Roger---I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong





Grapevine (Grapevine)



Ooh...

Grapevine

Ooh...

Grapevine (Grapevine)

Ooh...

Grapevine (Heard it through the grapevine)

Ooh...sho nuff I need you



I heard that youre gonna leave me

Oh, I

Oh, yeah, I heard that youre gonna leave me

Oh, I

I heard it through the grapevine

Oh...

Oh, oh, oh, I heard it through the grapevine

Somebody told me bout your plans to leave me

Oh, oh, oh, I heard it through the grapevine

Oh...wow (Wow)



Better you wondered how I knew

Bout your plans to make me blue

With some other guy you knew before

Between us guys you know I love you much more

It took me by surprise I must say

When I found out yesterday, oh, Lord



I heard it through the grapevine (Heard it through the grapevine)

Not much longer would you be mine (Longer would you be mine)

Heard it through the grapevine (Heard it through the grapevine)

Not much longer would you be mine (Longer would you be mine)



Ooh...

Grapevine

Baby-baby-baby-baby-baby-baby

Dont leave me, girl

Because I need your love so bad



I know a man aint supposed to cry

But these tears I cant hold inside

Losin you would end my life you see (Mmm, mmm, mmm)

Because you mean that much to me



You could have told me yourself

That you love someone else



Heard it through the grapevine (Heard it through the grapevine)

Not much longer would you be mine (Longer would you be mine)

Heard it through the grapevine (Heard it through the grapevine)

Baby-baby-baby-baby-baby-baby-baby-baby

Baby



Grapevine

I dont want nobody else, baby

I dont want nobody else

Dont you leave me, dont you leave me, dont you leave

Dont you leave me, no, dont leave me

Dont do it

Ooh...ooh...

[Oh, I]

Ooh...



How much longer, darling, would you be mine

(Please dont tell your mama)

How much longer, darling, would you be mine

(Shell start cryin)

How much longer, darling, would you be mine

(Never try me, try me, baby)

How much longer, longer would you be mine

How much longer, longer would you be mine

How much longer, longer would you be mine (I need you, I need you so bad)

How much longer, longer would you be mine

How much longer, longer would you be mine

(Need your lovin, need your lovin)

(Need your love, your love, your love)

I really want you

Waitin for your love, your love, your love, your love



Ooh...



Heard it through the grapevine (Said I heard it, said I heard it, baby)

(Dont you leave me, dont you leave me now)

Heard it through the grapevine

(Said I heard it through, heard it through, heard it through, tell me)



Mmm, hmm

(Just a little bit of soul now)

Your love, you know I want it

Your love

Your love, got to have it

Your love



How much longer, darling, would you be mine

(Baby, mama, baby)

How much longer, darling, would you be mine

How much longer, darling, would you be mine

(I love you)

How much longer, darling, would you be mine

(Ooh...ooh...)



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