CHORUS:
[C] May [A#] you [F] never lay your [A#/D] head down
With-[C7]-out a hand to [F] hold
May you [A#/D] never make your [C] bed out in the [F] cold

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

REPEAT VERSE 1:

CHORUS 2:
[C] May [A#] you [F] never lose your [A#/D] temper
If you [C7] get in a bar room [F] fight
May you [A#/D] never lose your [C] woman over-[F]-night

REPEAT CHORUS:

REPEAT CHORUS 2:

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