| Ooh… grapevine
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| Ooh… grapevine (grapevine)
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| Ooh… grapevine, heard it through the grapevine
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| Ooh… sho-nuff, I need you
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| I heard that you’re gonna leave me, baby (oh, I)
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| I, I, I, I heard it through the grapevine
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| Somebody told me 'bout your plans to leave me
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| I, I, I, I heard it through the grapevine
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| Bet you’re wondering how I knew
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| 'Bout your plans to make me blue
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| With some other guy you knew before
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| Between both us guys, you know I love you much more
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| Took me by surprise, I must say
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| When I found out yesterday, oh yeah
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| I heard it through the grapevine (heard it through the grapevine)
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| Not much longer would you be mine (longer would you be mine)
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| I heard it through the grapevine (heard it through the grapevine)
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| Not much longer would you be mine (longer would you be mine)
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| Ooh… grapevine
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| Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
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| Don’t you ever leave me, girl
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| Because I need your love so bad
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| I know a man ain’t supposed to cry
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| But these tears I can’t hold inside
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| Losing you would end my life, you see (mm, mm, mm)
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| Because you mean that much to me
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| You could have told me yourself
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| That you love someone else
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| I heard it through the grapevine (heard it through the grapevine)
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| Not much longer would you be mine (longer would you be mine)
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| I heard it through the grapevine (heard it through the grapevine)
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| Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
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| Don’t you leave meee… grapevine
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| I don’t want nobody else, baby
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| I don’t want nobody else
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| Don’t you leave me, don’t you leave me
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| Don’t you leave me, don’t you leave me
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| Oh, don’t leave me, don’t you
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| Ow, ow (I), ow, ow (oh, I), ow, ow…
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| Not much longer, longer would you be mine
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| Not much longer, longer would you be mine
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| (It's tearin' my mind)
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| Not much longer, longer would you be mine
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| (You've got me cryin')
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| Not much longer, longer would you be mine… |