Tone: [Ebm]
Verse 1:
Ooh, I [Ebm]bet you're wonderin' h[Ebsus4]how I kn[Ebm]knew,
'Bout your [Bb]plans to make me b[Ab]blue.
With some other [Ebm]guy you k[Ebsus4]knew be-fo[Ebm]be-fore,
Between two of us [Bb]guys, you know I l[Ab]loved you more.
Bridge 1:
[Ab] It took me by sur-p[Cm]sur-prise, I must s[Ab]say,
When I [Ebm]found out yester-d[Ab]yester-day. Don't you know that:
Chorus 1:
I [Ebm]heard it through the g[Ebsus4]grape-vi[Ebm]rape-vine;
Not much [Bb]longer, would you be mine. [Ab]
Oh, I [Ebm]heard it through the g[Ebsus4]grape-vi[Ebm]rape-vine;
Oh, I'm [Bb]just about to lose my m[Ab]mind, honey, honey, ye[Ebm]yeah.
Break:
- I[Ebm]I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you [Ebsus4]be m[Ebm]m
y baby -. [Ebsus4] [D#m,] [D#sus4,] [Ebm]
Verse 2:
I know a [Ebm]man ain't sup-p[Ebsus4]sup-posed to cr[Ebm]cry,
But these [Bb]tears, I can't hold in-s[Ab]in-side.
Losing [Ebm]you, would end my l[Ebsus4]life, you se[Ebm]see,
'Cos you [Bb]mean that much to m[Ab]me.
Bridge 2:
[Ab] You could have t[Cm]told me your-s[Ab]your-self,
That you [Ebm]loved someone e[Ab]else.
Chorus 2:
Instead, I [Ebm]heard it through the g[Ebsus4]grape-vi[Ebm]rape-vine;
Not much [Ab]longer would you be mine.
Oh, I [Ebm]heard it through the g[Ebsus4]grape-vi[Ebm]rape-vine;
Oh, I'm [Bb]just about to lose my m[Ab]mind, honey, honey, ye[Ebm]yeah.
Break:
- I[Ebm]I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you [Ebsus4]be m[Ebm]my
baby -. [Ebsus4] [D#m,] [D#sus4,] [Ebm]
Interlude: Ebm D#sus4, Ebm Ebsus4 Ebm - x5 -
Verse 3:
[Ebm] People say; believe half of what you see,
Son, and [Bb]none of what you h[Ab]hear.
But I can't [Ebm]help, but be con-fused,
If it's [Bb]true, please tell me, d[Ab]dear.
Bridge 3:
Do you [Cm]plan to let me [Ab]go,
For the other [Ebm]guy you loved be-f[Ab]be-fore?
Chorus 3:
I [Ebm]heard it through the g[Ebsus4]grape-vi[Ebm]rape-vine;
Not much [Bb]longer, would you be mine. [Ab]
Oh, I [Ebm]heard it through the g[Ebsus4]grape-vi[Ebm]rape-vine;
Oh, I'm [Bb]just about to lose my m[Ab]mind, honey, honey, ye[Ebm]yeah.
Break:
- I[Ebm]I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you [Ebsus4]be m[Ebm]my
baby -. [Ebsus4] [D#m,] [D#sus4,] [Ebm]
Coda: - with Vocal Ad-Libs -
[Ebm] [Ebsus4] [Ebm] [Ebsus4] [Ebm]