Marvin Gaye

[fox69]

"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"

"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"


How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

I needed the shelter of someone's arms and there you were
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs
and there you were
With sweet love and devotion
deeply touching my emotion
I want to stop and thank you baby
I just want to stop and thank you baby

How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

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
But you brightened up for me all of my days
With a love so sweet in so many ways
I want to stop and thank you baby
I want to stop and thank you baby

How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

You were better to me than I've been to myself
For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else
I want to stop and thank you baby
I just want to stop and thank you baby

[Repeat and fade:]
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

 

[fox69]

"How You Gonna Keep It (After You Get It)"
(with Tammi Terrell)

"How You Gonna Keep It (After You Get It)"
(with Tammi Terrell)



[BOTH:] How you gonna keep it after get it?
[MG:] I wanna know, sugar darlin', yeah
[BOTH:] How you gonna keep it after you get it?
[MG:] Oh baby,
[TT:] Sweet thing

[MG:] Now I think of games sometimes
But when it comes to this heart of mine
I don't miss a bus
If you ain't got the right stuff
So I'm laying it on the line
& it's somethin' you'd best be mine
Don't fight the fire without the words to give it up

[BOTH:] Oh how you gonna keep it after you get it?
[MG:] Oh tell me sugar, tell me sugar
[BOTH:] How you gonna keep it after you get it?
[MG:] I wanna know right now

[TT:] Listen, your sweet talkin' sure sound good
& your kissin' satisfied
& when you hold me in your arms
I get weak, I won't deny
But I'm not in for a one-night thrill
You've got to have enough love to pull us all over the hill

[BOTH:] Oh how you gonna keep it?
[TT:] I wanna know
BOTH: How you gonna keep it?
[TT:] I want you to think, think about it baby
Stop & start yourself
Don't let your mind ruin my heart
[MG:] Is what you're layin' on me fake
Or have you really got what it takes?

[BOTH:] Oh how you gonna keep it? MG: I wanna know
[BOTH:] How you gonna keep it?
[TT:] If I let you be careful with my ship
[MG:] How you gonna keep it?
[TT:] I wanna know, will you be able to hold your grip?
[MG:] How you gonna keep it?

[repeat & fade:]
[BOTH: ]How you gonna keep it? ...

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Believe You Love Me"

"I Can't Believe You Love Me"



I can't believe you love me
No, I can't believe you love me
No, I can't believe that you love me
I can't believe that you love me
Anymore, not like before

Whenever we're together, not a word do you say
When I speak your name in the softest tone
It's as though I'm all alone that's why

I can't believe you love me
No, I can't believe you love me
No, I can't believe that you love me
I can't believe that you love me
Anymore, not like before

(I can't believe that you love me)
(I can't believe that you love me)
(I can't believe that you love me)
(I can't believe that you love me)
Anymore, not like before

You don't kiss me like you used to
You don't say those pretty words
There's no thrill in your kiss, there's no sincerity
I do believe you've gotten over me

I can't believe you love me
No, I can't believe you love me
No, I can't believe that you love me
I can't believe that you love me
Anymore, not like before

I can't believe you love me
No, I can't believe you love me
No, I can't believe that you love me
I can't believe that you love me
Anymore, not like before

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Help But Love You"
(with Tammi Terrell)

"I Can't Help But Love You"
(with Tammi Terrell)



[T:] Hey Marvin! M: Yeah Tammi?
[T:] Listen to me baby
Take a plane a million miles and stay 100 years
And come back baby, and I'll be waiting here
I'll be true to you, I ain't goin' nowhere
'Cause this love I have is just for you to share
[Both:] Can't help but love you, can't help but love you, baby
Can't help but love you, ooo

[M]: I don't care to know how far I have to fly
I don't care to know how many stars are in the sky
There's just one thing, baby, that I've got to know
Will you love me forever, never let me go?
Oh Tammi! T: Yeah Marvin? M: Oh baby

[Both:] I'll be lovin' you, I can't help myself
I'll be lovin' you and nobody else
I'll be lovin' you, oh yes I will
[T:] Till I'm old and gray
[M:] Till my heart stands still, oh Tammi!
[T:] Oh Marvin, tell me why do you love me?

[M:] I was just a rollin' stone goin' nowhere
Empty like a hollow room filled with despair
Then, like a rainbow and a pot of gold
You came into my life and you saved my very soul
[Both:] Can't help but love you, can't help but love you, baby
Can't help but love you
[M:] Tell me, why do you love me?

[T:] I was so alone like a leaf without a tree
When out of the darkness your love lifted me
And I'm so grateful, baby I'm so glad
'Cause your sweet sweet love is the best I've ever had

[repeat and fade:]
[Both:] Can't help but love you, can't help but love you, baby
Can't help but love you, ooo
I'll be lovin' you, I can't help myself
I'll be lovin' you and nobody else
I'll be lovin' you, oh yes I will
[T:] Till I'm old and gray
[M:] Till my heart stands still

 

[fox69]

"I Don't Know Why"

"I Don't Know Why"



I don't know why I love you like I do
I don't why, but I do
I don't know why you thrill me like you do
I don't know why, but you do

You never seem to want my romancing
The only time you hold me is when we're dancing

I don't know why I love you like I do
I don't know why, but I do

You never seem to want my romancing
The only time you hold me is when we're dancing

I don't know why I love you like I do
I don't know why, but I do

 

[fox69]

"I Got To Get To California"

"I Got To Get To California"



I got to get to California right away
I got to get to California right away
Just to see the evening sun setting in the west
Breaks my heart, reminds me of the true love that I left
In the sunset I can see my baby's face just haunting me
Reminding me of the tenderness that heaven knows was in her kiss
I had a love that was mine mine mine mine alone
But I played the fool and Lord I left my happy home
What a fool a man can be, but this loneliness inside of me says
I got to get to California right away
I got to get to California

I wish I was there by my baby's side
Lord I wish I had listened to my heart and not my pride
She tried to tell me that I had no reason to tell her she was...
I was blinded by my pride and I just couldn't see
Now I've got to hurry, I've got a reason to worry
I've got to be on the move, true love I'm gonna lose
I pray it's not too late, oh I might have to catch a freight
I got to get to California right away
I got to get to California right away

Ohhhhh may have to hitchhike baby
Might have to hop a freight
Yea yeah now I've got to hurry
Now I've got a reason to worry
I've got to be on the move
Or true love I'm gonna lose
What a fool a man can be
But this loneliness inside of me says
I got to get to California right away
I got to get to California

Might have to hitchhike, baby
Might have to hitch a ride
Oh now now I got to get to California

 

[fox69]

"I Heard It Through The Grapevine"

"I Heard It Through The Grapevine"



I bet you're wonderin' how I knew
'Bout your plans to make me blue
With some other guy you knew before
Between the two of us guys
You know I loved you more
It took me by surprise I must say
When I found out yesterday
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh I heard it through the grapevine
Oh I'm just about to lose my mind

Honey, honey yeah.
I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine baby

I know a man ain't supposed to cry
But these tears I can't hold inside
Losin' you would end my life you see
'Cause you mean that much to me
You could have told me yourself
That you loved someone else
Instead I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I'm just about to lose my mind

Honey, honey yeah
I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine, baby

People say believe half of what you see
Son and none of what you hear
But I can't help but be confused
If it's true please tell me dear
Do you plan to let me go
For the other guy you loved before?

Don't you know I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine, baby yeah
I heard it through the grapevine
I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah
I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be mine, baby yeah

Honey, honey, yeah
I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be mine, baby yeah yeah
I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be mine, baby yeah yeah

 

[fox69]

"I Love You, Yes I Do"
(with Kim Weston)

"I Love You, Yes I Do"
(with Kim Weston)



[BOTH:] I love you, yes I do
I love you, yes I do
[KW:] I know you know it's true
From the way I look at you

[BOTH:] I need you, yes I do
You need me, I need you
[MG:] Darlin', darlin', I'm never blue
Since I first laid eyes on you

[KW:] I guess you knew it
[MG:] From the start
From the way you took my heart
You're the one girl that I adore
[KW:] Darling, you're my guiding star
I must be wherever you are
You set my world, set my world on fire

[BOTH:] I love you, yes I do
Much kissin', holding too
[MG:] I'm yours my whole life through
[BOTH:] I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, yes I do
[Backing:] Yes I do

 

[fox69]

"I Met A Little Girl"

"I Met A Little Girl"


I met a little girl, sure was fine
Pretty little thing just about blew my mind
She took me home and ahh made love to me
I knew right then and there this is where I wanted to be
Most of my life I had been all, all alone
And you're so sweet to me, don't think i'll ever roam
And then one day as time will pass
I had this feeling that our love would last
Nothing could go wrong and it seemed everything I did
Seemed to please you, all the heartaches you hid

Then one night after we made it, and we were through
That's when I decided I wanted to marry you

Do you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife
To love, hold and cherish for the rest of your life?
I do, yes I do, I do darlin'
'Cause I love you

1964

Once you really loved me
Once I really loved you

1976

Then time would change you
As time would really change me
We thought our love would stand the test of time
And as I sing this song right now I wonder today, today
If you're a friend of mine

Cry cry cyr-I have done some crying
Woman, you have caused my tears to flow
Cry cry cry-d you cry about me?
Dou you think about the kind of love we had?

Hal le hallelejah
Hal le lu i'm free
Hal le hallelejah
Hal le lu i'm free
[crying and fade]

 

[fox69]

"I Want You"

"I Want You"


I want you, (& I want you)
The right way (& the right way)
I want you (Yes I do)
But I want you to want me too (Want me too)
Want you to want me, baby (& I wanna it 2 be the right way)
Just like I want you

I give you all the love I want in return sweet darlin'
But half a love is all I feel
It's too bad, it's just too sad
You don't want me now
But I'm gonna change your mind
Someway, somehow, oh baby

I want you - the right way
I want you
But I wan't you to want me too
Want you to want me, baby
Just like I want you

This one way love is just a fantasy, oh sugar
To share is precious, pure and fair
Don't play with something you should cherish for life, oh baby
Don't you wanna care
Aint it lonely out there

I want you - the right way
I want you
But I wan't you to want me too
Want you to want me, baby
Just like I want you

[Repeat and fade]