HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) Holland, Dozier & Holland Marvin Gaye
BbM7 Am7 Gm7 C7 F
||: / How sweet it^is.| s^to be loved by | you /// |
1. | //// :|| 2. | // Gm7 C7 |
F Dm
||: ~ ^I needed^the shelter r^of | someones s^arms ss / |
||: ~ ^I close^my eyes^at tt | night tt // |
||: instrumental …………………|………………………..|
C7 B7 Bb7
| // and^there you | were /// |
| wondering where^would=I be without | you^in^my^life ee / |
| …………………………………………...| ..……………………|
F Dm
| ~ ^I needed^some one^to under | stand^my ups^and downs ss |
| / Every thing^I did^was | just a bore ee |
| ……………………………………|..………………………………|
C7 B7 Bb7
| // and^there you | were ee // |
| every where^I went seems^I'd | been^there ee before / |
| …………………………………..|.....……………………..|
F Bb7
| / With^sweet love and^de | votion nn // |
| ~ But=you brightened up for^me | all^of^my^days ss / |
| ~ You=were better^to me than^I | was^to myself ff ~ ^for |
Dm Bb7 F°
| / deeply touching my^e | motion nn ~ ^I want^to |
| / With^a love^so^sweet^in | ^so many ^ways s^I want^to |
| me there’s you^and there^aint | ^no body ^else e^I want^to |
F Bb7 F n.c.
| stop / ~ ^and thank^you | baby yy I^just^want^to | stop / ~ ^and thank^you |
F Eb Dm Cm BbM7 Am7 Gm7 C7 F
| baby / / / | / How sweet it^is.| s^to be loved by | you /// | //// |
BbM7 Am7 Gm7 C7 F
| / How sweet it^is.| s^to be loved by | you /// |
1. 2. | // Gm7 C7 :||
BbM7 Am7 Gm7 C7 F
3. | //// ||: / How sweet it^is.| s^to be loved by | you /// | //// :|| repeat and fade
About this song:
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) is performed by Marvin Gaye and written by Holland, Dozier & Holland.
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