What’s going on    (video)

 

    C - Am   - C - Am

 

      Am                  - Em                             Am

1. Mother, mother,         there’s too many of you crying,

      Am                                - Em                                 Am

    brother, brother, brother,         there’s far too many of you dying.

                             Dm                                             G

  You know we’ve got to find a way, to bring some loving here today, hey.

 

      Am                - Em                            Am

2. Father, father,         we don’t need to escalate,

    Am                              - Em                            - Am

    war is not the answer,          for only love can          conquer hate.

                               Dm                                              G

    You know we’ve got to find a way, to bring some loving here today.

 

     Dm                     G                         Dm                        G

+  Picket lines and picket signs don’t punish me with brutality,

    Dm                  G                              C

    talk to me, so you can see, what’s going on,

                Am                                C                             Am

    what’s going on, yeah, what’s going on, oh, what’s going on.

 

+  Fm - Fm - Fm - Fm      +  Dm - G - Dm - G

 

      Am      - Em                   Am

3. Mother,         everybody thinks we’re wrong,

                Am                                    - Em                              Am

    ah, but who are they to judge us,          simply ‘cause our hair is long.

                               Dm                                              G

    You know we’ve got to find a way, to bring some loving here today.

 

     Dm                     G                         Dm                        G

+  Picket lines and picket signs don’t punish me with brutality,

                    Dm                  G                              C

    come on, talk to me, so you can see, what’s going on,

                         Am                        C                                      Am

    yeah, what’s going on, what’s going on, I tell you what’s going on.

 

+  Fm - Fm - Fm - Fm      +  Dm - G - Dm - G

 

+  Fm - Fm - Fm - Fm ….

 

(orig. = capo 4th)    (Marvin Gaye)