A5 E5 A5 When I was young my mamma told me E5 F#5 SHe said child take your time D5 A5 Don't fall in love too quickly B5 D5 Before you know the one A5 E5 A5 She held me round the shoulders E5 F#5 In a voice so soft and kind D5 A5 She said love can make you happy B5 A5 And love can rob you blind B5 E5 A5 B5 E5 F#5 Here in California fruit hangs heavy on the vines D5 A5 There's no gold I thought I'd warn you B5 E5 A5 And the hills turn brown in the summertime A5 E5 A5 Now I will learn to love you E5 F#5 But I can't say when D5 A5 This morning we were strangers B5 D5 And tonight we're only friends A5 E5 A5 I'll take the time to know you E5 F#5 I'll take the time to see D5 A5 There's nothing I won't show you B5 A5 If you take your time with me B5 E5 A5 B5 E5 F#5 Here in California fruit hangs heavy on the vines D5 A5 There's no gold I thought I'd warn you B5 E5 A5 And the hills turn brown in the summertime SOLO A5 E5 A5 There's a old familiar story E5 F#5 An old familiar rhyme D5 A5 To everything there is a season B5 D5 To every purpose there's a time A5 E5 A5 A time to love and come together E5 F#5 A time when love longs for air ?? D5 A5 A time for questions we can't answer B5 A5 Though we ask them just the same B5 E5 A5 B5 E5 F#5 Here in California fruit hangs heavy on the vines D5 A5 There's no gold I thought I'd warn you B5 E5 A5 And the hills turn brown in the summertime
