I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gladys Knight & The Pips Written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong Released 9/28/67, made the top 40 on 11/04/67 where it spent 14 weeks Highest charted position was #2, Ooh, I bet you're wond'rin' how I knew Baby, baby, baby, 'bout your plans to make me blue [how] With some other girl you knew before Between the two of us girls ya know I love you more It took me by surprise I must say When I found out yesterday. Don't ya know that I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine Oh, don't ya know that I heard it through the grapevine And I'm just about, just about, just about, to lose my mind Oh yes, I am, Oh yes, I am, Oh yes, I am. Baby won't you listen to me. Boy take a good look at these tears of mine Baby, baby these tears I can't hold inside Losin' you would end my life you see Because you mean that much to me You could've told me yourself That you love some body else. Instead I heard it through the grapevine Oh-h, not much longer you be mine Oh, I heard it, yes, I heard it [heard it through the grapevine] Oh, just about, just about, just about, to lose my mind Oh yes, I am, Oh yes, I am, Oh yes, I am Go-o-o-o-o, go Go, I gotta go Go, go You gotta let me go Go, go, go I gotta go whoa, whoa, whoa Say believe half of what you see Oh, ho, and none of what you hear Baby, but I just can't help bein' confused If it's true please baby, won't ya tell me dear Oh-h-h, do you plan to let me go For the other girl you loved before? Don't ya know that I heard through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine Don't ya know that I heard it, yes I heard it Fade Transcribed by Jamie Acres jbacres@iquest.net From: "Jamie's Mail"