Whats Goin On
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Intro
verse 1
Just another day
Bm D
Seems like everybody's (got a problem)
G
No one knows how
D
But (we all want to solve 'em)
Bm
You could give a (dime)
D
Give a (hand)
Or give a (shit)
G D
Or you could look away and (never deal with it)
Bm
For example
D
This girl is pretty fly for a white gal
G D
All the guys want her though she's a juvenile
Bm D
She's really kinda sad and just don't care
G D
'Cause the only one she wants is her best friend Claire
Bm
What's going on?
D
What's going on?
Bm
Ready or not (not)
D Bm D Bm
The world moves on and on and on and on and on and on and on
D
Yo, what's going on?
Pre-Chorus
C G
There's nothing much to me
D
I'm simple like you are, ordinary (simple like you are)
C G
My tired eyes can see
A
That time may fly
A
And what's left is
Meant to be
[Refrão]Chorus
D G
I'm looking out
Bm
And you're looking in
G
It's taken more than time
F#m G
To erase the stain
A D
And it's never been the same
verse 2
Bm
Any city
D G
A girl turns 17, she goes to a party
D Bm
She and her girls are drinking bacardi
D G
Ever since she walked through the door
D Bm
All the guys have been flexing and tryin' to score
D
But she's a good girl
G
So she won't have none of that
D
She takes another sip
Bm D G
But has no clue of the spike from the G to the H to the B
D
She wakes up on the morning
Bm
Bruised and raped in the street
Bm
What's going on?
D
What's going on?
Bm
Ready or not (not)
D Bm D Bm
The world moves on and on and on and on and on and on
D
Yo, what's going on?
Pre-Chorus
C G
There's nothing much to me
D
I'm simple like you are, ordinary (simple like you are)
C G
My tired eyes can see
A
That time may fly
A
And what's left is
Meant to be
[Refrão]Chorus
D G
I'm looking out
Bm
And you're looking in
G
It's taken more than time
F#m G
To erase the stain
A D
And it's never been the same
verse 3
Bm
(In a small town)
D
A kid that you know goes to school
G D
He's really kinda shy and not that cool
Bm D
He knows what it's like to look in from the outside
G D
Inside, he wants someone to confide
Bm D
Everyone's busy and no one's got the time
G
He takes his dad's gun and says
D
"This is how I'll shine"
Bm
Boom-boom-boom
D
And the kids fall down
G
On the ground
D
Dumbfound (dumbfound)
Bm
What's going on?
D
What's going on?
Bm
Ready or not (not)
D Bm D Bm
The world moves on and on and on (and on and on and on...)
D
Yo, what's going on?
Pre-Chorus
C G
There's nothing much to me
D
I'm simple like you are, ordinary (simple like you are)
C G
My tired eyes can see
A
That time may fly
A
And what's left is
Meant to be
[Refrão]Chorus
D G
I'm looking out
Bm
And you're looking in
G
It's taken more than time
F#m G
To erase the stain
A
And it's never been the same
D G
I'm looking out
Bm
And you're looking in
G
It's taken more than time
F#m G
To erase the stain
A
And it's never been the same
Bm
(According to the Department of Justice, one out of five American woman are victims of rape or sexual
assault during their lifetime)
D
(25% of women have reported that they have been assaulted or raped by a current or former partner)
G
(25% of students have been victims of a violent crime that occurred in and around this school)
D
(800,000 six to twelve grade students carried a gun in school last year)
(What's goin' on, goin' on, goin' on?...)
How to play Whats Goin On
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.