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Take Time To Know Her

Percy Sledge
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Do this throughout (except the Bm / G part):
D
e|----------2-------|------------------|----------3-------|----------2-------|
B|-------3-----3----|----------2-------|-------------0----|-------3-----3----|
G|----2-----------2-|-------2-----2----|----------------0-|----2-----------2-|
D|-0----------------|----2-----------2-|-------0----------|-0----------------|
A|------------------|-0----------------|----2-------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
I  found a woman  I felt I truly  loved
She  was everything  I'd ever been dreaming  of
But  she was bad -  I didn't know it  Her pretty smile never  did show it
All  I knew was what  I could see  And I knew I wanted  her for me
  single notes
 ( )
 I took her home to Mama
   ( )
 Mama wanted to see my future bride
 Oh she looked at us both  And then she called me to her side, she said "Son,
Take  time to know  her  It's not an overnight  thing
Take  time to know  her  Please don't rush  into this thing."
But  I didn't listen to Mama  I went straight to the church
I  just couldn't wait to have a little girl  of mine
When  I got home  from work
The  preacher was there  So was my future bride
He  looked at us both and the he called  me to his side, he said "Son,
take  time to know  her  It's not an overnight  thing
Take  time to know  her  Please don't rush  into this thing."
 (spoken):
Well  it looked like everything was gonna turn  out alright
And  then I came home a little early  one night
 (sung):
And  there she was kissing  on another man
Now  I know what Mama meant when she took  me by the hand and said "Son,
take  time to know  her  It's not an overnight  thing
Take  time to know  her  Please don't rush  into this thing."
Take  time to know  her It's  not an overnight  thing
 (take time, take a little time son ooohhh)
Take  time to know  her Please don't rush  into this thing."
 (take time, take a little time son ooohhh)
 (repeat & fade)

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Readable chord sheet for Take Time To Know Her by Percy Sledge

Do this throughout (except the Bm / G part):
   [D]                  [A]                  [G]                  [D]
e|----------2-------|------------------|----------3-------|----------2-------|

B|-------3-----3----|----------2-------|-------------0----|-------3-----3----|

G|----2-----------2-|-------2-----2----|----------------0-|----2-----------2-|

D|-0----------------|----2-----------2-|-------0----------|-0----------------|

A|------------------|-0----------------|----2-------------|------------------|

E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|

[D]I found a [A]woman[G] I felt I t[D]ruly loved
[D]She was everyt[A]hing[G] I'd ever been d[D]reaming of
[D]But she was bad -[A] I didn't know it  [G] Her pretty smile n[D]ever did show it
[D]All I knew was w[A]hat I could see [G]  And I knew I w[D]anted her for me

                        single notes
[Bm]                 [G]   ([G] [G] [G]  [A]  [Bb])   [Bm]
I took her home to Mama
                             [G]     ([G] [G] [G]  [A]  [Bb])   [Bm]
Mama wanted to see my future bride
Oh she looked at us [G]both [A] And then she called me to her side, she said "Son,
[D]Take time to [A]know her  [G]   It's not an [D]overnight thing
[D]Take time to k[A]now her  [G]   Please don't [D]rush into this thing."

[D]But I didn't listen to [A]Mama  [G]   I went straight to the c[D]hurch
[D]I just couldn't wait to have a little [A]girl of mine
[G]When I got [D]home from work
[D]The preacher was there  [A]   So was my future bride
[G]He looked at us both and the he [D]called me to his side, he said "Son,
[D]take time to [A]know her  [G]   It's not an [D]overnight thing
[D]Take time to k[A]now her  [G]   Please don't [D]rush into this thing."

(spoken):
[D]Well it looked like everything was gonna [A]turn out alright
[G]And then I came home a little [D]early one night
(sung):
[D]And there she was [A]kissing on another man
[G]Now I know what Mama meant when she [D]took me by the hand and said "Son,
[D]take time to [A]know her  [G]   It's not an [D]overnight thing
[D]Take time to k[A]now her  [G]   Please don't [D]rush into this thing."

[D]Take time to [A]know her            [G]It's not an ove[D]rnight thing
(take        time, take a little time son       ooohhh)
[D]Take time to [A]know her     Please [G]don't          [D]rush into this thing."
(take        time, take a little time son       ooohhh)

(repeat & fade)

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