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The Cats: I GOTTA KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON (Cees Veerman – 1968) 4/4 – 94 in the E-key
(Capo on the 2nd Fret, or Transpose all Chords 2 Semi-Tones up).
|%    |: Repeat the previous chord and measure.
[Intro]
|    D|%    |
[Verse 1]
                          D|    A|
  I Gotta Know What’s Going On,
   G               A|     D|
Why Don’t You Stop Crying.
%                              |    A|
  Just Tell Me What Have I Done Wrong,
   G                A|    D|
You Think I’ve Been Lying.
[Verse 2]
                          D|    A|
  I Tell You What I’m Gonna Do,
   G             A|       D|
Why Don’t You Be-lieve Me.
%                           |    A|
  I’m Gonna Prove My Love To You,
      G              A|D  
Please Don’t Say You Leave Me.
               |              Em|A  
‘Cause When You Go, I Can’t Show You,
           |       D|%    |
 How Much I Love You.
[Bridge]
                  Gm|%             |                 Eb|%    |
  Love Is Love, It’s Not A Thing To Play With, (Love Is Love).
                  F|%                  |           Bb|%
  Love To Me, Means More Than Just Have Fun, (Love Is Love).
  |           Gm|             Eb|F  
Ne-vertheless, A Sweet Caress, A Tender Kiss,
  |               Bb|        Dm|         A|%    |
Is Something I Can’t Miss, No I Can’t Miss.
[Verse 3]
                          D|    A|
  I Gotta Know What’s Going On,
   G               A|     D|
Why Don’t You Stop Crying.
                              D|    A|
  Just Tell Me What Have I Done Wrong,
    G           A|D  
I’ve Never Been Lying.
             |              Em|A  
You Know It’s True, I Can’t Go On,
           |      D|%
Living With-out You.
[Outro]
      |          G|      F#|           G|F#  
‘Cause I Know That I, Can’t Live Without You,
                                   / (Break)
  |     G|     A|    D|%    |%    |D  
Be-cause, I Love You.
Have fun, DairyBeat, Netherlands.

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I Gotta Know Whats Going On

by The Cats

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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The Cats: I GOTTA KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON (Cees Veerman – 1968) 4/4 – 94 in the E-key

(Capo on the 2nd Fret, or Transpose all Chords 2 Semi-Tones up).

|% |: Repeat the previous chord and measure.

[Intro]

| |% |

[Verse 1]

D A

| |

I Gotta Know What’s Going On,

G A D

| |

Why Don’t You Stop Crying.

% | |

Just Tell Me What Have I Done Wrong,

G A D

| |

You Think I’ve Been Lying.

[Verse 2]

D A

| |

I Tell You What I’m Gonna Do,

G A D

| |

Why Don’t You Be-lieve Me.

% | |

I’m Gonna Prove My Love To You,

G A D

Please Don’t Say You Leave Me.

Em A

| |

‘Cause When You Go, I Can’t Show You,

| |% |

How Much I Love You.

[Bridge]

Gm Eb

|% | |% |

Love Is Love, It’s Not A Thing To Play With, (Love Is Love).

F Bb

|% | |%

Love To Me, Means More Than Just Have Fun, (Love Is Love).

Gm Eb F

| | |

Ne-vertheless, A Sweet Caress, A Tender Kiss,

Bb Dm A

| | | |% |

Is Something I Can’t Miss, No I Can’t Miss.

[Verse 3]

D A

| |

I Gotta Know What’s Going On,

G A D

| |

Why Don’t You Stop Crying.

D A

| |

Just Tell Me What Have I Done Wrong,

G A D

I’ve Never Been Lying.

Em A

| |

You Know It’s True, I Can’t Go On,

| |%

Living With-out You.

[Outro]

G F# G F#

| | | |

‘Cause I Know That I, Can’t Live Without You,

/ (Break)

G A D D

| | | |% |% |

Be-cause, I Love You.

Have fun, DairyBeat, Netherlands.

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