Take time to know her    (video)

 

    C - Em - F - G

 

   C                   G        - F              C

1.    I found a woman        I felt I truly loved,

C                 G              - F                           C

    she was everything        I'd ever been dreaming of.

C                              - G 

    But she was bad,       I didn't know it,

F                            - C

    her pretty smile         never did show it.

C            G                                F                           C

    All I knew was what I could see, and I knew I wanted her for me.

 

Am                                F

    I took her home to Mama,

Am                                                   F

    Mama wanted to see my future bride.

Am                                  F

    Oh, she looked at us both 

G                                                   G7

    and then she called me to her side, she said : Son !

 

C                          G          - F                          C

    Take time to know her,       it's not an overnight thing.

C                          G          - F                         C

    Take time to know her,        please, don't rush into this thing.

 

   C                                    G      - F                                      C

2.    But I didn't listen to Mama,      I went straight to the church,

C                                               G

    I just couldn't wait to have a little girl of mine,

F                                       C

    when I got home from work.

C                                          G

    The preacher was there, so was my future bride

F                                                      C

    he looked at us both and the he called me to his side, he said : Son !

 

C                          G          - F                          C

    Take time to know her,       it's not an overnight thing.

C                          G          - F                                    C

    Take time to know her,       please, please, don't rush into this thing."

 

 

 

 

 

 

   C                                          G

3     Well, it looked like everything was gonna turn out alright,

F                                                  C

    and then I came home a little early one night.

C                                 G

    And there she was kissing on another man

F

    now I know what Mama meant

                      C

    when she took me by the hand and said, Son !

 

C                          G          - F                   C

    Take time to know her,       it's not an overnight thing.

C                          G          - F                        C

    Take time to know her,       please, don't rush into this thing."

 

C                          G          - F                          C

    Take time to know her,       it's not an overnight thing.

C                          G          - F                        C

    Take time to know her,       please, don't rush into this thing ....

 

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Percy Sledge)