What's Going On

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

-6  5    6  -6
Mother, mother
  -6     6  6 -6 5   5  -4  4
There's too many of you crying
 7   6    -6  5    6  -6
Brother, brother, brother
  6     -6   6  6 -6 5   5  -4 4 4
There's far too many of you dying-
-6   5     -4   4  -4  5   4  4
You know we've got to find a way
-6   7    -8   8  8   8    -8 -8 -6 -7 -6 8
To bring some lovin' here today---- Ya-----

-6  5    6  -6
Father, father
-6   6    6   -6 5 5 -4 4
We don't need to escalate
-4   4    7  6  -6   5   6  -6
You see, war is not the answer
 6  -6 6  6   -6   5   5  -4 4 4
For only love can conquer hate--
-6   5     -4   4  -4  5   4  4
You know we've got to find a way
-6   7    -8   8  8   8    -8 -8 -6 -7 -6 8
To bring some lovin' here today---- Ya-----

 5  6   -6    4   5  6   -6
Picket lines and picket signs
  4    5  6  -6  -6  7 -6 6 -6
Don't punish me with brutality
 5   6  -6  4   5   6  -6
Talk to me, so you can see
 8    8    -8 7  7 -6
Oh, what's going on--
  8    -8 7  7 -6
What's going on--
8     8    -8 7  7 -6
Ya, what's going on--
8     8    -8 7  7 -6    
Ah, what's going on--

-6  5    6  -6
Father, father,
-6 6 6 -6   5      5   -4 4 
everybody thinks we're wrong
-4   4   7   6   -6  5    6   -6
Oh, but who are they to judge us
 6 -6   6  6   -6   5   5  -4 4 4
Simply because our hair is long--
-6   5     -4   4  -4  5   4  4
You know we've got to find a way
-6   7    -8   8  8   8    -8 -8 -6 -7 -6 8
To bring some lovin' here today---- Ya-----

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