I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Intro: 0:02
Dm  - x8

Verse 1: 0:18
     Dm
Oo, bet you're wond'rin' how I knew
             A                G
'Bout your plans to make me blue
0:26
                 Dm
With some other guy that you knew before.
                      A
'Tween the two of us guys, you
        G
Know I love you more.
0:34
                   Bm           G
It took me by surprise, I must say,
        Dm              G
When I found out yesterday.

Chorus: 0:42
       Dm
Oo, I heard it through the grapevine,
          G
Not much longer would you be mine.
0:51
       Dm
Oo, I heard it through the grapevine,
         G
And I'm just about to lose my mind.
        Dm
Honey, honey yeah.

Instrumental: 1:00
Dm  - x8

Verse 2: 1:15
                Dm
You know that a man ain't supposed to cry,
           A                  G
But these tears I can't hold inside.
1:23
         Dm
Losin' you'd end my life, you see,
            A         G
'Cause you mean that much to me.
1:32
                Bm          G
You could have told me yourself
          Dm           G
That you found someone else.

Chorus: 1:39 1:48
           Dm
Instead, I heard it through the grapevine,
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Instrumental: 1:57
Dm  - x8

Verse 3: 2:12
                Dm
People say you half of what you see,
           A                 G
Not, not, not from what you hear.
2:21
         Dm
I can't help being confused.
          A              G
If it's true, won't you tell me, dear?
2:29
        Bm             G
Do you plan to let me go
               Dm                  G
For the other guy that you knew before?

Chorus: 2:36 2:45
       Dm
Oo, I heard it through the grapevine,
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Instrumental: 2:54
Dm  - x8

Solo: 3:09 3:18
Dm | Dm | A | G  - x2
3:26
Bm | G | Dm | G
3:34 3:42
Dm | Dm | G | G  - x2

Instrumental: 3:51
Dm  - x8

Solo: 4:06 4:14
Dm | Dm | A | G  - x2
4:22
Bm | G | Dm | G

[Chorus] (x2) 4:30 4:38 4:46 4:55

[Coda] 5:04