Biography:
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984) was an American soul and rnb singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, known as "The Prince of Soul", or "The Prince of Motown." Originally a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows, he pursued a solo career after the group disbanded and released many successful solo hits including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Let's Get It On" and "What's Going On". His best albums are still held in extremely high regard, and he is often cited as one of the finest singers of his era.
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Other songs:
- Ain't No Mountain High
- Got To Give It Up
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine
- Let's Get It On
- Mercy Mercy Me
- Somethin' Stupid
- Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
- You're All I Need To Get By
- Abraham Martin And John
- After The Dance
- Aint No Mountain High Enough
- Aint Nothing Like The Real Thing
- Can I Get A Witness
- Chained
- Come Get To This Acoustic
- Distant Lover
- Flyin High In The Friendly Sky
- God Is Love
- Hitch Hike
- How Sweet It Is
- I Want You
- If I Should Die Tonight
- Ill Be Doggone
- Inner City Blues
- It Takes Two
- Lets Get It On
- Little Darling I Need You
- Lucky Lucky Me
- Only A Lonely Man Would Know
- Pride And Joy
- Save The Children
- Sexual Healing
- Sunny
- Sweeter As The Days Go By
- Take This Heart Of Mine
- Thats The Way Love Is
- The Onion Song
- Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
- Try It Baby
- Whats Goin On
- Whats Going On
- Whats Happening Brother
- You
- You Got What It Takes
- You Sure Love To Ball
- Your Precious Love
- Your Unchanging Love
- Youre A Wonderful One
- Youre All I Need To Get By
- Youve Got What It Takes
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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
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
[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
[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
[Interlude]
[Gbm9](8x) [A13sus4](4x) [A13](4x)
[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
[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
[Interlude]
[Gbm9](8x) [A13sus4](8x)
[Outro]
Gbm9](8x) [A13sus4](4x) [A13](4x) [DMaj7](1x)
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
DMaj7 Bm7 Em7 A13sus4 A13 Gbm9
==0=== x===== 0==0=0 x0=0== x0=0== ======
|||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
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------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
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------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
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xx0222 x24232 022030 x02032 x02022 242224
-----------------------------------------------------------------
[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
[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
[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
[Interlude]
[Gbm9](8x) [A13sus4](4x) [A13](4x)
[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
[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
[Interlude]
[Gbm9](8x) [A13sus4](8x)
[Outro]
Gbm9](8x) [A13sus4](4x) [A13](4x) [DMaj7](1x)
