However, by far the major element of this song is the vocal style. Added 9ths connote "yearning", so would certainly be part of the language for a song like this. You may be right about a sus2 or added 9th here and there. There is a fairly liberal use of the maj7 on the tonic (classic signifier of "melancholy", "nostalgia" or "wistfulness") and plenty of the V9sus4 sound you mention (A/B), which is also a classic gospel tension chord, a neat mix of V and VI, plagal and authentic cadence combined. The harmony is really very simple and basic, using the I, vi, IV and V of the key, no chromaticism.
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