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How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

by Marvin Gaye

Written by: Holland, Dozier & Holland

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

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How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) is performed by Marvin Gaye and written by Holland, Dozier & Holland. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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