Take Time To Know Her

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D         A    G          D
I found a woman I felt I truly loved
D             A   G              
She was everything I'd ever been 
 D
dreaming of
D                A               
But she was bad - I didn't know 
   G                  D
it   Her pretty smile never did show
 it
D               A               
All I knew was what I could see 
G               D
  And I knew I wanted her for me

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I took her home to Mama
A  Bb)   Bm

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                             G     
Mama wanted to see my future bride
(G G G  A  Bb)   Bm

                    G    A
Oh she looked at us both  And then 
she called me to her side, she said 
"Son,
D            A         G        
Take time to know her     It's 
      D
not an overnight thing
D             A        G        
Take time to know her     Please
       D
 don't rush into this thing."


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

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

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