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How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) chords by James Taylor (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Cmaj7
Bm7
Am7
D9sus4
G
G7
C/G
G/F#
Em7
D7
C#7
C7
C
Em
Em/D
C#dim
F
Dm
D

Chorus 1

Cmaj7

Bm7

Am7

How sweet it is

D9sus4

G

G7

to be loved by you

Cmaj7

Bm7

Am7

How sweet it is

D9sus4

G

C/G

to be loved by you

Verse 1
G 
G/F# 
I needed the shelter
Em7 
of someone's arms
D7 
C#7 
C7 
there you were
G 
I needed someone
G/F# 
Em7 
to understand my ups and downs
D7 
C#7 
C7 
and there you were

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Pre-chorus 1

G7

C

With sweet love and devotion

Em

Em/D

C

Deeply touching my emotion

C#dim

G7

C

I want to stop and thank you baby

G

G

F

I wanna stop and thank you baby,

Em

Dm

yes I do

Chorus 2
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
Am7 
How sweet it is
D9sus4 
G 
to be loved     by you
G7 
(feels so fine)
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
Am7 
How sweet it is
D9sus4 
G 
C/G 
to be loved     by you

Verse 2
G 
G/F# 
Em7 
I close my eyes at     night
D7 
Wondering where would I be
C#7 
C7 
without you in my life
G 
G/F# 
Em7 
Everything I did    was just  a bore
D7 
C#7 
Everywhere I went it seems
C7 
I'd been there before

Pre-chorus 2
G7 
C 
D 
But you brighten up for me all of my days
Em 
A love so sweet
Em/D 
C 
C#dim 
in so many ways
G7 
C 
I wanna stop and thank you baby
G 
I just wanna stop
G 
F 
Em 
Dm 
and thank you ba by, oh

Chorus 3
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
Am7 
(yes)    How sweet it is
D9sus4 
G 
to be loved     by you
G7 
(It's just like sugar sometimes)
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
Am7 
How sweet it is
D9sus4 
G 
C/G 
to be loved     by you

Solo 1

G

G/F#

Em7

D7

C#7

C

G

G/F#

Em7

D7

C#7

C

Pre-chorus 3
G7 
C 
You were better to me than I was to myself
Em 
For me, there's you
Em/D 
C7 
C#dim 
and there  ain't nobody else
G7 
C 
I wanna stop and thank you baby
G 
I just wanna stop
G 
F 
Em 
Dm 
and thank you baby, oh

Chorus 4
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
Am7 
(yes)    How sweet it is
D9sus4 
G 
G7 
to be loved     by you
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
Am7 
How sweet it is
D9sus4 
G 
to be loved     by you
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
Am7 
Oh now, how sweet it is
D9sus4 
G 
to be loved     by you
G7 
(It's like jelly baby)
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
Am7 
How sweet it is
D9sus4 
G 
to be loved     by you
(Just like honey to the bee, baby)
Cmaj7 
Bm7 
Am7 
How sweet it is
D9sus4 
G 
to be loved     by you
[Repeat and fade]

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Cmaj7
Bm7
Am7
D9sus4
G
G7
C/G
G/F#
Em7
D7
C#7
C7
C
Em
Em/D
C#dim
F
Dm
D

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: G majorBPM: 109

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
D9sus4: x-x-0-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
G/F#: 2-x-0-0-0-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
C#7: x-4-6-4-6-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Em/D: x-x-0-0-0-0
C#dim: x-4-5-x-5-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

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This is the definitive original version of How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) by James Taylor, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of James Taylor.

How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

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