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

CHORUS:
[C#] May [B] you [F#] never lay your [B/D#] head down
With-[C#7]-out a hand to [F#] hold
May you [B/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 [B] love you [F#] true
And You [C#] never talk dirty behind my back
And I [F#] know that there's [B] those that [F#] do
Oh [C#] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
[B/D#] Love is a lesson to learn in our [B] 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 [B] love you [F#] true
You [C#] hold no blade to stab me in my back
And I [F#] know that there's [B] some that [F#] do
Oh [C#] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
[B/D#] love is a lesson to learn in our [B] time
Oh [C#] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for [F#] me?

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REPEAT VERSE 1:

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

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