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

CHORUS:
[F] May [D#] you [A#] never lay your [D#/G] head down
With-[F7]-out a hand to [A#] hold
May you [D#/G] never make your [F] bed out in the [A#] cold

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

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

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REPEAT VERSE 1:

CHORUS 2:
[F] May [D#] you [A#] never lose your [D#/G] temper
If you [F7] get in a bar room [A#] fight
May you [D#/G] never lose your [F] woman over-[A#]-night

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