James Taylor - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D G C/G G C/G G F Em F/D
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D G C/G G C/G G Am7/D, Am7/D
How sweet it is to be loved by you

[Verse]
G Em D C C7
I needed the shelter of someone’s arms and there you were
G Em D C C7
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs, there you were
G G7 C C7
with sweet love and devotion
Em C C#Dim
deeply touching my emotion
G C
I want to stop, and thank you baby
G G F Em F/D
I just want to stop… and thank you baby

[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D G C G C G F Em F/D
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D G C G C G Am7/D, Am7/D
How sweet it is to be loved by you

[Verse]
G Em
I close my eyes at night,
D C C7
wondering where would I be without you in my life
G Em
Everything I did was just a bore,
D C C7
everywhere I went it seems I’d been there before
G G7 C C7
But you brightened up for me all of my days
G C C#dim
With a love so sweet in so many ways
G C
I want to stop, and thank you baby
G G F Em F/D
I want to stop…. and thank you baby

[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D G C G C G F Em F/D
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D G C G C G Am7/D, Am7/D
How sweet it is to be loved by you

[Instrumental break] [Guitar]
G Em D C
G Em D C

[Verse]
G G7 C C7
You were better for me than I was for myself
Em C C#dim
For me, there’s you and there ain’t nobody else
G C
I want to stop, and thank you baby
G (G F Em F/D)
I just want to stop…. and thank you baby

[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D G C G C(G F Em F/D)
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D G C G C (G F Em F/D)
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D G C G C (G F Em F/D)
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D G
How sweet it is to be loved by you