(Cmaj7)Moth er, moth er,
there’s too man y (Am7)of you cry ing.
You see (Cmaj7)Broth er, broth er, broth er,
there’s far too man y (Am7)of you dy ing.
You you know we’ve (Dm7)got to find a way
to to bring some (Dm7)lov in’ here to day, yeah.
(Cmaj7)Fa ther, fa ther,
we don’t need to (Am7)es ca late.
ing.
Ah, but (Cmaj7)war is not the an swer,
for on ly love can (Am7)con quer hate.
ing.
You you know we’ve (Dm7)got to find a way
to to bring some (Dm7)lov in’ here to day,
yeah.
(Dm7)lov in’ here to day, oh.
(Dm7)Pick et lines
and (Dm7)pick et signs
don’t (Dm7)pun ish me
with bru (Dm7)tal i ty.
(Dm7)Talk to me
so (Dm7)you can see, oh, what’s (Cmaj7)go ing on,
what’s (Am7)go ing on, yeah, what’s (Cmaj7)go ing on, oh, what’s (Am7)go ing on.
Ah, ah, (Fm9)ah, ah, ah.
I, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, ya, ya, ya, ya.
I, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya.
Be, doot, de doot; Be, be, be, doot; Be be, be, doot; Bu, doot, be, be, be, doot; Be be, be, be, be, doot.
Be, be, be, be, be, doot.
This page shows “What's Going On” by Marvin Gaye in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.