Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Guitar Intro Tab)
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[Intro]
| Dm - Dm7 Dm | Dm - G F | Dm - Dm7 Dm | Dm - G F | Dm - Dm7 Dm | Dm - G F |
| Dm - Dm7 Dm | Dm - G F | Dm - Dm7 Dm | Dm - G - | Ooh-ooh
[Verse]
Dm Dm7 Dm I bet you're wonderin' how I knew A A G 'Bout your plans to make me blue Dm Dm7 Dm With some other guy you knew before A A G Between the two of us guys you know I loved you more Bm G It took me by surprise I must say Dm G When I found out yesterday
[Chorus]
Dm Dm7 Dm Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine G Not much longer would you be mine Dm Dm7 Dm Oh, I heard it through the grapevine G nc Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind - Honey, Honey, well Dm Dm Dm BGVs: I heard it through the grapevine not much longer Dm Dm Dm Dm Would you be my baby, ---- Oooh, ooh)
[Verse]
F Dm Dm7 Dm I know a man ain't supposed to cry A A G But these tears I cain't hold inside Dm Dm7 Dm Losing you would end my life ya see A A G 'Cause you mean that much to me Bm G You coulda told me yourself Dm G That you loved somebody else
[Chorus]
Dm Dm7 Dm Instead, I heard it through the grapevine G Not much longer would you be mine Dm Dm7 Dm Oh, I heard it through the grapevine G nc And I'm just about to lose my mind - Honey, Honey, well Dm Dm Dm BGVs: I heard it through the grapevine not much longer Dm Dm Dm Dm Would you be my baby, ---- Oooh, ooh)
[Break]
| Dm - Dm7 Dm | Dm - G F | Dm - Dm7 Dm |
[Verse]
Dm G F Dm Dm7 Dm People say believe half of what you see, son A A G And none of what you hear Dm Dm7 Dm But I cain't help - bein' confused A A G If it's true, please tell me dear Bm G Do you plan to let me go Dm G For the other guy you loved before?
[Chorus]
Dm Dm7 Dm Don't you know I heard it through the grapevine G Not much longer would you be mine Dm Dm7 Dm Baby, I heard it through the grapevine G nc Oooh, I'm just about to lose my mind - Honey, Honey, yeah
[Outro]
Dm Dm Dm BGVs: I heard it through the grapevine not much longer Dm Dm Dm Dm Would you be my baby, ---- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) [Repeat and fade] Dm Dm Honey, honey, I know ... that you're letting me go Dm Said, I heard it through the grapevine Dm Ooh, I heard it through the grapevine [Fade]
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Chart #244
08/05/2025