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James Jamerson Isolated Bass – I Heard It Through the Grapevine

James Jamerson Isolated Bass – I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye – With Lyrics – Published to help hear and learn the bassline to “Heard I Heard It Through Grapevine”

James Jamerson - Isolated Bass - I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Album Info:

Album Title – In the Groove/I Heard It Through the Grapevine!
Release Date – August 26, 1968

Album Tracks:

  1. You
  2. Tear It on Down
  3. Chained
  4. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
  5. At Last (I Found a Love)
  6. Some Kind of Wonderful
  7. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
  8. Change What You Can
  9. It’s Love I Need
  10. Every Now And Then
  11. You’re What’s Happening (In The World Today)
  12. There Goes My Baby

Band Members:

Marvin Gaye – Lead vocals
James Jamerson – Bass guitar
Earl Van Dyke – Hammond organ
Johnny Griffith – Wurlitzer electric
Richard “Pistol” Allen – Drums
Uriel Jones – Drums
Jack Ashford – Percussion
Joe Messina – Guitar
The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, Louvain Demps) – Background vocals

“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” Lyrics

I bet you’re wonderin’ how I knew
‘Bout your plans to make me blue
With some other guy 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
Don’t you know that I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh I heard it through the grapevine
Oh I’m just about to lose my mind

Honey, honey yeah.
I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine baby

I know 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 loved someone else
Instead I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I’m just about to lose my mind

Honey, honey yeah
I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine, baby

People say believe half of what you see
Some and none of what you hear
But I can’t help but be confused
If it’s true please tell me dear
Do you plan to let me go
For the other guy you loved before?

Don’t you know I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine, baby yeah
I heard it through the grapevine
I’m just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah
I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be mine, baby yeah

Honey, honey, yeah
I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be mine, baby yeah yeah
I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be mine, baby yeah yeah

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James Jamerson Isolated Bass - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

James Jamerson Isolated Bass – I Heard It Through the Grapevine