I Heard It Through The Grapevine Chords by The Slits

Tempo:
130.5 bpm
Chords used:

Em

A

E

F#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine chords
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[Em]
[E]
[G]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] I
[F#m] [E] [Em] met, I met, I met you on the lawn, [F#m] water [B] flowers [A] to make you bloom,
Were some [Em] other girl you knew before, [B] But you were the kind you know [A] I love you more,
So play my [C#m] surprise I [A] must say, When [E] I follow [A] just a dance [Em] through the white
wine, [F#m] And not much [Em] longer will you [A] be mine,
[E] I heard it through the grapevine, [G#] And [A] I'm just about to lose my mind,
Honey, [Em] honey, I really feel like I'm trying to [F#m] [Em] die,
[E]
No one really is supposed to cry, [F#]
But [B] these tears I can't [A] hold inside,
Losing [Em] you in my life is easy, Cause [B] you mean [C#] that [A] much to me,
You can't at [C#] all be [A] yourself, [E] That you love all [A] my
[Em] life's time,
[F#m] And not [A] much longer will you be mine, Boy, [Em] I heard it through the grapevine,
[F#m] And [A] I'm just about to lose my mind, Honey, [Em] honey, I really feel like I'm trying
to die, No one really is supposed [E]
to cry,
[G]
[E] But [A]
[E] these tears I can't hold [B] inside, Losing [E] you [A]
[C#] in my life is easy,
Cause you mean that much [A] to me, You can't at all be yourself,
But [E] this other guy, He knew [A] it
[Em] through the grapevine,
And not [F#m] much [A] longer will you be mine, I [Em] heard it through the grapevine,
[F#m] [A] And I'm just about to lose my mind, Honey, [Em] honey,
[F#m] [Em]
I really feel like I'm trying to [F#m] die,
[Em] I heard it through the grapevine, Not much longer will you be my
[G] [A] baby,
[Em]
[C#m] [Em]
You want me, I want [E] you, [B] You want your [C#] plans to [A] make me blue,
This time I'm [E] like, Oh, [Em] I knew you before, [B]
Too over kind, you know I [A] love you more,
Do [C#] you blame [E] me, [A] God, For this [E] other guy,
You knew, [Em] And I'm just about to lose [E] my mind,
[Em]
And I'm just about to lose my [E] mind, And I'm just about to lose my mind,
[F#m] And I'm [E] just about to lose my mind,
[N]
Key:  
Em
121
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
Em
121
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Em, F#m, A, Em, B, A, E and A of chords. Start with a comfortable 65 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 130. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ I _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ met, I met, I met you on the lawn, _ [F#m] water [B] _ flowers [A] to make you bloom,
Were some [Em] other girl you knew before, [B] But you were the kind you know [A] I love you more,
So play my [C#m] surprise I [A] must say, When [E] I follow [A] just a dance _ [Em] _ through the white
wine, [F#m] And not much [Em] longer will you [A] be mine, _
_ [E] I heard it through the grapevine, [G#] And [A] I'm just about to lose my mind,
Honey, [Em] honey, I really feel like I'm trying to [F#m] [Em] die,
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ No one really is supposed to cry, [F#]
But [B] these tears I can't [A] hold inside,
Losing [Em] you in my life is easy, Cause [B] you mean [C#] that [A] much to me,
You can't at [C#] all be [A] yourself, [E] That you love all [A] my _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ life's time,
[F#m] And not [A] much longer will you be mine, Boy, [Em] I heard it through the grapevine,
[F#m] And [A] I'm just about to lose my mind, Honey, [Em] honey, I really feel like I'm trying
to die, No one really is supposed _ _ _ _ [E] _
to _ _ cry,
_ [G] _
_ [E] _ But [A] _ _ _ _
[E] these tears I can't hold _ _ _ [B] inside, Losing [E] you _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ in my life is easy,
Cause you mean that much [A] to me, You can't at all be yourself,
But [E] this other guy, He knew [A] it _ _
_ [Em] _ through the grapevine,
And not [F#m] much [A] longer will you be mine, _ I [Em] heard it through the grapevine, _
[F#m] _ _ [A] And I'm just about to lose my mind, Honey, [Em] honey, _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I really feel like _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm trying to [F#m] die,
[Em] _ _ I _ _ _ _ heard it through the grapevine, Not much longer will you be my _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ baby,
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ You _ _ _ _ _ _ want me, I want [E] you, [B] You want your [C#] plans to [A] make me blue,
This time I'm [E] like, Oh, [Em] I knew you before, _ [B]
Too over kind, you know I [A] love you more, _
Do [C#] you blame _ [E] me, [A] God, For this [E] other guy,
You knew, [Em] And I'm _ _ _ _ just about to lose [E] my mind,
[Em] _
And I'm just about to lose my [E] mind, And I'm just about to lose my mind,
[F#m] And I'm [E] just about to lose my mind, _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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It's Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong who authored this song.

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