Take Your Time

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  My poor broke mama told me

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  When I was twelve years old

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  You eat and talk   much too fast

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  There's one thing you should know




(Chorus)

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   Take your time  my sweet baby

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  Take your time my blue eyed son


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  Well you may  never have his money

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  But you won't miss no rich man's fun


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(Verse 2)

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  I can never give you money honey

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  I can never buy you clothes

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  But the way them women been lookin' at you

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  Someday you should have both




(Chorus)

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  If you take your time my sweet baby

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  Take your time and love them slow


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  And if you play your cards right now

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  You won't never wait no more


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(Verse 3)

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  Well the ladies like their diamonds

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  They like their brand new clothes

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  But I was blessed with plenty of other  things they love the most




(Chorus)

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  I   take my   time with the ladies

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  I take my time and I love 'em slow


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  And since I    turned thir--teen, Lord

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  I ain't never wait no more




(Guitar solo)

-Repeat verse and chorus chords x2-




(Verse 4)

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  I can never give you money honey

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  I can never buy you clothes

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  But the way them schoolgirls look at you

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  Someday you gonna have both




(Chorus)

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  If you take your time my sweet baby

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  Take your time and be my son


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  Well you might never have his money

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  But you won't miss no rich man’s fun


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