What's Going On?   - Al Stewart


Here are the chords to "What's Going On?". Just having the chords certainly
leaves a lot lacking, because the song is so great rhythmically, but it is a
start.

Em            Am   D           Em       Am  D
First time I saw you, you were Mr. Natural
Em              Am  D         Em              Am        D
You seemed so diffident, you hardly spoke at all
Em              Am      D          Em                    Am    D
Now you come to me and you've got green streaks in your hair
     Em              Am  D         Em            Am  ...D
You walk like Greta Garbo but you talk like Yogi Bear  (so tell me now)
     Em             A   G              C
  CH:  What's going on?  What's going on?
           G              D                Am
       I really don't believe what's going on
                    Em   Am  D  Em  Am  D
       What's going on
Em              Am   D            Em            Am
Anyone in the farmhouse could've given you the news
Em                 Am    D              Em         Am     D
You think you're in control but you're only being used
    Em               Am     D              Em         Am    D
I know your head is in the sky and you're easy to deceive
Em           Am     D         Em            Am
But how you fell for this I really don't believe.     (CH)

Em                     Am      D        Em              Am
All those rock'n'roll star heroes you spend your time around
Em                    Am      D                 Em               Am    D
You may think you're one of them but you're  a hundred thousand down
Em                    Am          D       Em             Am    D
What're you going to do when the company calls its money in?
Em               Am    D          Em             Am
How'll you feel stuck out in the rain without a friend?     (CH)

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Interesting how the 2 songs I have are about betrayal.  Hmmmm. Does anyone
know who this song is supposed to be about anyway? Maybe one of those glam
rockers of the '70's?  The song is fairly timeless...musicians and record
companies are always *doing* each other. :-)

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