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I Heard It Through The Grapevine

by Marvin Gaye

Written by: Whitfield & Strong

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Whitfield & Strong Marvin Gaye | / / / ~ Dm | / / G Dm | / / G Dm | / / G Dm | / Hm m mm ^I | Dm A ||: bet^youre^won^derin how^I knew | / / ^bout your ^plans | ||: nn aint^sup posed^to cry | / / ^but these ^tears | ||: ff f^of what^you see | / / ^son and ^none | G7 | ss s^to make^me blue | ee e^with some^oth^er^guy | | s^I cant hold^in side | ee ee ^Los ing ^you | | ee e^of what^you hear | ee e^but ^I cant ^help | Dm Am | yy y^you knew^be fore | ~ ^Be tween^the two^of^us^guys | | u^would^end^my life^you see | / / ^cause you ^mean | | pp p^but be^con fused | / / ^if its ^true | G7 | s^you^know^I loved^you more | ee e^It took^me^by^sur | | nn that much^to me | ee ee You^could^have^told | | ee please tell^me dear | rr r ~ Do^you^pl^an | Bm G7 Dm | prise e^e ^I must ^say | yy / when^I..I | found^out tt yes ter^day | | dd d^d ^me your ^self | ff / that^you uu | lov^ed dd some one^else | | nn n^to ^let me ^go | oo / for^the^oth^er | guy^you uu loved be^fore | G7 Dm G7 Dm G | yy Dont^you know^that^I^heard | d^it^thru^the grape vine | / / not^mu^ch^long | | ee In stead I^heard | d^it^thru^the grape vine | / / not^mu^ch^long | | ee Dont^you know^that^I^heard | d^it^thru^the grape vine | / / not^mu^ch^long | Dm G7 Dm | g^er^would^you b^e mine | / / Oh I^heard | d^it^thru^the grape vine | | g^er^would^you b^e mine | / / Oh I^heard | d^it^thru^the grape vine | | g^er^would^you b^e mine | / / Oh I^heard | d^it^thru^the grape vine | G7 | / ~ ^Oh hh I'm^just | a^bout^to^l o=s^e my^mind | dd Hon^ey ^hon ey ^oh ( ^I ) | | / / ^And I'm ^just | a^bout^to^l o=s^e my^mind | dd Hon^ey ^hon ey ^oh ( ^I ) | | / ~ ^Oh hh I'm^just | a^bout^to^l o=s^e my^mind | dd Hon^ey ^hon ey ^oh ( ^I ) | Dm | yeah hh / / | / / / / | | heard^it^thru^the grape^vine^not^much | long^er^would^you ^be mine ^ba | 1. | a^by yy / Ooh | hh hh I^know^a^man :|| 2. | a^by yy / Ooh | h^h hh ^Oo oh ^hh | hh / / / | //// | //// | / Peo^ple say^be^lieve^half :|| 3. | a^by yy / Yeah ||: h yeah yeah yeah ^I | heard^it^thru^the grape^vine^not^much | | long^er^would^it ^be mine ^ba | a^by yy / ~ ^Yeah :|| Repeat and fade

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I Heard It Through The Grapevine is performed by Marvin Gaye and written by Whitfield & Strong. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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