [B] better way
What's going on?
When we're [G] politically blind
And can't see the signs of the day
[E] What's [C#m] going on? _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Need [B] some understanding
And shit to tell
_ Mmm, mmm, [E] mmm
Mom and mother
_ _ There's [C#m] no need to _ _ _ escalate _ _
[E] Oh, no more is not the answer _
[C#m] Only love can _ [Em] comprehend
You _ [F#m] know we've got to find a way _ _
_ [B] To bring some love in here today
Oh, oh, oh, [F#m] oh
Blind _
And can't see the signs
Don't punish me With brutality
_ _ Talk to me
So we can see
Oh, [E]
what's going on?
_ [C#m] What's going on?
[B] _
[E] _ _ [C#m] Everybody thinks we're wrong
[F#] _ _ [G#m] _ [E] But who are they to judge us?
_ _ [C#m] Just because I bleed
Might be stronger than they
_ [E] _ [F#m] We've got to find _ _
_ To bring back [E] understanding here [B] today
_ _ _ [F#m] Oh, shit, dick and lies
And [B] dick and shit
[F#m] Don't punish me [E] With [B] brutality
_ [F#m] _ Talk to me
[B] So we can [A] see
[E] What's going _ _
_ [C#m] on?
What's going [E] _ on?
What's going on?
[C#m] What's going on?
What's going [A] on?
Who are they [G#m] _ _
_ to judge us?
Simply because [C#m] our hair is gone
_ Gone, gone
You know [F#m] we've got to find a way
_ _ _ To [E] bring back understanding here today
[B] We don't [A] need picky lines
And picky signs
[F#m] Don't punish me With brutality
Come on, talk to me
[A] _ So you can see
Tell me [E] what's going on
_ [C#m] What's going on?
Tell me [E] what's going on
_ [C#m] Tell me what's going on _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] Everybody thinks _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] [D#] we're [E] wrong
But who are they to judge [G#m] us?
_ _ Simply [C#m] _ because our hair is [E] gone _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ Gone, gone
You know _ [Em]
we've [A] got _ _ [F#m] to find
To bring back _
_ [A] understanding here _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ today
You can see it's [E] all
_ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _
Don't punish me with brutality _
Talk to me so you can see
[E] Oh, what's going on?
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[B] War is not the answer _ _
Cause only [C#m] _ love conquers hate
_ You _ [A] know we gotta find a way
To bring some love in here [B] today _
[G#m] _ [E] _ [A] _ Picket lines and [E] picket signs
[B] [A] Don't punish me with brutality
[C#m] _ [A] Talk to me so you can see
[F#m] [B] What's [E] going on?
Oh, [B] _ _ _ [E] what's going on?
[B] I wanna know what's going [N] _ [Em] on
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ Oh, what's going on?
[E] Oh, I made the _ choice _
[C#m] _ _ To make a move _
_ [F#m] _ _ You gotta find a way
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ Picket signs, picket signs
[A] Picket lines, picket signs
[F#m] Don't punish me [A] with brutality
Come [E] on, talk to [A] me
And we will see
[B] _ _ [E] What's going on?
What is [A#] going [Cm] on?
It's not too far _ _
To break that _ up [F] to end
_ [D#] Picket lines _ and picket signs
_ Don't punish me with brutality
I just talk to me so you can see
[F] _ _ What's going on?
[Gm] What's going on?
What's [F] going on? _
[Gm] What's going on?
Oh, [F#] _ what's going on? _
_ _ _ _ _ I made the choice
_ _ [C#m] _ [E] To make a move
You know [F#m] we [E] gotta find a way
_ To break [F#m] some love in you
_ [C] _ [G#m] _ _ _
[C#m] _ Barricades can block our way _
[F#m] Don't punish me with brutality _
Talk to me so you can see
[E] Oh, [G#m] what's going on?
[E] What's going on?
Hey, now, [B] what's going on?
What's [E] going on?
_ [B]
What's going on?
In a world filled with pain
[C] Where's the [G] love for which we [Em] pray?
What's going on?
When our children can't [G] play
Homeless can't eat
There's gotta be a [B] better way
What's going on?
When we're [G] politically blind
And can't see the signs of the day
[E] What's [C#m] going on? _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Need [B] some understanding
And shit to tell
_ Mmm, mmm, [E] mmm
Mom and mother
_ _ There's [C#m] no need to _ _ _ escalate _ _
[E] Oh, no more is not the answer _
[C#m] Only love can _ [Em] comprehend
You _ [F#m] know we've got to find a way _ _
_ [B] To bring some love in here today
Oh, oh, oh, [F#m] oh
Blind _
And can't see the signs
Don't punish me With brutality
_ _ Talk to me
So we can see
Oh, [E]
what's going on?
_ [C#m] What's going on?
[B] _
[E] _ _ [C#m] Everybody thinks we're wrong
[F#] _ _ [G#m] _ [E] But who are they to judge us?
_ _ [C#m] Just because I bleed
Might be stronger than they
_ [E] _ [F#m] We've got to find _ _
_ To bring back [E] understanding here [B] today
_ _ _ [F#m] Oh, shit, dick and lies
And [B] dick and shit
[F#m] Don't punish me [E] With [B] brutality
_ [F#m] _ Talk to me
[B] So we can [A] see
[E] What's going _ _
_ [C#m] on?
What's going [E] _ on?
What's going on?
[C#m] What's going on?
What's going [A] on?
Who are they [G#m] _ _
_ to judge us?
Simply because [C#m] our hair is gone
_ Gone, gone
You know [F#m] we've got to find a way
_ _ _ To [E] bring back understanding here today
[B] We don't [A] need picky lines
And picky signs
[F#m] Don't punish me With brutality
Come on, talk to me
[A] _ So you can see
Tell me [E] what's going on
_ [C#m] What's going on?
Tell me [E] what's going on
_ [C#m] Tell me what's going on _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] Everybody thinks _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] [D#] we're [E] wrong
But who are they to judge [G#m] us?
_ _ Simply [C#m] _ because our hair is [E] gone _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ Gone, gone
You know _ [Em]
we've [A] got _ _ [F#m] to find
To bring back _
_ [A] understanding here _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ today
You can see it's [E] all
_ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _