Here's my fairly simplistic version on Marvin Gayes' whats going on.
I tried a new chording diagram, but I also gave the chords tab directly
under it in case you can't figure it out.
Remember to play these chords loosely and kind of funky, and feel free
to use a CAPO if you want to change the key.
Questions, Comments . . . ianvomsaal@yahoo.com
enjoy - Ian C.T. vom Saal
Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/marvin_gaye/whats_going_on_crd_ver_2.html ]
DMaj7 Bm7 Em7 A13sus4 A13 Gbm9
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[VERSE-1]
[DMaj7] [Bm7]
Mother, mother, there's to many of you crying
[DMaj7] [Bm7]
Brother, brother, brother, there's far to many of you dying.
[Em7] [A13sus4] [A13]
You know we've got to find a way, To bring some lovin' here today
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[VERSE-2]
[DMaj7] [Bm7]
Father, father, we don't need to escalate
[DMaj7] [Bm7]
You see, war is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate
[Em7] [A13sus4] [A13]
You know we've got to find a way, To bring some lovin' here today
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[CHORUS]
[Em7]Picket lines and [A13sus4]picket signs
Don't [Em7]punish me with [A13sus4]brutality
[Em7]Talk to me, so [A13sus4]you can see
Ohhh, whats [DMaj7]going on, whats [Bm7]going on
Yeah whats [DMaj7]going on, Ahh, whats [Bm7]going on
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[Interlude] [Gbm9](8x) [A13sus4](4x) [A13](4x)
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[VERSE-3]
[DMaj7] [Bm7]
Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong
[DMaj7] [Bm7]
Ohhh, but who are they to judge us, simply 'cause our hair is long
[Em7] [A13sus4] [A13]
You know we've got to find a way, To bring some understanding here today
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[CHORUS]
[Em7]Picket lines and [A13sus4]picket signs
Don't [Em7]punish me with [A13sus4]brutality
[Em7]Talk to me, so [A13sus4]you can see
Ohhh, whats [DMaj7]going on, whats [Bm7]going on
Yeah whats [DMaj7]going on, Ahh, whats [Bm7]going on
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[Interlude] [Gbm9](8x) [A13sus4](8x)
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[Outro] [Gbm9](8x) [A13sus4](4x) [A13](4x) [D-Maj7](1x)
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