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If You Don't Know Me By Now

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Teddy Pendergrass

Teddy Pendergrass

Vocals

Norman Harris

Guitar

Roland Chambers

Roland Chambers

Guitar

Bobby Eli

Guitar

Leon Huff

Piano

Earl Young

Drums

Larry Washington

Larry Washington

Congas

Leonard Pakula

Organ

Ron Baker

Bass

Sam Reed

Horn

Laurence Brown

Vocals

Bernard Wilson

Vocals

Lloyd Parks

Vocals

Harold Melvin

Vocals

Larry Brown

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Leon Huff

Songwriter

Kenneth Gamble

Songwriter

Norman Harris

Arranger

Bobby Martin

Arranger

Thomas Bell

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Kenneth Gamble

Producer

Joe Tarsia

Recording Engineer

Jay Mark

Recording Engineer

Leon Huff

Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]

If you don't know me by now

You will never, never, never know me, ooh

[Verse 1]

All the things that we've been through

You should understand me like I understand you

Now baby, I know the difference between right and wrong

I ain't gonna do nothing to upset our happy home

[PreChorus]

Oh, don't get so excited

When I come home a little late at night

'Cause we only act like children

When we argue, fuss, and fight, hey-hey

[Chorus]

If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me by now)

You will never, never, never know me, ooh (You'll never, never, never know me, eh-hey)

[Chorus]

If you don't know me by now (If you don't, if you don't know me by now)

You will never never, never know me, ooh (No you won't, eh-hey)

[Verse 2]

We all got our own funny moods

I've got mine, woman, you got yours, too

Just trust in me like I trust in you

As long as we've been together

That should be so easy to do

[PreChorus]

Just get yourself together

Or we might as well say goodbye

What good is a love affair?

When we can't see eye to eye, oh

[Chorus]

If you don't know me by now (If you don't, if you don't know me, baby)

You will never, never, never know me, ooh (Hey-hey, hey-hey, eh-hey-hey)

[Chorus]

If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me by now)

You will never, never, never know me, ooh (No, you won't, oh)

[Chorus]

If you don't know me by now (Ten long years, ten long years, we've been together)

You will never, never, never know me, ooh (If you don't know me by now, oh, oh, oh)

Written by: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff

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