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[Verse 1]
AWhen I was young my Emamma told Ame
SHe said Echild take your tF#mime
Don't Dfall in love too Aquickly
BeBmfore you know the Done
She Aheld me Eround the sAhoulders
In a Evoice so soft and F#mkind
She said Dlove can make you Ahappy
And Bmlove can rob you blAind
[Chorus]
BmHere Ein CalifAornia Bmfruit hangs Eheavy on the F#mvines
There's no Dgold I thought I'd Awarn you
And the Bmhills turn Ebrown in the summerAtime
[Verse 2]
Now AI will Elearn to Alove you
EBut I can't  say F#mwhen
This Dmorning we were sAtrangers
And tBmonight we're only fDriends
I'll Atake the Etime to  Aknow you
I'll Etake the time to F#msee
There's Dnothing I won't shAow you
If you Bmtake your time with mAe
[Chorus]
BmHere Ein CalifAornia Bmfruit hangs Eheavy on the F#mvines
There's no Dgold I thought I'd Awarn you
And the Bmhills turn Ebrown in the summerAtime
[Verse 3]
AThere's a old famiEliar Astory
An Eold familiar F#mrhyme
To everytDhing there is a Aseason
To every Bmpurpose there's a Dtime
A time to Alove and Ecome togeAther
A time when Elove longs for a F#mname
A time for Dquestions we can't Aanswer
BmThough we ask them just the Asame
[Chorus]
BmHere Ein CalifAornia Bmfruit hangs Eheavy on the F#mvines
There's no Dgold I thought I'd Awarn you
And the Bmhills turn Ebrown in the summerAtime

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Here In California

by Lucinda Williams

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F#m

[Verse 1]

A E A

When I was young my mamma told me

E F#m

SHe said child take your time

D A

Don't fall in love too quickly

Bm D

Before you know the one

A E A

She held me round the shoulders

E F#m

In a voice so soft and kind

D A

She said love can make you happy

Bm A

And love can rob you blind

[Chorus]

Bm E A Bm E F#m

Here in California fruit hangs heavy on the vines

D A

There's no gold I thought I'd warn you

Bm E A

And the hills turn brown in the summertime

[Verse 2]

A E A

Now I will learn to love you

E F#m

But I can't say when

D A

This morning we were strangers

Bm D

And tonight we're only friends

A E A

I'll take the time to know you

E F#m

I'll take the time to see

D A

There's nothing I won't show you

Bm A

If you take your time with me

[Chorus]

Bm E A Bm E F#m

Here in California fruit hangs heavy on the vines

D A

There's no gold I thought I'd warn you

Bm E A

And the hills turn brown in the summertime

[Verse 3]

A E A

There's a old familiar story

E F#m

An old familiar rhyme

D A

To everything there is a season

Bm D

To every purpose there's a time

A E A

A time to love and come together

E F#m

A time when love longs for a name

D A

A time for questions we can't answer

Bm A

Though we ask them just the same

[Chorus]

Bm E A Bm E F#m

Here in California fruit hangs heavy on the vines

D A

There's no gold I thought I'd warn you

Bm E A

And the hills turn brown in the summertime

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