How Sweet It Is

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[Chords]
Bm7 x 2 0 2 3 x
Dm x x 0 2 x 1
A7 x 0 2 0 2 3
Em* x x 5 4 5 x
[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 G C/G G C/G G F Em Dm
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 G C/G G C/G G Am7/D Am7/D
How sweet it is to be loved by you
[Verse]
G Em EmD7 C#7C7C
*
I needed the shelter of someone's arms and there you were
G Em EmD7 C#7C7C
*
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs, there you were
G C7 C
with sweet love and devotion
Em Dm C7 A7
deeply touching my emotion
G C/G C
I want to stop and thank you baby
G GFEmDm
N.C.
I just want to stop, and thank you baby
[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 G C/G G C/G G F Em Dm
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 G C/G G C/G G Am7/D Am7/D
How sweet it is to be loved by you
[Verse]
G Em
I close my eyes at night
EmD7 C#7C7 C
*
wondering where would I be without you in my life
G Em
Everything I did was just a bore
EmD7 C#7C7 C
*
everywhere I went it seems I'd been there before
G C7 C
But you brightened up for me all of my days
Em Dm C7 A7
With a love so sweet in so many ways
G C/G C
I want to stop and thank you baby
G GFEmDm
N.C.
I just want to stop, and thank you baby
[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 G C/G G C/G G F Em Dm
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 G C/G G C/G G Am7/D Am7/D
How sweet it is to be loved by you
[Instrumental break]
G Em EmD7C#7C7C
* x2
[Verse]
G C7 C
You were better for me than I was for myself
Em Dm C7 A7
For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else
G C/G C
I want to stop and thank you baby
G GFEmDm
N.C.
I just want to stop, and thank you baby
[Ending Chorus]
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 G C/G G C/G G F Em Dm
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 G C/G G C/G G F Em Dm
How sweet it is to be loved by you (oh now)
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 G C/G G C/G G F Em Dm
How sweet it is to be loved by you (it's like jelly, baby, oh now)
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 G C/G G C/G G F Em Dm
How sweet it is to be loved by you (just like honey to the bee baby, yeah now)
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 G C/G G C/G G F Em Dm
How sweet it is to be loved by you
(repeat and fade)

How Sweet It Is chords and lyrics

Free chords for How Sweet It Is by James Taylor. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Chords]
Bm7     x 2 0 2 3 x
Dm      x x 0 2 x 1
A7      x 0 2 0 2 3
Em*     x x 5 4 5 x
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental break]
G   Em   Em* D7  C#7 C7  C     x2
[Verse]
[Ending Chorus]
(repeat and fade)

How Sweet It Is Chords by James Taylor

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