Emaj7    C#m7      F#m7        A/B     B13      Am7     Bm7
779897   9x999x    x9x9 10 9   707650  07789x   5x5550  7x7770
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[Intro]
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#m7
You know we've got to find a way
              A/B                 B13
To bring some lovin' here today - Ya

[Verse 1]
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#m7
You know we've got to find a way
              A/B               B13
To bring some lovin' here today

[Chorus]
F#m7             A/B
Picket lines and picket signs
      F#m7              A/B
Don't punish me with brutality
F#m7           A/B
Talk to me, so you can see

           Emaj7                C#m7
Oh, what's going on      What's going on
           Emaj7               C#m7
Ya, what's going on Ah, what's going on

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[Verse 2]
Emaj7                     C#m7
Father, father, everybody thinks we're wrong
        Emaj7                                          C#m7
Oh, but who are they to judge us    Simply because our hair is long
                   F#m7
Oh, you know we've got to find a way
                    A/B                   
To bring some understanding here today
B13
Oh

[Chorus]
F#m7             A/B
Picket lines and picket signs
      F#m7               A/B
Don't punish me with bru tality
        F#m7           A/B
Come on talk to me, so you can see   Oh!
        Emaj7                C#m7
What's going on   Ya, what's going on
               Emaj7
Tell me what's going on
                     C#m7
I'll tell you what's going on - ooo

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