John Martyn, May You Never (1973)
^{Key: :[G#] (w: John Martyn) (Eric Clapton, 1977)}

CHORUS:
[D#] May [C#] you [G#] never lay your [C#/F] head down
With-[D#7]-out a hand to [G#] hold
May you [C#/F] never make your [D#] bed out in the [G#] cold

VERSE 1:
[D#] You're just like a great strong brother of mine
And you [G#] know that I [C#] love you [G#] true
And You [D#] never talk dirty behind my back
And I [G#] know that there's [C#] those that [G#] do
Oh [D#] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
[C#/F] Love is a lesson to learn in our [C#] time
Oh [D#] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for [G#] me?

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VERSE 2:
You're [D#] just like a good close sister to me
And you [G#] know that I [C#] love you [G#] true
You [D#] hold no blade to stab me in my back
And I [G#] know that there's [C#] some that [G#] do
Oh [D#] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
[C#/F] love is a lesson to learn in our [C#] time
Oh [D#] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for [G#] me?

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REPEAT VERSE 1:

CHORUS 2:
[D#] May [C#] you [G#] never lose your [C#/F] temper
If you [D#7] get in a bar room [G#] fight
May you [C#/F] never lose your [D#] woman over-[G#]-night

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OUTRO:
May you [C#/F] never lose your [D#] woman over-[G#]-night
May you [C#/F] never lose your [D#] woman over-[G#]-night