I Heard It Through The Grapevine – English Lyrics

• By: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ OOO I BET YOU'RE WONDERIN' HOW I KNEW ♪

♪ 'BOUT YOUR PLANS TO MAKE ME BLUE ♪

♪ WITH SOME OTHER GUY THAT YOU KNEW BEFORE ♪

♪ BETWEEN THE TWO OF US GUYS YOU KNOW I LOVED YOU MORE ♪

♪ IT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE I MUST SAY ♪

♪ WHEN I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY ♪

♪ OOO I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ♪

♪ NOT MUCH LONGER WOULD YOU BE MINE ♪

♪ OOO I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ♪

♪ AND I'M JUST ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND ♪

♪ HONEY, HONEY YEAH ♪

♪ YOU KNOW THAT A MAN AIN'T SUPPOSED TO CRY ♪

♪ BUT THESE TEARS I CAN'T HOLD INSIDE ♪

♪ LOSIN' YOU WOULD END MY LIFE YOU SEE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU MEAN THAT MUCH TO ME ♪

♪ YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME YOURSELF ♪

♪ THAT YOU FOUND SOMEONE ELSE ♪

♪ INSTEAD I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ♪

♪ NOT MUCH LONGER WOULD YOU BE MINE ♪

♪ OOO I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ♪

♪ AND I'M JUST ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND ♪

♪ HONEY, HONEY YEAH ♪

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♪ PEOPLE SAY YOU BELIEVE HALF FROM WHAT YOU SEE ♪

♪ NON NON NONE FROM WHAT YOU HEAR ♪

♪ I CAN'T HELP BEING CONFUSED ♪

♪ IF IT'S TRUE WON'T TELL ME HERE ♪

♪ DO YOU PLAN TO LET ME GO ♪

♪ FOR THE OTHER GUY THAT YOU KNEW BEFORE? ♪

♪ OOO I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ♪

♪ NOT MUCH LONGER WOULD YOU BE MINE ♪

♪ OOO I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ♪

♪ AND I'M JUST ABOUT TO LOSS MY MIND ♪

♪ HONEY, HONEY, YEAH ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
grapevine /ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/ B2	noun - a vine that bears grapes noun - an informal channel through which rumors or information spread
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels and decides
tears /tɪəz/ A2	noun - drops of liquid that come from the eyes when someone cries
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human
honey /ˈhʌni/ A2	noun - a sweet, viscous substance made by bees noun - a term of endearment for a loved one
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or a group of persons
plan /plæn/ A2	noun - a detailed proposal for doing something verb - to decide on a method or course of action in advance
guy /ɡaɪ/ A2	noun - a man or a boy
loss /lɒs/ B1	noun - the fact or process of losing something or someone
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B1	noun - an unexpected event or fact verb - to cause someone to feel astonishment
blue /bluː/ A2	adjective - having the colour of the sky on a clear day; feeling sad
confused /kənˈfjuzd/ B1	adjective - unable to think clearly; bewildered
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - to perceive sounds with the ears
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to fail to keep or retain something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept that something is true, especially without proof
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words so that they are heard