Verse 1
 
 DMaj7                       Bm7
Mother, mother, there's to many of you crying 
 DMaj7                                Bm7
Brother, brother, brother, there's far to many of you dying. 
             Em7                        A13sus4       A13
You know we've got to find a way, To bring some lovin' here today 
  
 
Verse 2
 
DMaj7                       Bm7
Father, father, we don't need to escalate 
        DMaj7                                 Bm7
You see, war is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate 
             Em7                         A13sus4     A13
You know we've got to find a way, To bring some lovin' here today 
  
 
Chorus
 
Em7Picket lines and A13sus4picket signs
Don't Em7punish me with A13sus4brutality
Em7Talk to me, so A13sus4you can see
Ohhh, whats DMaj7going on, whats Bm7going on
Yeah whats DMaj7going on, Ahh, whats Bm7going on
  
 
Interlude
 
Gbm9(8x)   A13sus4(4x)   A13(4x)
 
  
Verse 3
 
 DMaj7                  Bm7 
Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong 
         DMaj7                                   Bm7
Ohhh, but who are they to judge us, simply 'cause our hair is long 
             Em7                           A13sus4        A13
You know we've got to find a way, To bring some understanding here today 
  
 
Chorus
 
Em7Picket lines and A13sus4picket signs
Don't Em7punish me with A13sus4brutality
Em7Talk to me, so A13sus4you can see
Ohhh, whats DMaj7going on, whats Bm7going on
Yeah whats DMaj7going on, Ahh, whats Bm7going on
  
 
Interlude
 
Gbm9(8x)   A13sus4(8x)
  
  
Outro