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Take Its Own Time

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[Intro]
C  G/B  Am  G  F  C  F  G
C  G  Eb  Am  Ab
[Verse]
CYou ceased to G/Bmow the lawn Amten years agoG  
You just Fwanted to Csee how your Fgarden would Ggrow
You aAmbandoned the Gpruning shears and Cwelcomed each Fweed
You permitted the Csoil to select its own Gseed
[Verse]
But it Cwould be unG/Bfair to asAmsume you don't caGre
For you Fpay great atCtention to Fall that goes Gthere
But you Amsimply abGstain from a Cplan or deFsign
You just let it all hang Cout and Gtake its own Ctime
You just Flet it all hang Cout and Gtake its own Ctime
[Instrumental]
C  G/B  Am  G  F  C  F  G
[Verse]
And you Cfollow the G/Bthread in the Ambook that you've Gread
Or in Fsomething that Csomeone you Fheard somewhere Gsaid
You say, "AmIt's all conGnected, it's Call interFtwined
If you let it all hang Cout and Gtake its own Ctime
If you Flet it all hang Cout and Gtake its own Ctime"
[Instrumental]
C  G/B  Am  G  F  C  F  G
C  G  Eb  Am  Ab
[Verse]
Well, you Cdon't move too G/Bfast, you Ammake it all Glast
You enFcounter each Cmoment beFfore it is paGst
And you Amsay, "Walking Gslow in this Cworld is no Fcrime"
You just let it all hang Cout and Gtake its own Ctime
You just Flet it all hang Cout and Gtake its own Ctime
You just Flet it all hang Cout and Gtake its own Ctime
You just Flet it all hang Cout and Gtake its own CtimeG  F  
And Gtake its own Ftime
[Outro]
C  F  G  C  G  F  C
You just Flet it all hang Cout and Gtake its own Ctime

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Take Its Own Time

by Karine Polwart

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

[Intro]

C G/B Am G F C F G

C G Eb Am Ab

[Verse]

C G/B Am G

You ceased to mow the lawn ten years ago

F C F G

You just wanted to see how your garden would grow

Am G C F

You abandoned the pruning shears and welcomed each weed

C G

You permitted the soil to select its own seed

[Verse]

C G/B Am G

But it would be unfair to assume you don't care

F C F G

For you pay great attention to all that goes there

Am G C F

But you simply abstain from a plan or design

C G C

You just let it all hang out and take its own time

F C G C

You just let it all hang out and take its own time

[Instrumental]

C G/B Am G F C F G

[Verse]

C G/B Am G

And you follow the thread in the book that you've read

F C F G

Or in something that someone you heard somewhere said

Am G C F

You say, "It's all connected, it's all intertwined

C G C

If you let it all hang out and take its own time

F C G C

If you let it all hang out and take its own time"

[Instrumental]

C G/B Am G F C F G

C G Eb Am Ab

[Verse]

C G/B Am G

Well, you don't move too fast, you make it all last

F C F G

You encounter each moment before it is past

Am G C F

And you say, "Walking slow in this world is no crime"

C G C

You just let it all hang out and take its own time

F C G C

You just let it all hang out and take its own time

F C G C

You just let it all hang out and take its own time

F C G C G F

You just let it all hang out and take its own time

G F

And take its own time

[Outro]

C F G C G F C

F C G C

You just let it all hang out and take its own time

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