Written by Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland and Brian Holland
C Am D7 G G7 How sweet it is to be loved by you C Am D7 G C7 How sweet it is to be loved by you G Em D C7 I needed the shelter of someone's arms and there you were G Em D C7 I needed someone to understand my ups and downs and there you were G C7 G C7 With sweet love and devotion deeply touching my emotion G C7 I want to stop and thank you baby G I just want to stop and thank you baby C Am D7 G G7 How sweet it is to be loved by you C Am D7 G C7 How sweet it is to be loved by you G Em D C7 I close my eyes at night, wondering where would I be without you in my life Everything I did was just a bore, everywhere I went it seems I'd been there before G Em D C7 G C7 Em C7 But you brightened up for me all of my days With a love so sweet in so many ways G C7 I want to stop and thank you baby G I want to stop and thank you baby C Am D7 G G7 How sweet it is to be loved by you C Am D7 G C7 How sweet it is to be loved by you G C7 You were better for me than I was for myself G C7 For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else G C7 I want to stop and thank you baby G I just want to stop and thank you baby C Am D7 G G7 How sweet it is to be loved by you C Am D7 G C7 How sweet it is to be loved by you