(I Can't)

Stop Thinkin'

('Bout the Way You Love Me, Baby)

written and arranged by Deke Sharon
originally performed by the House Jacks

Solo

Tenor I

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# c ..

# # # # c . J J
V # .
I can't

Tenor II

stop think

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J
J
V # # # c ..
I can't

Baritone

stop think

##
V # # # c .. J J
I can't

Bass

? # # # # c ..
#

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Bar.

# # # # ..
V #

ee - yeah

# # ..
V # ##

ee - yeah

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V # # # ..

hey

hey

hey

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ee - yeah

J J J J

J
J J J

J
J J J

J
J J J

J J J J

J
J J J

in' 'bout

w
w

the way

in' 'bout

the way

in' 'bout

stop think

the way

.. .
.. w

you love

me ba

you love

me ba

you love

me ba

1)The first
2)Re - mem
3)The last
4)Re - mem

ba

.
J

.. w
ba

.
J

.. w

by

by

by

j n.

nw

.. w

1)oo
2)hair
3)doot...
4)spite

..

(choose your own bass syllables)

.. w

.. w

1)oo
2)hair
3)doot...
4)spite

2)

.
J

time I
saw
- ber how care
time I
saw
- ber our dorm

1)oo
2)hair
3)doot...
(on quarter notes)
4)spite

..

1)

ba

..

you
less you
room

ly

there was
we
was that
I

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Bar.

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15

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Bar.

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ma - gic in
strolled
hand
dark
and fate
can't
get it out

n
J

the air
in hand
ful night
of my

cool
sit words
the late

sum ting
said
night

mer breeze
by
the
in
an we spent

.
bon
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blow
in'
fi
re
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study - ing a

nw

# n

1, 3

soft - ly through
words said

out

soft

ly

words

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soft

soft

words

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ly

said

hair

of

spite

out

ly

said

roll - ing in

words

j
.

said

out

of

j
.

said

out

of

of

said

out

of

of

through your
out

2, 4
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through your

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j
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through your

out

your

j
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said

words

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J

head

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roll

nat

.. .
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roll

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nat

roll

of

soft - ly through your

words

soft - ly through your

words

.
J

j j j j j j j .. j

nat

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ing

in

j
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o - my,

ing

in

j
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o - my,

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the

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soft - ly through your

in

in

sand

the

bed

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roll - ing in

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j
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a - nat - o - my

the

roll - ing in

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V # ##
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11

n #

the

sand

in

bed

the

sand

in

bed

the

sand

ad lib

j j j j j j j j j j j

o - my,

a - nat - o - my

in

bed

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Bar.

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V #

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by

# # # # J .
V #

# # .
V # ## J

just the

can't

can't

stop

think

stop

stop

in'

'bout

the

in'

'bout

the

'bout

the

way you'd brush

your

hand

J
J
a - cross

me

ba -

you

love

me

ba -

you

my cheek

love

way

J J

you

way

J J

in'

way

J J

think

J J

think

J J

J J

love

me

I can't

stop

ba -

think -

ad lib

ah

by

ah

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j j
V # # # j
in'

by

can't

j
j j
j
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24

Bar.

'bout

the

way

the way

j .

-3-

the way

that you love

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Bar.

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V #

## w
V # ##

can't

can't

can't

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V # # # J J J .

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V # J

32

by

and

# # # # J .
V #

# # .
V # ## J

##
V # ## J

J J

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stop

stop

think

in'

think

in'

think

in'

J J

'bout

the

way

J J

'bout

the

J J

'bout

J
it

the

way

makes

love

me

ba -

you

love

me

ba -

J J

J J

you

get

you

my heart

J J

way

love

me

I can't

stop

ba -

think -

weak

ah

by

in'

stop

think - in' 'bout

by

Bar.

me

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#

ah

'bout

the

way

the way

-4-

the way

.
J

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# J .

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# J

36

Bar.

first time: back to M9 for V3 & 4 & chorus

second time: go on

bop

makes my

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V # ## J

makes my

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V # # # J .

J J

heart

get

J J

heart

get

####
V #

#### .
V #

doo

doo

# ..

..
J

weak

weak

doo

doo

doo

.
J

doo

..

doo

from the

.
doo

j
..

doo

doo

doo

j
..

-5-

doo

doo

doo

wind

to

blow!

doo

doo

doo

J
J J

the

doo

doo

.
J

j
..

.
J

doo

and from

doo doo

doo

doo

ver know

doo doo

doo

.
J

doo

ne

light - ning to flash

.
J

how I'll

doo doo

doo

J
J J

j
..

doo doo

doo

ture

doo

doo

na

doo

fi - re to burn

j j
.

from

.
J

you learned

..

from the

doo doo

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..
J

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things

.
.

40

Bar.

(the..)

bop

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..

doo

.
J
doo

doo

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V #

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n

Optional Breakdown Vamp:

repeat m 45-48 as desired

44

ad lib

stop

think

in'

'bout

the

way

I can't

stop

think

in'

'bout

the

way

nnnn

# # # # 3 n
V #

nnnn
n

##
3
V # ## n

nnnn

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nnnn
n

da da da da

.
V J
by

48

.
J

just the

way

you'd brush

stop

think

J

J

in'

'bout

the

way

your

hand

J
a - cross

my cheek

J J

you

love

me

ba -

you

love

me

ba -

J

J

you

J J

J J

love

me

I can't

stop

ba -

think -

ah

.
VJ

j
V

j j

by

by

in'

I can't

da da da da

Bar.

# # # # 3 n
V #

da da da da

Bar.

I can't

ah

'bout

the

way

the way

j .

-6-

the way

that you love

V
V
Bar.

52

I can't

stop think

I can't

stop think

I can't

V J J J .

? .

me

57

V
V
Bar.

. j
J

think - in'

'bout

J
it

stop think

J
J

J
J

in' 'bout

the way

J
J

J
J

in' 'bout

in' 'bout

the way

my heart

me

ba

you love

me

ba

J
J J

J
J J

J
J

J
J

get

you love

weak

me

ba

I can't

ah

stop think

V .

the

way

the way

-7-

by

.
J

.
J

by

J
J J
J
in' 'bout

the way

ad lib

just

can't

bop

just

can't

and

by

bop

.
J

bop

bop

ah

you love

the way

J
J J

makes

V w

just

can't

J
stop!

stop!

stop!