I Heard It Through The Grapevine — Gladys Knight & The Pips
Chords and lyrics for I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Gladys Knight & The Pips (key of A#).
Intro
N.C. (Drum beat and bass guitar C note for 4 bars)
Verse 1
Ooh, I [C]bet you're wonderin' [Eb]how [F]I [C]knew
Baby, baby, [G]baby, 'bout your plans to make me [F]blue
[C]With some other girl[Eb] [F]you [C]knew before
[G]Between the two of us girls you [F]know I love you more
Bridge
[Am]It took me by surprise [F]I must say
[Am]When I found out [F]yesterday.
Chorus
Don't you know that I [C]heard it through the grapevine[F]
Not much [C]longer would you be mine[F]
Don't you know that I [C]heard it through the grapevine[F]
And I'm [C]just about, just about, just about, to [F]lose my mind
Oh [C]yes, I [Bb][C][G]am,[C][Eb][F]
[C]Baby [Bb]won't you [C]listen to [G][F]me.[Eb]
Verse 2
Boy take a [C]good look at these [Eb]tears in [Bb]my [C]eyes.
Baby, baby these [G]tears I can't hold [F]inside
[C]Losin' you [Eb]would [Bb]end my [C]life you see
Because you [G]mean that [F]much to me
Bridge
[Am]You could've told [F]me yourself
[Am]That you love some [F]body else.
Chorus
Instead I [C]heard it through the grapevine[F]
Oh-h, not much [C]longer you be mine[F]
Oh, I [C]heard it, yes, I heard it [F](heard it through the grapevine)
Oh, [C]just about, just about, just about, to [F]lose my mind
Oh [C]yes, I [Bb][C][G]am,[C][Eb][F]
Instrumental
[C] [Bb] [C] [G] [F] [Eb]
[F]Go-o-o-o-o, go
Go, I gotta go
Go, go
You gotta let me go
Go, go, go
I gotta go whoa, whoa, whoa
Verse 3
Say believe [C]half of what you [F]see
Oh, ho, and[C] none of what you [F]hear
Baby, but [C]I just can't help [F]bein' confused
If it's [C]true please baby, won't ya [F]tell me dear
Bridge
Oh-h-h, [Am]do you plan to [F]let me go
[Am]For the other girl you [F]loved before?
Chorus
Don't ya know that I [C]heard through the grapevine[F]
Not much [C]longer would you be mine[F]
Don't ya know that I [C]heard it, yes I heard it[F]
Oh, I [C]heard it, heard it [F] [Fade]
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