Take Time to Know Her chords by
Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge

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Key: D major
Intro 1
D
D

F#m
F#m

Bm
Bm

A
A

D
D

Verse 1
A
A

G
G

I found a woman
D
D

I felt a true love
A
A

G
G

She was everything
D
D

I'd ever been dreaming of
Verse 2
A
A

But she was bad,
G
G

I didn't know it
D
D

Her pretty smile never did show it
A
A

G
G

All I knew is what I could see
D
D

Bm
Bm

And I knew I wanted her for me
Verse 3
G
G

Took her home to mama
Bm
Bm

G
G

Mama, wanna see my future bride
Bm
Bm

G
G

Well she looked at us both
A
A

Then she called me to her side
Verse 4
D
D

A
A

She said son, take time to know her
G
G

D
D

It's not an overnight thing
A
A

Take time to know her
G
G

D
D

Please don't go rushin to do your thing
Verse 5
A
A

But I didn't listen to my mama
G
G

D
D

I went straight to the church
A
A

I just couldn't wait for that little girl of mine
G
G

D
D

When I got off from work
The preacher was there
A
A

So was my future bride
G
G

He looked at us both and
D
D

he called me to his side
Verse 6
A
A

G
G

Take time to know her
D
D

Not an overnight fling
A
A

G
G

Take time to know her
D
D

Don't go rushin to do your thing
Verse 7
A
A

But it looks like every thing's
G
G

gonna turn out all right
But then I came home from
D
D

work a little early one night
A
A

And there she was kissin
G
G

on another man
D
D

Now I know what mama meant when she
took me by the hand
Verse 8
D
D

A
A

G
G

She said, take time to know her
D
D

Not an overnight fling
A
A

G
G

Take time to know her
D
D

Don't go rushin to do your thing
A
A

G
G

She said, take time to know her
D
D

Not an overnight fling
Take time to know her
Don't go rushin to do your thing
A
A

Take time to know her

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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD F#m Bm A G

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