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-[G#7]-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?

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REPEAT VERSE 1:

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

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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