Percy Sledge的《Take Time to Know Her》是一首极具感染力的灵魂乐经典。歌曲讲述了一个男人没有听从母亲的忠告，急忙与一个女人结婚，最终发明她不忠的故事。这首歌以其朴实的旋律和深刻的歌词，引发了人们对于恋爱和婚姻的思考。

歌曲配景： 《Take Time to Know Her》由Steve Davis创作，并由Percy Sledge于1968年录制刊行。这首歌迅速走红，成为Percy Sledge的代表作之一，也成为了灵魂乐历史上的经典之作。这首歌收录在专辑《When a Man Loves a Woman - The Ultimate Collection》中。

情感与思想： 歌曲表达了对恋爱和婚姻的忠告：在做出许诺之前，花时间去真正了解一个人。它也暗示了人们经常因为外表而被迷惑，而忽略了内在的重要性。歌曲通过一个悲剧性的故事，警示人们不要激动行事，要理性地看待感情。

弹奏技巧： 这首歌曲的吉他/贝斯部分相对简单，主要由一些重复的和弦进行组成。乐谱中的D, A, G和弦是贯穿全曲的主要和弦。要注意坚持节奏的稳定，并考试考试加入一些即兴的装饰音，以增加歌曲的灵魂乐味道。

在Bm / G部分，乐谱提供了一些单音的过渡，可以考试考试用滑音或颤音来增强表示力。

其他版本： 文中还提到了John Hiatt的版本，有兴趣的朋友可以考试考试聆听比较，感受不合音乐人对同一首歌的不合诠释。

示范乐谱：

D         A    G          D
e|----------2-------|------------------|----------3-------|----------2-------|
B|-------3-----3----|----------2-------|-------------0----|-------3-----3----|
G|----2-----------2-|-------2-----2----|----------------0-|----2-----------2-|
D|-0----------------|----2-----------2-|-------0----------|-0----------------|
A|------------------|-0----------------|----2-------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|

D         A    G          D
I found a woman I felt I truly loved
D             A   G               D
She was everything I'd ever been dreaming of
D                A                  G                  D
But she was bad - I didn't know it   Her pretty smile never did show it
D               A               G               D
All I knew was what I could see   And I knew I wanted her for me
                    single notes

Bm                 G   (G G G  A  Bb)   Bm
I took her home to Mama
G     (G G G  A  Bb)   Bm
Mama wanted to see my future bride
G    A
Oh she looked at us both  And then she called me to her side, she said "Son,
D            A         G              D
Take time to know her     It's not an overnight thing
D             A        G               D
Take time to know her     Please don't rush into this thing."
D                      A     G                          D
But I didn't listen to Mama     I went straight to the church
D                                     A
I just couldn't wait to have a little girl of mine
G          D
When I got home from work
D                       A
The preacher was there     So was my future bride
G                               D
He looked at us both and the he called me to his side, he said "Son,
D            A         G              D
take time to know her     It's not an overnight thing
D             A        G               D
Take time to know her     Please don't rush into this thing."
(spoken):
D                                        A
Well it looked like everything was gonna turn out alright
G                             D
And then I came home a little early one night
(sung):
D                 A
And there she was kissing on another man
G                                   D
Now I know what Mama meant when she took me by the hand and said "Son,
D            A         G              D
take time to know her     It's not an overnight thing
D             A        G               D
Take time to know her     Please don't rush into this thing."
D            A                   G              D
Take time to know her            It's not an overnight thing
(take        time, take a little time son       ooohhh)
D            A                   G              D
Take time to know her     Please don't          rush into this thing."
(take        time, take a little time son       ooohhh)
(repeat & fade)