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I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Marvin Gaye
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)Capofret 1
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D-DU-UDU
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 (Original Key: )
 Ooh, I bet  you're wonderin' how  I knew,
 'Bout your plans  to make me blue.
 With some other guy  you knew  be-fore,
 Between two of us guys,  you know I loved  you more.
 It took me by sur-prise,  I must say,
 When I found  out yester-day.  Don't you know that:
 I heard  it through the grape-vine;
 Not much longer,  would you be mine.
 Oh, I heard  it through the grape-vine;
 Oh, I'm just  about to lose my mind,  honey, honey, yeah.
 (I heard  it through the grapevine,
 Not much longer would you be my  baby).
 I know a man  ain't sup-posed  to cry,
 But these tears,  I can't hold in-side.
 Losing you,  would end my life,  you see,
 'Cos you mean  that much to me.
 You could have told  me your-self,
 That you loved  someone else.
 Instead, I heard  it through the grape-vine;
 Not much longer  would you be mine.
 Oh, I heard  it through the grape-vine;
 Oh, I'm just  about to lose my mind,  honey, honey, yeah.
 (I heard  it through the grapevine,
 Not much longer would you be my  baby).
 People say; believe half of what you see,
 Son, and none  of what you hear.
 But I can't help,  but be con-fused,
 If it's true,  please tell me, dear.
 Do you plan  to let me go,
 For the other guy  you loved be-fore?
 I heard  it through the grape-vine;
 Not much longer,  would you be mine.
 Oh, I heard  it through the grape-vine;
 Oh, I'm just  about to lose my mind,  honey, honey, yeah.
 (I heard  it through the grapevine,
 Not much longer would you be my  baby).
 (with Vocal Ad-Libs)
 (Repeat to Fade)
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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Readable chord sheet for I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

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(Original Key: [Ebm])

[Dm]  [Dsus4]  [Dm]  [Dsus4]  [Dm]

Ooh, I [Dm]bet you're wonderin' [Dsus4]how I [Dm]knew,
'Bout your [A]plans to make me [G]blue.
With some other [Dm]guy you [Dsus4]knew be-[Dm]fore,
Between two of us [A]guys, you know I [G]loved you more.

[G] It took me by sur-[Bm]prise, I must [G]say,
When I [Dm]found out yester-[G]day. Don't you know that:

I [Dm]heard it through the [Dsus4]grape-[Dm]vine;
Not much [A]longer, would you be mine.[G]
Oh, I [Dm]heard it through the [Dsus4]grape-[Dm]vine;
Oh, I'm [A]just about to lose my [G]mind, honey, honey, [Dm]yeah.

(I [Dm]heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you [Dsus4]be    [Dm]my baby).[Dsus4]       [Dm]           [Dsus4]                  [Dm]

I know a [Dm]man ain't sup-[Dsus4]posed to [Dm]cry,
But these [A]tears, I can't hold in-[G]side.
Losing [Dm]you, would end my [Dsus4]life, you [Dm]see,
'Cos you [A]mean that much to [G]me.

[G] You could have [Bm]told me your-[G]self,
That you [Dm]loved someone [G]else.

Instead, I [Dm]heard it through the [Dsus4]grape-[Dm]vine;
Not much [G]longer would you be mine.
Oh, I [Dm]heard it through the [Dsus4]grape-[Dm]vine;
Oh, I'm [A]just about to lose my [G]mind, honey, honey, [Dm]yeah.

(I [Dm]heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you [Dsus4]be    [Dm]my baby).[Dsus4]       [Dm]           [Dsus4]                  [Dm]

[Dm]  [Dsus4]  [Dm]  [Dsus4]  [Dm]

[Dm] People say; believe half of what you see,
Son, and [A]none of what you [G]hear.
But I can't [Dm]help, but be con-fused,
If it's [A]true, please tell me, [G]dear.

Do you [Bm]plan to let me [G]go,
For the other [Dm]guy you loved be-[G]fore?

I [Dm]heard it through the [Dsus4]grape-[Dm]vine;
Not much [A]longer, would you be mine.[G]
Oh, I [Dm]heard it through the [Dsus4]grape-[Dm]vine;
Oh, I'm [A]just about to lose my [G]mind, honey, honey, [Dm]yeah.

(I [Dm]heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you [Dsus4]be    [Dm]my baby).[Dsus4]       [Dm]           [Dsus4]                  [Dm]

(with Vocal Ad-Libs)

[Dm]  [Dsus4]  [Dm]  [Dsus4]  [Dm]

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [Dm]     [Dsus4]    [A]       [G]       [Bm]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
 xx0231  xx0233  x02220  320003  x24432

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