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May You Never by John Martyn - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 2 
            Song: May you never
Artist: John Martyn
Composer: John Martyn
Album: Solid air

Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar-)  29th June 2017

TUNING: D-A-D-G-B-E  (Dropped D)
Tune low E string down to D 

CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the original key of E)

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Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
A      = x02220   A7      = x02020   A7sus4/6 = x04030
A7sus2 = x02000   Asus7   = x02030   Gmaj7/B  = x20032
D      = 000232   A7no3   = x05050   A13      = x07070
G/B    = x20033   Dsus2/4 = 000030

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[Verse 1]
A      A7sus2  D              G/B
May ...you  ...never lay your head down,
       A7    Asus7 A7no3 D      Dsus2/4  D
With - out a hand  to    hold,
        G/B             A7      Asus7 A7  D    G/B D  Dsus2/4 D
May you never make your bed out in    the cold

[Verse 2]
        A         A7sus4/6    A7no3      A7sus4/6
You're just like a big strong brother of mine,
    D           G/B      D    Dsus2/4 D
You know that I love you true,
    A          A7sus4/6   A7no3   A7sus4/6
You never talk dirty be - hind my back,
      D                 G/B        D    Dsus2/4 D
And I know that there's those that do

[Link]
    A
Oh, please, won't you ...please, won't you bear it in mind...
Gmaj7/B
Love is a lesson to learn in our time,
    A                     Asus7
Oh, please, won't you...  please, won't you...
A7no3      A13  A7no3       D   G/B  D
Bear it in mind-------  for me?

[Verse 3]
A   A7sus2 D              G/B
May you    never lay your head down,
       A7    Asus7 A7no3 D   Dsus2/4  D
With - out a hand  to    hold,
        G/B             A7      Asus7 A7  D   G/B D  Dsus2/4 D
May you never make your bed out in    the cold

[Verse 4]
        A          A7sus4/6  A7no3     A7sus4/6
You're just like a big close sister to me,
    D           G/B      D    Dsus2/4 D
You know that I love you true,
    A       A7sus4/6 A7no3         A7sus4/6
You hold no blade to stab me in my back,
      D                 G/B       D   Dsus2/4 D
And I know that there's some that do

[Link]
    A
Oh, please, won't you ...please, won't you bear it in mind...
Gmaj7/B
Love is a lesson to learn in our time,
    A                     Asus7
Oh, please, won't you...  please, won't you...
A7no3      A13  A7no3       D   G/B  D 
Bear it in mind-------  for me?

[Verse 5]
    A   A7sus2 D              G/B
And may you    never lay your head down,
       A7    Asus7 A7no3 D   Dsus2/4 D
With - out a hand  to    hold,
        G/B             A7      Asus7 A7  D   G/B D  Dsus2/4 D
May you never make your bed out in    the cold

[Verse 6]
A           A7sus4/6     A7no3      A7sus4/6
Just like a great strong brother of mine,
    D           G/B      D   Dsus2/4 D
You know that I love you true,
    A          A7sus4/6   A7no3   A7sus4/6
You never talk dirty be - hind my back,
      D                 G/B        D    Dsus2/4 D
And I know that there's those that do

[Link]
    A
Oh, please, won't you ...please, won't you bear it in mind...
Gmaj7/B
Love is a lesson to learn in our time,
    A                     Asus7
Oh, please, won't you...  please, won't you...
A7no3      A13  A7no3       D   G/B  D
Bear it in mind-------  for me?

[Verse 7]
A   A7sus2 D               G/B
May you    never lose your temper,
           A7       Asus7  A7no3 D   Dsus2/4 D
If you get hit in a bar  - room  fight,
        G/B             A7    Asus7 A7  D   G/B   D
May you never lose your woman over----  night----,
A   A7sus2 D              G/B
May you    never lay your head down,
       A7    Asus7 A7no3 D   Dsus2/4 D
With - out a hand  to    hold,
        G/B             A7      Asus7 A7  D   G/B D
May you never make your bed out in    the cold

[Verse 8]
A   A7sus2 D               G/B
May you    never lose your temper,
           A7       Asus7  A7no3 D     Dsus2/4 D
If you get hit in a bar  - room  fight,
        G/B             A7    Asus7 A7  D       G/B  D Dsus2/4 D
May you never lose your woman over----  ...night----------------,
        G/B             A7    Asus7 A7  D   G/B  D Dsus2/4 D
May you never lose your woman over----  night----,
        G/B   G/B       A7    Asus7 A7  D     G/B
May you never lose your woman over----  night------
         ^     ^
[Coda]
   D D    G/B        D    G/B      D D    G/B
|  /_/  /  /  / ||:  /  /  /  / |  /_/  /  /  / |:||[x2]
   ^ ^                             ^ ^
                                        D
e |------------------------|------------------------------||
B |------------------------|---------------------3---3-3--||
G |--2—p0----0-----—-------|-------------------2----------||
D |--------4—---2—p0----0--|-----------------0-----0------||
A |-------------------4----|--2-p0----0----0--------------||
D |------------------------|--------4----0----------------||

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