Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II Music by Jerome Kern

 
Slow blues, swing 
    



         
 
 RH
   

pp
  
    

  p            
Eb Eb7 F7 Bb7#5 Bb13 Eb Ebmaj7 Eb Eb#5


            
Oh lis -ten sis - ter, I love my Mis -ter man and I can't tell yo' why,

       
            
  

       
     
 
  
p  
               
         


     
Simile

  
Ab Abm Eb

          
  
 
Dere ain't no rea -son why I should love dat man

            
           
        
 
 
  
                 
   




 
 
       


       
Simile
Original Copyright © 1927 by TB Harms Co
Original publisher Chappell & Co Ltd, London (Out of print)
Music engraving for this version by Audio Graffiti (www.audiograffiti.com.au)
 Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (cont)


Bb7 Bb7#5 Bb7 Eb
  
    
         
    
Itmust be sump -in dat de an - gels done plan.

  
   
    
                    
     

   
           
   
             
   

          
Eb7 F7 Bb7#5 Bb13 Eb Ebmaj7 Eb7

         


De chimb -ley's smok - in' De roof is leak - in' in, But he don't seem to care.

        
 
       

 

   
     
      
 
               
         


     
Simile

  
Ab Abm Eb

           
 
 
He can be hap -py with just a sip of gin.

           
  
                        

   
  
 
                 
 
      


      
Simile


Bb7 Bb7#5 Bb7 Eb Ebm Eb
  
    
         
   
I e - ven loves him when his kiss - es got gin.

      
              
              

    
      
    
             
        

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 Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (cont)

      
Eb Cm Fm7 Gm Bb7 Eb Cm Ab Abm
        
      
p
   

Fish got to swim and birds got to fly, I got to love one man till I die,
 
          

 
        
         

   
  
     

   

p–mf
         
     
 

Eb Cm Cb7 Bb7 Eb Abmaj7 Ab6 Eb


   

        

  
Can't help lov - in' dat man of mine. delicately


             
              

   
pp

       
      









 

Eb Cm Fm7 Gm Bb7 Eb Cm Ab Abm

        
           
   

Tell me he's la - zy, tell me he's slow, Tell me I'm cra - zy, may - be, I know,
  
 
        
                    


     
    
p
 
                 
     
    

Eb Cm Cb7 Bb7 Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb

   
   
    
Can't help lov - in' dat man of mine

    
                
      
      

   
            
         


   
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 Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (cont)

Ab6 Aº Eb F7 Eb

         
cresc.
     

 
When he goes a - way Dat's a rain - y day, And when he comes

    
               
   
  
  
cresc.
      
    
              
   

   
Ebº Bb7 Eb Cm Fm7 Bb13 Bb7

    
ff

f
     


back dat day is fine, The sun will shine. He can come home as late as can be,
 
 
   
                   
 
     
      
      


   
ff
 f
         
                  


   


              Simile
 

Eb Cm Ab Abm Eb Cm Cb7 Bb7


         
dim.
     
    
Home with -out him ain't no home to me, Can't help lov - in' dat man of
 
 
          
                 

   
  


dim.
              
 


              


 
1. 2.


Eb F7b5 Bb13 Bb9#5 Eb F9 E9#5 Eb7

    
 
 

 
mine.
 

mine.

   
           
      
      
      
     

  
  
 
        
            
     
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