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

CHORUS:
[B] May [A] you [E] never lay your [A/C#] head down
With-[B7]-out a hand to [E] hold
May you [A/C#] 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/C#] 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/C#] 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/C#] temper
If you [B7] get in a bar room [E] fight
May you [A/C#] never lose your [B] woman over-[E]-night

REPEAT CHORUS:

REPEAT CHORUS 2:

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