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

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

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

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

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REPEAT VERSE 1:

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

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