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♪ ♪ 00:00
♪ OOO I BET YOU'RE WONDERIN' HOW I KNEW ♪ 00:14
♪ 'BOUT YOUR PLANS TO MAKE ME BLUE ♪ 00:18
♪ WITH SOME OTHER GUY THAT YOU KNEW BEFORE ♪ 00:22
♪ BETWEEN THE TWO OF US GUYS YOU KNOW I LOVED YOU MORE ♪ 00:26
♪ IT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE I MUST SAY ♪ 00:30
♪ WHEN I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY ♪ 00:34
♪ OOO I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ♪ 00:37
♪ NOT MUCH LONGER WOULD YOU BE MINE ♪ 00:42
♪ OOO I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ♪ 00:46
♪ AND I'M JUST ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND ♪ 00:49
♪ HONEY, HONEY YEAH ♪ 00:53
♪ YOU KNOW THAT A MAN AIN'T SUPPOSED TO CRY ♪ 01:09
♪ BUT THESE TEARS I CAN'T HOLD INSIDE ♪ 01:13
♪ LOSIN' YOU WOULD END MY LIFE YOU SEE ♪ 01:17
♪ 'CAUSE YOU MEAN THAT MUCH TO ME ♪ 01:21
♪ YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME YOURSELF ♪ 01:25
♪ THAT YOU FOUND SOMEONE ELSE ♪ 01:29
♪ INSTEAD I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ♪ 01:32
♪ NOT MUCH LONGER WOULD YOU BE MINE ♪ 01:36
♪ OOO I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ♪ 01:40
♪ AND I'M JUST ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND ♪ 01:44
♪ HONEY, HONEY YEAH ♪ 01:48
♪ ♪ 01:50
♪ PEOPLE SAY YOU BELIEVE HALF FROM WHAT YOU SEE ♪ 02:03
♪ NON NON NONE FROM WHAT YOU HEAR ♪ 02:07
♪ I CAN'T HELP BEING CONFUSED ♪ 02:11
♪ IF IT'S TRUE WON'T TELL ME HERE ♪ 02:15
♪ DO YOU PLAN TO LET ME GO ♪ 02:19
♪ FOR THE OTHER GUY THAT YOU KNEW BEFORE? ♪ 02:23
♪ OOO I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ♪ 02:27
♪ NOT MUCH LONGER WOULD YOU BE MINE ♪ 02:31
♪ OOO I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ♪ 02:34
♪ AND I'M JUST ABOUT TO LOSS MY MIND ♪ 02:39
♪ HONEY, HONEY, YEAH ♪ 02:42
♪ ♪ 02:44
♪ ♪ 03:18

I Heard It Through The Grapevine – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ ♪
♪ 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 ♪
♪ ♪
♪ 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 ♪
♪ ♪
♪ ♪

Key Vocabulary

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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

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