Grapevine
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G C Em
If a man can't see his shadow
C Am
He can block your Sun all day
G
He can make you small
F A7 D7
He has the power to take his love away
G C Em
Six hours on the grapevine
C Am
And I feel kidnapped this time
G
'Cause my baby thinks
G7
He always believes
C Em/B Am D7
That he's always right
But I still think of him at night
D A C
And ooh, you know I would
Go back to the camp
Em
With the kerosene lamps in the woods
D A
Ooh, when you were mine
C
And I was yours for а time
G C Em C Am
On the grapevine
G C Em A C
On the grapevine
G C Em
California's my body
C Am
And your fire runs over me
G
My car broke down
G7 F
In an old ghost town right around
A D7
Where they got James Dean
G C Em
Emotional Cowboy
C Am
With no hat and no boots
G C Em
He stayed up all night
A
Trying to beat up the Moon
D A C
And ooh, you know I would
Go back to the camp
Em
With the kerosene lamps in the woods
D A
Ooh, when you were mine
C
And I was yours for а time
G C Em C Am
On the grapevine
G C Em A C
On the grapevine
G C Em
Don't know when I'm gonna see you, boy
C Am
Oh, I've been waiting for the time
G
When I see the light
G7 C Em/B Am D7
Shining across the freeway late at night
Start to drift over the line
G D/F# Em B7
And it hits me for the first time
Now we're just two cars passing by
D7 G C Em C Am
On the grapevine
G C Em C Am
On the grapevine
G C Em A C G
On the grapevine
How to play Grapevine
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.