{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":84921,"song":"Take Time To Know Her","artist":"Percy Sledge","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11549508-take-time-to-know-her-chords-by-percy-sledge/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/84921?type=chord","rating":4.61371,"votes":35,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\n\r\n\r\n                            Take Time to Know Her\r\n                                (Steve Davis)\r\n\r\nas recorded by Percy Sledge on February 1, 1968\r\nAtlantic 80212-2\r\n\r\n[tab]Do this throughout (except the Bm / G part):\r\n   [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne|----------2-------|------------------|----------3-------|----------2-------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]B|-------3-----3----|----------2-------|-------------0----|-------3-----3----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]G|----2-----------2-|-------2-----2----|----------------0-|----2-----------2-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]D|-0----------------|----2-----------2-|-------0----------|-0----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]A|------------------|-0----------------|----2-------------|------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI found a woman I felt I truly loved[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe was everything I'd ever been dreaming of[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut she was bad - I didn't know it   Her pretty smile never did show it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll I knew was what I could see   And I knew I wanted her for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n                        single notes\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]   ([ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch])   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI took her home to Mama[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G[/ch]     ([ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch])   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nMama wanted to see my future bride[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh she looked at us both  And then she called me to her side, she said \"Son,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTake time to know her     It's not an overnight thing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTake time to know her     Please don't rush into this thing.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I didn't listen to Mama     I went straight to the church[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI just couldn't wait to have a little girl of mine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I got home from work[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe preacher was there     So was my future bride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe looked at us both and the he called me to his side, he said \"Son,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\ntake time to know her     It's not an overnight thing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTake time to know her     Please don't rush into this thing.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n(spoken):\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell it looked like everything was gonna turn out alright[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd then I came home a little early one night[/tab]\r\n(sung):\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd there she was kissing on another man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow I know what Mama meant when she took me by the hand and said \"Son,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\ntake time to know her     It's not an overnight thing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTake time to know her     Please don't rush into this thing.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTake time to know her            It's not an overnight thing[/tab]\r\n(take        time, take a little time son       ooohhh)\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTake time to know her     Please don't          rush into this thing.\"[/tab]\r\n(take        time, take a little time son       ooohhh)\r\n\r\n(repeat & fade)","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\n\n\n                            Take Time to Know Her\n                                (Steve Davis)\n\nas recorded by Percy Sledge on February 1, 1968\nAtlantic 80212-2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                        single notes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(spoken):\n\n\n(sung):\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(take        time, take a little time son       ooohhh)\n\n(take        time, take a little time son       ooohhh)\n\n(repeat & fade)","chords":["Bm","G","D","A","B","E","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}