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

CHORUS:
[E] May [D] you [A] never lay your [D/F#] head down
With-[E7]-out a hand to [A] hold
May you [D/F#] never make your [E] bed out in the [A] cold

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

REPEAT VERSE 1:

CHORUS 2:
[E] May [D] you [A] never lose your [D/F#] temper
If you [E7] get in a bar room [A] fight
May you [D/F#] never lose your [E] woman over-[A]-night

REPEAT CHORUS:

REPEAT CHORUS 2:

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