'May You Never' ~ John Martyn (album version) Chords
Tempo:
62.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] May you [E] lay [A] your head down [B] [E] without a hand to hold
[A] May I never [B] make you [E] lay down in the [A] cold
[E] [B] Just [E] like a [B] great and grown [E] brother of mine
You [A] know that I [E] love you true
[B] You [E] never talk, touch me behind my back
And I [A] know that's [E] those who do
[B] Won't you please, won't you please, won't you be real [C#m] mine
Love is a lesson to [A] learn in [B] our time
[E] Please won't [B] you, please won't you [E] be real mine for me
May you never [C#m] lay your head down [B] [E] without a hand to hold
[A] May I [B] never make you [E] lay down in the cold
[B] You're [E] just like a good and close sister to me
You [A] know that I [E] love you true
[B] You hold no blade and [E] stab me in the back
And I know that's some who do
[B] Won't you please, won't you please, won't you be real [C#m] mine
Love is [F#m] a lesson to learn in [B] our time
Please won't you, please won't [E] you be real mine for me
May you never [C#m] lay your head down [B] without a [E] hand to hold
[A] May I [B] never make you [E] lay down in the cold
Just [B] [E] like a great and strong brother of mine
You [A] know that I [E] love you true
[B] You never talk, [E] touch me behind my back
And I know that's those who do
[B] Won't you please, won't you please, won't you be real [C#m] mine
Love is a lesson to learn in [B] our time
Please won't you, please won't [E] you be real mine for me
[B] [E] May I never [C#m] lose your temper
[B] If you get in a [E] barroom fight
[A] May I [B] never lose your [E] woman [A] overnight
[E] [B] [E] May I [C#m] never lay your head [B] down [E] without a hand to hold
[A] May I [B] never make you [E] lay down in [A] the cold
[E] [B] May [E] I [C#m] never lose your temper
[B] If you get in [E] a barroom fight
[A] May I [B] never lose your woman [E] [A] [E] overnight
May [A] I [B] never lose your woman [A] overnight
[E] May [C#m] I never lose [B] your woman [E] [E] overnight
[A] [E] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] May I never [B] make you [E] lay down in the [A] cold
[E] [B] Just [E] like a [B] great and grown [E] brother of mine
You [A] know that I [E] love you true
[B] You [E] never talk, touch me behind my back
And I [A] know that's [E] those who do
[B] Won't you please, won't you please, won't you be real [C#m] mine
Love is a lesson to [A] learn in [B] our time
[E] Please won't [B] you, please won't you [E] be real mine for me
May you never [C#m] lay your head down [B] [E] without a hand to hold
[A] May I [B] never make you [E] lay down in the cold
[B] You're [E] just like a good and close sister to me
You [A] know that I [E] love you true
[B] You hold no blade and [E] stab me in the back
And I know that's some who do
[B] Won't you please, won't you please, won't you be real [C#m] mine
Love is [F#m] a lesson to learn in [B] our time
Please won't you, please won't [E] you be real mine for me
May you never [C#m] lay your head down [B] without a [E] hand to hold
[A] May I [B] never make you [E] lay down in the cold
Just [B] [E] like a great and strong brother of mine
You [A] know that I [E] love you true
[B] You never talk, [E] touch me behind my back
And I know that's those who do
[B] Won't you please, won't you please, won't you be real [C#m] mine
Love is a lesson to learn in [B] our time
Please won't you, please won't [E] you be real mine for me
[B] [E] May I never [C#m] lose your temper
[B] If you get in a [E] barroom fight
[A] May I [B] never lose your [E] woman [A] overnight
[E] [B] [E] May I [C#m] never lay your head [B] down [E] without a hand to hold
[A] May I [B] never make you [E] lay down in [A] the cold
[E] [B] May [E] I [C#m] never lose your temper
[B] If you get in [E] a barroom fight
[A] May I [B] never lose your woman [E] [A] [E] overnight
May [A] I [B] never lose your woman [A] overnight
[E] May [C#m] I never lose [B] your woman [E] [E] overnight
[A] [E] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
Key:
E
B
A
C#m
F#m
E
B
A
[B] _ _ _ _ May you [E] lay [A] your head down [B] [E] without a hand to hold
[A] May I never [B] make you [E] lay down in the [A] cold
[E] _ [B] Just [E] like a [B] great and grown [E] brother of mine
You [A] know that I [E] love you true
[B] You [E] never talk, touch me behind my back
And I [A] know that's [E] those who do
[B] Won't you please, won't you please, won't you be real [C#m] mine
Love is a lesson to [A] learn in [B] our time
[E] Please won't [B] you, please won't you [E] be real mine for me
May you never [C#m] lay your head down [B] [E] without a hand to hold
[A] May I [B] never make you [E] lay down in the cold
_ [B] You're [E] just like a good and close sister to me
You [A] know that I [E] love you true
[B] You hold no blade and [E] stab me in the back
And I know that's some who do
[B] Won't you please, won't you please, won't you be real [C#m] mine
Love is [F#m] a lesson to learn in [B] our time
Please won't you, please won't [E] you be real mine for me
May you never [C#m] lay your head down [B] without a [E] hand to hold
[A] May I [B] never make you [E] lay down in the cold
Just [B] [E] like a great and strong brother of mine
You [A] know that I [E] love you true
[B] You never talk, [E] touch me behind my back
And I know that's those who do
[B] Won't you please, won't you please, won't you be real [C#m] mine
Love is a lesson to learn in [B] our time
Please won't you, please won't [E] you be real mine for me
_ [B] [E] May I never [C#m] lose your temper
[B] If you get in a [E] barroom fight
[A] May I [B] never lose your [E] woman [A] overnight
[E] _ [B] [E] May I [C#m] never lay your head [B] down [E] without a hand to hold
[A] May I [B] never make you [E] lay down in [A] the cold
[E] _ [B] May [E] I [C#m] never lose your temper
[B] If you get in [E] a barroom fight
[A] May I [B] never lose your woman [E] _ [A] [E] overnight
May [A] I [B] never lose your woman [A] overnight
[E] May [C#m] I never lose [B] your woman [E] [E] overnight
_ [A] _ [E] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] May I never [B] make you [E] lay down in the [A] cold
[E] _ [B] Just [E] like a [B] great and grown [E] brother of mine
You [A] know that I [E] love you true
[B] You [E] never talk, touch me behind my back
And I [A] know that's [E] those who do
[B] Won't you please, won't you please, won't you be real [C#m] mine
Love is a lesson to [A] learn in [B] our time
[E] Please won't [B] you, please won't you [E] be real mine for me
May you never [C#m] lay your head down [B] [E] without a hand to hold
[A] May I [B] never make you [E] lay down in the cold
_ [B] You're [E] just like a good and close sister to me
You [A] know that I [E] love you true
[B] You hold no blade and [E] stab me in the back
And I know that's some who do
[B] Won't you please, won't you please, won't you be real [C#m] mine
Love is [F#m] a lesson to learn in [B] our time
Please won't you, please won't [E] you be real mine for me
May you never [C#m] lay your head down [B] without a [E] hand to hold
[A] May I [B] never make you [E] lay down in the cold
Just [B] [E] like a great and strong brother of mine
You [A] know that I [E] love you true
[B] You never talk, [E] touch me behind my back
And I know that's those who do
[B] Won't you please, won't you please, won't you be real [C#m] mine
Love is a lesson to learn in [B] our time
Please won't you, please won't [E] you be real mine for me
_ [B] [E] May I never [C#m] lose your temper
[B] If you get in a [E] barroom fight
[A] May I [B] never lose your [E] woman [A] overnight
[E] _ [B] [E] May I [C#m] never lay your head [B] down [E] without a hand to hold
[A] May I [B] never make you [E] lay down in [A] the cold
[E] _ [B] May [E] I [C#m] never lose your temper
[B] If you get in [E] a barroom fight
[A] May I [B] never lose your woman [E] _ [A] [E] overnight
May [A] I [B] never lose your woman [A] overnight
[E] May [C#m] I never lose [B] your woman [E] [E] overnight
_ [A] _ [E] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _