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Song
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Tempo: 118 bpm
Key: Dm
INTRO: ++ ++ 00:08 (from 00:08 Bass play x2)
G|-------| |--------------|-------------|- D|-------| |--------3-----|-------3-2r--|- A|-0-3-4-| |-5r---5---5r--|-5-5---------|- x2 E|-------| |--------------|-------------|- G|-------||- D|-------||- A|-0-3-4-||- E|-------||-
Hoooo,
VERSE 1: 00:15
G|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|- D|----------3r--|-------------|-------------|-------------|- A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5--5-8-5----|-------------|-------------|- D E|--------------|----------5r-|-5-5--0-5-4--|-3r-3--0-3-4-|- A G
Bet you're wondering how I knew,
about you're plans to make me blue.
G|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|- D|----------3r--|-----5-6-7----|----7-6-5r--|-7r-5------|- A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5-7-------7g-|-7----------|------8-7-\|- D E|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|- A G
With some other guy that you knew before.
Between the two of us guys you. know I love you more.
G|--------------|--------------|---------------||------------|- D|--------4-----|--------------|-7r--5---------||------------|- A|-2r--2----2---|------0-3-4-5-|-------8-7-5r--||-0-3-4-(5r)-|- B G D E|------------3-|-3-3----------|---------------||------------|-
It took me by surprise I must say, when I found out yesterday.
CHORUS 1: 00:41
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|- D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|- A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|- G D
Hoo, I heard it through the grapevine,
not much longer would you be mine.
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|- D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|- A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|- G D
Ooo, I heard it through the grapevine,
and I'm just about to lose my mind,
honey, honey, yeah.
Interlude: 00:58 Dm 4x
G|---------------|-------------||---------------|-------------||- D|---------3-----|-------3-2r--||---------3-----|-------3-2r--||- A|-(5r)--5---5r--|--5-5--------||-0-5r--5---5r--|--5-5--------||- x2 E|---------------|-------------||---------------|-------------||- G|-------||- D|-------||- A|-0-3-4-||- E|-------||-
VERSE 2: 01:13
G|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|- D|----------3r--|-------------|-------------|-------------|- A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5--5-8-5----|-------------|-------------|- D E|--------------|----------5r-|-5-5--0-5-4--|-3r-3--0-3-4-|- A G
You know that a man ain't supposed to cry,
but these tears I can't hold inside.
G|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|- D|----------3r--|-----5-6-7----|----7-6-5r--|-7r-5------|- A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5-7-------7g-|-7----------|------8-7-\|- D E|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|- A G
Losing you would end my life you see,
cause you mean that much to me.
G|--------------|--------------|---------------||------------|- D|--------4-----|--------------|-7r--5---------||------------|- A|-2r--2----2---|------0-3-4-5-|-------8-7-5r--||-0-3-4-(5r)-|- B G D E|------------3-|-3-3----------|---------------||------------|-
You could have told me yourself, that you’ve found someone else.
CHORUS 1: 01:39
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|- D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|- A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|- G D
Instead, I heard it through the grapevine,
not much longer would you be mine.
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|- D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|- A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|- G D
Hooo, I heard it through the grapevine,
and I'm just about to lose my mind,
honey, honey, yeah.
Interlude: 01:55 Dm 4x
G|---------------|-------------||---------------|-------------||- D|---------3-----|-------3-2r--||---------3-----|-------3-2r--||- A|-(5r)--5---5r--|--5-5--------||-0-5r--5---5r--|--5-5--------||- x2 E|---------------|-------------||---------------|-------------||- G|-------||- D|-------||- A|-0-3-4-||- E|-------||-
VERSE 3: 02:10
G|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|- D|----------3r--|-------------|-------------|-------------|- A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5--5-7-5----|-------------|-------------|- D E|--------------|----------5r-|-5-5--0-5-4--|-3r-3--0-3-4-|- A G
People say believe half of what you see,
nah nah nah from what you hear.
G|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|- D|----------3r--|-----5-6-7----|----7-6-5r--|-7r-5------|- A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5-7-------7g-|-7----------|------7-5-\|- D E|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|- A G
I can't help being confused,
if it's true wouldn’t you tell me, hear?
G|--------------|--------------|---------------||------------|- D|--------4-----|--------------|-7r--5---------||------------|- A|-2r--2----2---|------0-3-4-5-|-------8-7-5r--||-0-3-4-(5r)-|- B G D E|------------3-|-3-3----------|---------------||------------|-
Do you plan to let me go, for the other guy that you knew before?
CHORUS 1: 02:35
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|- D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|- A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|- G D
Hoo, I heard it through the grapevine,
not much longer would you be mine.
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|- D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|- A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|- G D
Hooo, I heard it through the grapevine,
and I'm just about to lose my mind,
honey, honey, yeah.
Interlude: 02:52 Dm 4x
G|---------------|-------------||---------------|-------------||- D|---------3-----|-------3-2r--||---------3-----|-------3-2r--||- A|-(5r)--5---5r--|--5-5--------||-0-5r--5---5r--|--5-5--------||- x2 E|---------------|-------------||---------------|-------------||- G|-------||- D|-------||- A|-0-3-4-||- E|-------||-
Instrumental: 03:08 (Play verse)
G|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|- D|----------3r--|-------------|-------------|-------------|- A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5--5-8-5----|-------------|-------------|- D E|--------------|----------5r-|-5-5--0-5-4--|-3r-3--0-3-4-|- A G G|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|- D|----------3r--|-----5-6-7----|----7-6-5r--|-7r-5------|- A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5-7-------7g-|-7----------|------7-5-\|- D E|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|- A G G|--------------|--------------|---------------||------------|- D|--------4-----|--------------|-7r--5---------||------------|- A|-2r--2----2---|------0-3-4-5-|-------8-7-5r--||-0-3-4-(5r)-|- B G D E|------------3-|-3-3----------|---------------||------------|-
Chorus / Outro: 03:32 (repeat till fade out) X2
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|- D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|- A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|- G D
Hooo, I heard it through the grapevine,
not much longer would you be mine.
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|- D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|- A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|- G D
Hooo, I heard it through the grapevine,
and I'm just about to lose my mind,
End: 03:53
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