John Martyn, May You Never (1973)
Key: :[G] (w: John Martyn) (Eric Clapton, 1977)
CHORUS:
[D] May
[C] you
[G] never lay your
[C/E] head down
With-
[D7]-out a hand to
[G] hold
May you
[C/E] 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/E] 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?
REPEAT CHORUS:
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/E] 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?
REPEAT CHORUS:
REPEAT VERSE 1:
CHORUS 2:
[D] May
[C] you
[G] never lose your
[C/E] temper
If you
[D7] get in a bar room
[G] fight
May you
[C/E] never lose your
[D] woman over-
[G]-night
REPEAT CHORUS:
REPEAT CHORUS 2:
OUTRO:
May you
[C/E] never lose your
[D] woman over-
[G]-night
May you
[C/E] never lose your
[D] woman over-
[G]-night
