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Ive Got To Stop Thinkin Bout That

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[Intro]:
E, A, B x4
[Verse 1]:
 BI like to F#think about the Btime I F#met you,
BLiving with your F#people down in BNew OrleaF#ns.
 BMad at your F#mama cause she'd Bnever lF#et you,
BRide in no F#nasty Blimousine.
[Pre-Chorus]:
ELater on the levee with the G#mmoon up above, 
  EI lost my heart and F#confessed my love,
[Chorus]:
EOh now Lucy, said, BGod have mercy, I've F#got to stop thinkin' 'bout Bthat, somehow.
[Break]:
E, A,                  B       E     A  B  
        Does me no damn good.
E, A, B
E, A, B
[Verse 2]:
 BOne Summer F#night in a Bfield of F#wheat, 
 BGod's sweet F#lanterns hanging Bin the sF#ky.
 BMoving F#light on your Btiny feF#et,
I Bknew I had to F#love you till the Bday I die.
[Pre-Chorus]:
EThey talk about AmG#mazing Grace,
  Eit meant something when I F#saw your face.
[Chorus]:
EOh now Lucy, said, BGod have mercy, I've F#got to stop thinkin' 'bout Bthat
EOh, BLucy said, I F#can't stop thinkin' bout Byou.
[Bridge]:
I think of Eball the little things that I never told you, 
  BI think I may get to hold you someday.
 EbIt's my brain just like a man possessed, 
I can't Edo me no work, I can't F#get me no rest,
[Break]:
I can't Eunderstand it Ababy.B  
E, A, B x3
[Verse 3]:
 BDon't like to F#think about the Bway it eF#nded,
 BI hate reF#membering the Bthings that I F#said.
 BI dream a F#dream of Blove so spF#lendid,
 BI wake up F#hard in an Bempty bed.
[Pre-Chorus]:
EI wonder who'll be G#mloving you next, 
 ESome fool will be F#writing bad checks.
[Chorus]:
EOh now Lucy, said, BGod have mercy, I've F#got to stop thinkin' 'bout Byou
ESomehow baby, BLord have mercy, I've F#got to stop thinkin' 'bout Bthat
[Outro]:
E, A, B

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Ive Got To Stop Thinkin Bout That

by James Taylor

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G#m

[Intro]:

E, A, B x4

[Verse 1]:

B F# B F#

I like to think about the time I met you,

B F# B F#

Living with your people down in New Orleans.

B F# B F#

Mad at your mama cause she'd never let you,

B F# B

Ride in no nasty limousine.

[Pre-Chorus]:

E G#m

Later on the levee with the moon up above,

E F#

I lost my heart and confessed my love,

[Chorus]:

E B F# B

Oh now Lucy, said, God have mercy, I've got to stop thinkin' 'bout that, somehow.

[Break]:

B E A B

E, A,

Does me no damn good.

E, A, B

[Verse 2]:

B F# B F#

One Summer night in a field of wheat,

B F# B F#

God's sweet lanterns hanging in the sky.

B F# B F#

Moving light on your tiny feet,

B F# B

I knew I had to love you till the day I die.

[Pre-Chorus]:

E G#m

They talk about Amazing Grace,

E F#

it meant something when I saw your face.

[Chorus]:

E B F# B

Oh now Lucy, said, God have mercy, I've got to stop thinkin' 'bout that

E B F# B

Oh, Lucy said, I can't stop thinkin' bout you.

[Bridge]:

I think of all the little things that I never told you,

I think I may get to hold you someday.

It's my brain just like a man possessed,

E F#

I can't do me no work, I can't get me no rest,

[Break]:

E A B

I can't understand it baby.

E, A, B x3

[Verse 3]:

B F# B F#

Don't like to think about the way it ended,

B F# B F#

I hate remembering the things that I said.

B F# B F#

I dream a dream of love so splendid,

B F# B

I wake up hard in an empty bed.

[Pre-Chorus]:

E G#m

I wonder who'll be loving you next,

E F#

Some fool will be writing bad checks.

[Chorus]:

E B F# B

Oh now Lucy, said, God have mercy, I've got to stop thinkin' 'bout you

E B F# B

Somehow baby, Lord have mercy, I've got to stop thinkin' 'bout that

[Outro]:

E, A, B

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