John Martyn, May You Never (1973)
Key: :[E] (w: John Martyn) (Eric Clapton, 1977)
CHORUS:
[B] May
[A] you
[E] never lay your
[A/Db] head down
With-
[B7]-out a hand to
[E] hold
May you
[A/Db] never make your
[B] bed out in the
[E] cold
VERSE 1:
[B] You're just like a great strong brother of mine
And you
[E] know that I
[A] love you
[E] true
And You
[B] never talk dirty behind my back
And I
[E] know that there's
[A] those that
[E] do
Oh
[B] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
[A/Db] Love is a lesson to learn in our
[A] time
Oh
[B] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for
[E] me?
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 2:
You're
[B] just like a good close sister to me
And you
[E] know that I
[A] love you
[E] true
You
[B] hold no blade to stab me in my back
And I
[E] know that there's
[A] some that
[E] do
Oh
[B] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
[A/Db] love is a lesson to learn in our
[A] time
Oh
[B] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for
[E] me?
REPEAT CHORUS:
REPEAT VERSE 1:
CHORUS 2:
[B] May
[A] you
[E] never lose your
[A/Db] temper
If you
[B7] get in a bar room
[E] fight
May you
[A/Db] never lose your
[B] woman over-
[E]-night
REPEAT CHORUS:
REPEAT CHORUS 2:
OUTRO:
May you
[A/Db] never lose your
[B] woman over-
[E]-night
May you
[A/Db] never lose your
[B] woman over-
[E]-night
