John Martyn, May You Never (1973)
Key: :[D#] (w: John Martyn) (Eric Clapton, 1977)

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

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

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

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REPEAT VERSE 1:

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

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