I Heard It Through The Grapevine
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
MG
Marvin Gaye
ChordsTempo: 117*
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Multiple possible keys*
- B (Song metadata)
- Cm (Chord analysis)
Intro
Dm G/D Dm G/D Dm
(x5)
Verse 1
D#m G#/D# D#m
Ooh, I bet you're wonderin' how I knew,
A#7 G#7
'Bout your plans to make me blue.
D#m G#/D# D#m
With some other guy you knew be-fore,
A#7 G#7
Between two of us guys, you know I loved you more.
Bridge 1
Cm G#7
It took me by sur-prise, I must say,
D#7 G#7
When I found out yester-day. Don't you know that;
Chorus 1
D#7 G#7 D#7
I heard it through the grape-vine;
G#7 G#7
Not much longer, would you be mine.
D#7 G#7 D#7
Oh, I heard it through the grape-vine;
G7 Riff D D F G Dm
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind, honey, honey, yeah.
Break
D#m
(I heard it through the grapevine,
G#/D# D#m G#/D# D#m G#/D#
Not much longer would you be my baby).
Verse 2
D#m G#/D# D#m
I know a man ain't sup-posed to cry,
A#7 G#7
But these tears, I can't hold in-side.
D#m G#/D# D#m
Losing you, would end my life, you see,
A#7 G#7
'Cos you mean that much to me.
Bridge 2
Cm G#7
You could have told me your-self,
D#7 G#7
That you loved someone else.
Chorus 2
D#7 G#7 D#7
Instead, I heard it through the grape-vine;
G#7 G#7
Not much longer would you be mine.
D#7 G#7 D#7
Oh, I heard it through the grape-vine;
G7 D D F G Dm
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind, honey, honey, yeah.
Repetition: Verse 2
D#m G#/D# D#m
I know a man ain't sup-posed to cry,
A#7 G#7
But these tears, I can't hold in-side.
D#m G#/D# D#m
Losing you, would end my life, you see,
A#7 G#7
'Cos you mean that much to me.
Interlude
Dm G/D Dm G/D Dm
(x5)
Verse 3
D#m
People say; believe half of what you see,
A#7 G#7
Son, and none of what you hear.
D#m
But I can't help, but be confused,
A#7 G#7
If it's true, please tell me, dear.
Bridge 3
Cm G#7
Do you plan to let me go,
D#7 G#7
For the other guy you loved be-fore?
Chorus 3
D#7 G#7 D#7
I heard it through the grape-vine;
G#7 G#7
Not much longer, would you be mine.
D#7 G#7 D#7
Oh, I heard it through the grape-vine;
G7 D D F G Dm
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind, honey, honey, yeah.
Repetition: Verse 2
D#m G#/D# D#m
I know a man ain't sup-posed to cry,
A#7 G#7
But these tears, I can't hold in-side.
D#m G#/D# D#m
Losing you, would end my life, you see,
A#7 G#7
'Cos you mean that much to me.
Coda
D#m G#7 D#m G#/D# D#m
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Last update: Apr 29, 2026, 03:45 PM