Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse

 When I was young my mamma told me

 She said child take your time

 Don't fall in love too quickly

 Before you know your mind

 She held me round the shoulders

 In a voice so soft and kind

 She said love can make you happy

 And love can rob you blind

Chorus

 Here in California

fruit hangs heavy on the vine

 And there's no gold I thought I'd warn ya

 And the hills turn brown in the summertime

Verse

 Now I may learn to love you

 But I can't say when

 This morning we were strangers

 And tonight we're only friends

 I'll take my time to know you

 I'll take my time to see

 There's nothing I won't show you

 If you take your time with me

Chorus

 Here in California

fruit hangs heavy on the vine

 And there's no gold I thought I'd warn ya

 And the hills turn brown in the summertime

Solo

Verse

 There's an old familiar story

 An old familiar rhyme

 To everything there is a season

 To every purpose there's a time

 A time to love and come together

 A time when love longs a name

 A time for questions we can't answer

 Though we ask them just the same

Chorus

Here in California

fruit hangs heavy on the vine

 And there's no gold I thought I'd warn ya

 And the hills turn brown in the summertime