I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Live in Montreux 1980)

[Intro]

Woo

Hello?

Hello, Marvin?

Yeah, who is this? Frankie, what's happenin'?

Yeah, man, look here, somethin' funky is goin' down, man

What do you mean somethin' funky going down, man?

I'm over here working, man

Ah man, somethin' funky is going down

Look here, I just saw your lady go in the motel, man

With one of your best friends

It just didn't look right, Marvin

Speak up, man! What you gon' say about it, man?

Tryna let you know what's happenin'

Say what, Frankie? Don't tell me that, what'd you see?

Ah man, it's true, it's true, funky

Ah Frankie, don't tell my lady's like that, man

Ah man

Huh?

She just don't love you no more, man

I guess she don't love you no more

Look here, I got to now, man, I got to go

I'll talk to you later, alright? Later

Frankie, don't hang up; don't hang up, Frankie

[Verse 1]

Ooh, 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 love you more

[Pre-Chorus]

It took me by surprise I must say

When I found out yesterday

[Chorus]

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

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, ooh

[Verse 2]

Now, 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

[Pre-Chorus]

Now, you could have told me yourself

That you loved someone else

[Chorus]

Instead I heard it through the grapevine

Not much longer would you be mine

Oh, I heard it through the grapevine, baby

Now 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, ooh

I heard it through the grapevine

Not much longer would you be mine, baby

Oh, Lord have mercy

I heard it through the grapevine

Not much longer would you be mine, baby, yeah yeah yeah yeah

[Bridge]

When I heard the news

I didn't know what to do, baby

Ah, it started to tear me up, broken up in my heart, baby

I didn't know how to handle the feeling, baby

I don't wanna believe it, baby, no I don't

Broke down and began to go on, baby

I broke down on being alone

Why, baby? Oh baby, oh why

Don't you love me no more, baby?

Don't you love me, baby?

Oh baby, ah baby

Ooh, I can't stand it

I, now listen here

[Verse 3]

Now, 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, baby

[Pre-Chorus]

Should have told me yourself

That you loved someone else, baby

[Chorus]

But instead I heard it through the grapevine

Not much longer would you be mine

I heard it through the grapevine, baby

Girl, 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, ooh

I heard it through the grapevine

Not much longer would you be mine, baby, yes I did

I heard it through the grapevine, hey

[Outro]

Heard it through the grapevine, y'all