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

CHORUS:
[G] May [F] you [C] never lay your [F/A] head down
With-[G7]-out a hand to [C] hold
May you [F/A] never make your [G] bed out in the [C] cold

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

REPEAT VERSE 1:

CHORUS 2:
[G] May [F] you [C] never lose your [F/A] temper
If you [G7] get in a bar room [C] fight
May you [F/A] never lose your [G] woman over-[C]-night

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REPEAT CHORUS 2:

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