{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1445814,"song":"How Sweet It Is","artist":"James Taylor","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11256666-how-sweet-it-is-chords-by-james-taylor/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1445814?type=chord","rating":4.96005,"votes":662,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D11[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\n  How sweet it is to be loved by you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D11[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/D[/ch] \r\n  How sweet it is to be loved by you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n  I needed the shelter of someone's arms[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]C#7[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n  and there you were[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n  I needed someone to understand my ups and downs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]C#7[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n  and there you were[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                       [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n  With sweet love and devotion[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C#dim7[/ch]\r\n   deeply touching my emotion[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI want to stop and thank you baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]  N.C.            [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI want to stop and thank you baby, yes I do[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D11[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\n  How sweet it is to be loved by you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D11[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/D[/ch] \r\n  How sweet it is to be loved by you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n  I close my eyes at night,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                             [ch]C#7[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nwondering where would I be without you in my life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n  Everything I did was just a bore,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                    [ch]C#7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\neverywhere I went it seems I'd been there before[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G7[/ch]                         [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nBut you brightened up for me all of my days[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C#dim7[/ch]\r\n   With a love so sweet in so many ways[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI want to stop and thank you baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]  N.C.            [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI want to stop and thank you baby[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D11[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\n  How sweet it is to be loved by you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D11[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/D[/ch] \r\n  How sweet it is to be loved by you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]C#7[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]C#7[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[2nd half of verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                             [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n You were better to me than I was to myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C#dim7[/ch]\r\nFor me, there's you and there ain't nobody else[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI want to stop and thank you baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]  N.C.            [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI want to stop and thank you baby[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D11[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\n  How sweet it is to be loved by you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D11[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\n  How sweet it is to be loved by you, oh now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D11[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\n  How sweet it is to be loved by you, it's like jelly, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D11[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\n  How sweet it is to be loved by you, just like honey to the bee, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D11[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\n  (How sweet it is to be loved by you)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D11[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] \r\n  (How sweet it is to be loved by you)[/tab]\r\n\r\n(fade out)\r\n\r\n--------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nFor that descending run in the chorus, I use\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\ne|--x---x--x--x\r\nB|-12--10--8--6\r\nG|-12--10--9--7\r\nD|-12--10--9--7\r\nA|-10---8--7--5\r\nE|--x---x--x--x[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nG    Em    D7  C#7  C7\n\nG    Em    D7  C#7  C7\n\n\n[2nd half of verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(fade out)\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------\n\nFor that descending run in the chorus, I use","chords":["Cmaj7","Am","D11","G","C/G","F","Em","Dm","C/D","D7","C#7","C7","G7","C","C#dim7","B","D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}