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I Heard It Through The Grapevine Bass

(ver. 1)
Creedence Clearwater Revival
INTRO: ++ ++ 00:08 (from 00:08 Bass play x2)
G|-------|  |--------------|-------------|-
D|-------|  |--------3-----|-------3-2r--|-
A|-0-3-4-|  |-5r---5---5r--|-5-5---------|- x2
E|-------|  |--------------|-------------|-

G|-------||-
D|-------||-
A|-0-3-4-||-
E|-------||-
Hoooo,

VERSE 1: 00:15
G|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
D|----------3r--|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5--5-8-5----|-------------|-------------|- D
E|--------------|----------5r-|-5-5--0-5-4--|-3r-3--0-3-4-|-    A  G
Bet you're wondering how I knew,
about you're plans to make me blue.
G|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|-
D|----------3r--|-----5-6-7----|----7-6-5r--|-7r-5------|-
A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5-7-------7g-|-7----------|------8-7-\|- D
E|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|-    A  G
With some other guy that you knew before.
Between the two of us guys you. know I love you more.
G|--------------|--------------|---------------||------------|-
D|--------4-----|--------------|-7r--5---------||------------|-
A|-2r--2----2---|------0-3-4-5-|-------8-7-5r--||-0-3-4-(5r)-|- B G D
E|------------3-|-3-3----------|---------------||------------|-
It took me by surprise I must say, when I found out yesterday.

CHORUS 1: 00:41
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|-
D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|-
A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D
E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|-    G  D
Hoo, I heard it through the grapevine,
not much longer would you be mine.
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|-
D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|-
A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D
E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|-    G  D
Ooo, I heard it through the grapevine,
and I'm just about to lose my mind,
honey, honey, yeah.

Interlude: 00:58   Dm  4x
G|---------------|-------------||---------------|-------------||-
D|---------3-----|-------3-2r--||---------3-----|-------3-2r--||-
A|-(5r)--5---5r--|--5-5--------||-0-5r--5---5r--|--5-5--------||- x2
E|---------------|-------------||---------------|-------------||-

G|-------||-
D|-------||-
A|-0-3-4-||-
E|-------||-

VERSE 2: 01:13
G|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
D|----------3r--|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5--5-8-5----|-------------|-------------|- D
E|--------------|----------5r-|-5-5--0-5-4--|-3r-3--0-3-4-|-    A  G
You know that a man ain't supposed to cry,
but these tears I can't hold inside.
G|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|-
D|----------3r--|-----5-6-7----|----7-6-5r--|-7r-5------|-
A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5-7-------7g-|-7----------|------8-7-\|- D
E|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|-    A  G
Losing you would end my life you see,
cause you mean that much to me.
G|--------------|--------------|---------------||------------|-
D|--------4-----|--------------|-7r--5---------||------------|-
A|-2r--2----2---|------0-3-4-5-|-------8-7-5r--||-0-3-4-(5r)-|- B G D
E|------------3-|-3-3----------|---------------||------------|-
You could have told me yourself, that you've found someone else.  

CHORUS 1: 01:39
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|-
D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|-
A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D
E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|-    G  D
Instead, I heard it through the grapevine,
not much longer would you be mine.
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|-
D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|-
A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D
E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|-    G  D
Hooo, I heard it through the grapevine,
and I'm just about to lose my mind,
honey, honey, yeah.


Interlude: 01:55   Dm  4x
G|---------------|-------------||---------------|-------------||-
D|---------3-----|-------3-2r--||---------3-----|-------3-2r--||-
A|-(5r)--5---5r--|--5-5--------||-0-5r--5---5r--|--5-5--------||- x2
E|---------------|-------------||---------------|-------------||-

G|-------||-
D|-------||-
A|-0-3-4-||-
E|-------||-

VERSE 3: 02:10
G|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
D|----------3r--|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5--5-7-5----|-------------|-------------|- D
E|--------------|----------5r-|-5-5--0-5-4--|-3r-3--0-3-4-|-    A  G
People say believe half of what you see,
nah nah nah from what you hear.
G|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|-
D|----------3r--|-----5-6-7----|----7-6-5r--|-7r-5------|-
A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5-7-------7g-|-7----------|------7-5-\|- D
E|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|-    A  G
I can't help being confused,
if it's true wouldn't you tell me, hear?
G|--------------|--------------|---------------||------------|-
D|--------4-----|--------------|-7r--5---------||------------|-
A|-2r--2----2---|------0-3-4-5-|-------8-7-5r--||-0-3-4-(5r)-|- B G D
E|------------3-|-3-3----------|---------------||------------|-
Do you plan to let me go, for the other guy that you knew before?

CHORUS 1: 02:35
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|-
D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|-
A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D
E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|-    G  D
Hoo, I heard it through the grapevine,
not much longer would you be mine.
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|-
D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|-
A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D
E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|-    G  D
Hooo, I heard it through the grapevine,
and I'm just about to lose my mind,
honey, honey, yeah.


Interlude: 02:52   Dm  4x
G|---------------|-------------||---------------|-------------||-
D|---------3-----|-------3-2r--||---------3-----|-------3-2r--||-
A|-(5r)--5---5r--|--5-5--------||-0-5r--5---5r--|--5-5--------||- x2
E|---------------|-------------||---------------|-------------||-

G|-------||-
D|-------||-
A|-0-3-4-||-
E|-------||-

Instrumental: 03:08  (Play verse)
G|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
D|----------3r--|-------------|-------------|-------------|-
A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5--5-8-5----|-------------|-------------|- D
E|--------------|----------5r-|-5-5--0-5-4--|-3r-3--0-3-4-|-    A  G

G|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|-
D|----------3r--|-----5-6-7----|----7-6-5r--|-7r-5------|-
A|-5r--5-5----5-|-5-7-------7g-|-7----------|------7-5-\|- D
E|--------------|--------------|------------|-----------|-    A  G

G|--------------|--------------|---------------||------------|-
D|--------4-----|--------------|-7r--5---------||------------|-
A|-2r--2----2---|------0-3-4-5-|-------8-7-5r--||-0-3-4-(5r)-|- B G D
E|------------3-|-3-3----------|---------------||------------|-

Chorus / Outro: 03:32 (repeat till fade out) X2
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|-
D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|-
A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D
E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|-    G  D
Hooo, I heard it through the grapevine,
not much longer would you be mine.
G|-------------|-----------|-------------||---------------|-
D|-------------|-7r--5-----|-------------||---------------|-
A|-5r--5-8-5r-5|-------8-7-|-------------||----0-3-4-(5r)-|- D
E|-------------|-----------|-3--3-3--3-3-||-3r------------|-    G  D
Hooo, I heard it through the grapevine,
and I'm just about to lose my mind,            
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