Key: G
Introduction: G Am G D Em C G Am C
G G4 G
When I was young my mamma told me
D Em
She said, child take your time
C G
Don't fall in love too quickly
Am C
Before you know your mind
G G4 G
She held me 'round the shoulders
D Em
In a voice so soft and kind
C G
She said, love can make you happy
Am D G
And love can rob you blind
C D G
Here in California
Am D7 Em
The fruit hangs heavy on the vine
C Em G
There's no gold, I thought I'd warn ya
Am D G Am G
And the hills turn brown in the summertime
G G2 G D
Now I may learn to love you
Em
But I can't say when
C G
This morning we were strangers
Am C
And tonight we're only friends
G G4 G
I'll take my time to know you
D Em
I'll take my time to see
C G Am
There's nothing I won't show you
D G
If you take your time with me
C D G
Here in California
Am D7 Em
The fruit hangs heavy on the vine
C Em G
There's no gold, I thought I'd warn ya
Am D G
And the hills turn brown in the summertime
G4 G
There's an old familiar story
D Em
An old familiar rhyme
C G Am
To everything there is a season
C
For every purpose there's a time
G G4 G
A time to love and come together
D Em
A time when love longs for a name
C G Am
A time for questions we can't answer
D G
Though we ask them just the same
C D G
Here in California
Am D7 Em
The fruit hangs heavy on the vine
C Em G
There's no gold, I thought I'd warn ya
Am D G
And the hills turn brown in the summertime
C Em G
And there's no gold, I thought I'd warn ya
Am D G
And the hills turn brown in the summertime