How sweet it is (to be loved by you) James Taylor [chorus] C Am7 D7 G How sweet it is to be loved by you C Am7 D7 G How sweet it is to be loved by you [verse 1] G Em7 I needed the shelter of someone's arms D7 C and there you were G Em7 I needed someone to understand my ups and downs D7 C and there you were G C With sweet love and devotion Em C deeply touching my emotion G C I want to stop and thank you baby G G I want to stop [N.C.] and thank you baby, yes I do [chorus] [verse 2] G Em7 I close my eyes at night, D7 C wondering where would I be without you in my life G Em7 Everything I did was just a bore, D7 C everywhere I went it seems I'd been there before G C But you brightened up for me all of my days Em C With a love so sweet in so many ways G C I want to stop and thank you baby G G I just want to stop [N.C.] and thank you baby [chorus] [verse 3] instrumental G Em7 D7 C G Em7 D7 C G C You were better to me than I was to myself Em C For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else G C I want to stop and thank you baby G G I want to stop [N.C.] and thank you baby, oh yeah [chorus x 3 - repeat to fade]