...I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE... by Marvin Gaye
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*from 'Everybody Needs Love' (1967)*


*CAPO 1st FRET*

(Original Key: Eb)


Intro:

Dm  Dsus4, Dm  Dsus4  Dm (x5)

Verse 1:

      DmOoh (xx0231@1)I bet you're,
Wonderin' how I knew,
           A'Bout (x02220@1)your plans,
   GTo (320003@1)make me blue,
                DmWith (xx0231@1)some other guy,
You knew be-fore,
                  ABetween (x02220@1)two of us guys,
           GYou (320003@1)know I loved you more.

Bridge 1:

G (320003@1)It took me,
       BmBy (x24432@1)sur-prise,
       GI (320003@1)must say,
       DmWhen (xx0231@1)I found out,
       GYester-day. (320003@1)Don't you know that:

Chorus 1:

  DmI (xx0231@1)heard it through,
    Dsus4Dm
The grape-vine,
         GNot (320003@1)much longer,
Would you be mine,
      DmOh, (xx0231@1)I heard it through,
    Dsus4Dm
The grape-vine,
        GOh, (320003@1)I'm just about,
To lose my mind,
             DmHoney, (xx0231@1)honey yeah.

Break:

   Dm(I (xx0231@1)heard it,
Through the grapevine,
Not much longer,
                Dsus4Dm
Would you be my ba   -by).

Verse 2:

         DmI (xx0231@1)know a man ain't,
Supposed to cry,
          ABut (x02220@1)these tears,
                GI (320003@1)can't hold in-side,
Losing you would,
Dm (xx0231@1)End my life you see,
        ACos (x02220@1)you mean,
             GThat (320003@1)much to me.

Bridge 2:

G (320003@1)You could have;
Bm (x24432@1)          G (320003@1)Told me your-self,
         DmThat (xx0231@1)you loved,
        GSomeone (320003@1)else.
Instead;

Chorus 2:

  DmI (xx0231@1)heard it through,
    Dsus4Dm
The grape-vine,
         GNot (320003@1)much longer,
Would you be mine,
      DmOh, (xx0231@1)I heard it through,
    Dsus4Dm
The grape-vine,
        GOh, (320003@1)I'm just about,
To lose my mind,
             DmHoney, (xx0231@1)honey yeah.

Break:

   Dm(I (xx0231@1)heard it,
Through the grapevine,
Not much longer,
                Dsus4Dm
Would you be my ba   -by).

Interlude:

Dm  Dsus4, Dm  Dsus4  Dm (x5)

Verse 3:

Dm (xx0231@1)People say believe,
Half of what you see,
         ASon, (x02220@1)and none,
   GOf (320003@1)what you hear,
            DmBut (xx0231@1)I can't help,
But be con-fused,
        AIf (x02220@1)it's true,
       GPlease (320003@1)tell me dear.

Bridge 3:

       BmDo (x24432@1)you plan,
          GTo (320003@1)let me go,
              DmFor (xx0231@1)the other guy,
             GYou (320003@1)loved be-fore?

Chorus 3:

  DmI (xx0231@1)heard it through,
    Dsus4Dm
The grape-vine,
         GNot (320003@1)much longer,
Would you be mine,
      DmOh, (xx0231@1)I heard it through,
    Dsus4Dm
The grape-vine,
        GOh, (320003@1)I'm just about,
To lose my mind,
             DmHoney, (xx0231@1)honey yeah.

Break:

   Dm(I (xx0231@1)heard it,
Through the grapevine,
Not much longer,
                Dsus4Dm
Would you be my ba   -by).

Coda:

(with Vocal Ad-Libs)

Dm  Dsus4  Dm  Dsus4  Dm

(Repeat To Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Dm (xx0231@1)   Dsus4 (xx0233@1)  A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)     Bm (x24432@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0231  xx0233  x02220  320003  x24432


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)