Misc Mashups – Marvin Gaye - Whats Goin On - Mercy Mercy Me (Guitar)

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[Intro] Emaj7 [Verse 1]
Emaj7                            C#m7
Mother, mother, there's too many of you crying

Emaj7                                           C#m7
Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you dying

F#m
You know we've got to find a way

             A/B                B
To bring some lovin' here today, hey
[Verse 2]
Emaj7                             C#m7
Father, father, we don't need to escalate

         Emaj7                                C#m7
You see, war is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate

F#m
You know we've got to find a way

              A/B                B
To bring some lovin' here today, ohhh
[Chorus]
F#m                    A/B
Picket lines and picket signs

F#m                    A/B
Don't punish me with brutality

F#m           A/B
Talk to me, so you can see

          Emaj7            C#m7
Oh, what's going on, what's going

            Emaj7                C#m7
Yeah, what's going on, ah, what's going on
[Break]
Am9       A/B
Ahhh....
[Verse 3]
Emaj7                            C#m7
Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong

Emaj7                                            C#m7
Ah, but who are they to judge us. Simply cos our hair is long

F#m
You know we've got to find a way

           A/B                B
Bring some understandin' here today
[Chorus]
F#m                    A/B
Picket lines and picket signs

F#m                    A/B
Don't punish me with brutality

         F#m           A/B
Come on, talk to me, so you can see

          Emaj7             C#m7
Oh, what's going on, yeah, what's going

            Emaj7                C#m7
Tell me what's going on, ah, I'll tell you what's going on
Am9 A/B [Outro]
Emaj7
     Whoa oh, mercy, mercy me

C#m7
     Oh, things ain't what they used to be

    F#m7
No, no    where did all the blue sky go

Amaj7
      Poison is the wind that blows

Amaj7                                  Emaj7
      From the north, east, south, and sea

Emaj7
      Whoa, mercy, mercy me

 C#m7
      Oh, things ain't what they used to be

    F#m7
No, no    oil wasted on the oceans

      Amaj7
And upon our seas fish full of mercury, ah..

Emaj7
      Oh, mercy, mercy me

 C#m7
      Oh, things ain't what they used to be

    F#m7                                 Amaj7
No, no      radiation underground and in the sky

Amaj7                                       Emaj7
      Animals and birds who live nearby are dying

Emaj7
      Oh, mercy, mercy me

 C#m7                                F#m7
      Oh, things ain't what they used.... to be

 F#m7                             Amaj7
      What about this overcrowded land

Amaj7
      How much more abuse from man can she stand

Emaj7                     C#m7
Ooh, ooh, oh, no,     no, no, na, na, na
(my sweet Lord)
        F#m7
Na, na, na, na, na
(my sweet Lord)
        Amaj7
My, my, lord, my sweet Lord please....