Intro:

        [drum fill]

        [horns over chorus chords]

Chorus 1:

        Ab              Eb/G
        It's the lovin' things you do
            Ab7/Gb           Db/F    Dbm/E
        That make me grow so close to you
         Eb   Edim        Fm          Ab/Eb
        Gonna want you my whole life through
                 Db     Cm*          Bbm      Eb
        For the lovin' things, baby, that you do

                       * Intro, 3, 5, 6: Ab/C

Chorus 2:

        It's the lovin' things you say
        That give me comfort every day
        By you're side I'm gonna stay
        To hear the lovin' things, baby, that you say

Verse 1:

         Cb               Dbm/Cb
        Since that day our love began
              Dbdim/Cb         Cb
        I've become a new and happy man
        Eb/Bb         Adim
        I can hold my head up high
             Ab              Bb
        When you are near I touch the sky

        [w/bass, organ, sand blocks]:

         Ab       Eb/G     Db/F    Eb
        With your soft and sweet caress
         Ab        Eb/G     Db/F   Eb
        You brought me such tenderness

        [band re-enters]:

        Db     Ab/C    Bbm
        To think I was once forsaken
        Eb
        With your kiss I've been awakened

[repeat chorus 1]

Verse 2:

        [first four lines instrumental]

        With your soft and sweet caress
        You brought me such tenderness
        With a smile from your young face
        You gave me back my inspiration

Chorus 3:

        It's the lovin' things we share
        That assures me how you care
        Our friends call us a perfect pair
        For the lovin' things, baby, that we share