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May You Never by John Martyn
May You Never
Capo:no capo
A A7 D G/B
May you never lay your head down
A D
Without a hand to hold;
Em7 A D
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
A
You're just like great strong brother of mine;
D Gmaj7/B D
And you know that I love you true.
Gmaj7/B
A
And you never talk dirty behind my back,
D Gmaj7/B
And I know that there's those that do.
Gmaj7/B
A Asus4
Oh please won't you, please won't you
A5
Bear it in mind:
Gmaj
Love is a lesson to learn in our time.
A Asus4
Now please won't you, please won't you
A5 D Gmaj7
May you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold;
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
You're just like a good close sister to me,
And you know that I love you true.
And you hold no blade to stab me in my back,
I know that there's some that do.
Oh please won't you, please won't you
Bear it in mind:
Love is a lesson to learn in our time.
And please won't you, please won't you
Bear it in mind for me.
May you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold;
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
You're just like a great strong brother of mine,
You know that I love you true.
And you never talk dirty behind my back,
And I know that there's those that do.
Oh please won't you, please won't you
Bear it in mind:
Love is a lesson to learn in our time.
And please won't you, please won't you
Bear it in mind for me.
May you never lose your temper,
If you get in a bar-room fight.
May you never lose your woman overnight.
May you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold;
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
May you never lose your temper
If you get in a bar-room fight;
May you never lose your woman overnight.
May you never lose your woman overnight;
May you never lose your woman overnight.
May You Never
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version 2
Tuning:D A D G B E
Key:E
Capo:2nd fret
(Tune 6th string down to D)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
A = x02220 A7 = x02020 Dadd4/A = x04030
A7sus2 = x02000 Asus7 = x02030 Gmaj7/B = x20032
D = 000232 A7no3 = x05050 A13 = x07070
G/B = x20033 Dsus2/4 = 000030
[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 Dadd4/A A7no3 Dadd4/A
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 Dadd4/A A7no3 Dadd4/A
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 Dadd4/A A7no3 Dadd4/A
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 Dadd4/A A7no3 Dadd4/A
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 Dadd4/A A7no3 Dadd4/A
Just like a great strong brother of mine,
D G/B D Dsus2/4 D
You know that I love you true,
A Dadd4/A A7no3 Dadd4/A
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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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:3rd fret
Standard tuning
Chords (relative to capo):
G* 355433 (This is a standard G major. It's only called G* to differentiate
it from the other G shape)
F/G 3X3211
C X32010
C/G 332010
F/A X03211
G 320003
Csus4 3X3010
G* F/G (play strings 6, 3, 2 & 1)
May You
C/G F/A
Never lay your head down
G C/G Csus4 C/G
Without a hand to hold
F/A G C/G Csus4 C/G F/A C
May you never make your bed out in the cold
G C/G Csus4 C/G (play strings 6, 4, 3 & 2)
or G G G G
You're just like a great strong brother of mine
C/G F/A C/G
You know that I love you true
G C/G Csus4 C/G (play strings 6, 4, 3 & 2)
or G G G G
And you never talk dirty behind my back
C/G F/A C/G
And I know that there's those that do
(When playing G below, play strings 6, 4, 3 & 2. You can also fret 2nd string
on 3rd fret for variety)
G G G G
Oh please won't you, please won't you / Bear it in mind
(Either play the next line silent, play tab below, or improvise something
similar)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------1--------3p1------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----2h3----3p2---------3p2------|
A|-0------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
G C/G Csus4 C/G C F/A C
Now please won't you, please won't you / Bear it in mind for me
G F/G (Alternatively, just play F on middle 4 strings)
And may you
C/G F/A
Never lay your head down
G C/G Csus4 C/G
Without a hand to hold
Etc.
End with:
C/G F/A C/G F/A C/G F/A etc.
Then either play the tab below, something similar, or end on C or C/G.
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------1-1----|
G|-0------------------------------------0---------|
D|----3-2-3-0------------------------2------------|
A|-------------3-2-3--0-------3---3---------------|
E|----------------------3--1----------------------|
And may you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold
Are you mean like a sweet and crazy brother to me
You know I love you like I should
And you never talk dirty behind my back
Know that there's ways who would
Oh please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
And please won't you, please won't
You bear it in mind, just for me.
May you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold
Are you're just like a sweet and simple sister to me
You know I love you like I should
You hold no blade to stab me in my back
You know that there's some of them that would
Oh please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
And please won't you,
Please won't you bear it in mind for me.
May you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
Are you mean like a sweet, crazy brother to me
I try to love you like I should
And you hold an old blade to stab me in my heart
And I know that there's some of them that would
Oh please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
And please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for me.
And may you never lose your temper
If you get in a bar room fight
May you never lose your lover overnight
May you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
May you never lay your head down
May you never lay your head down
May you never lay your head down
May you never lay your head down
May you never lay your head down
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Line 1
E-----------|-2----------2---|----------------------|-----------------|----------
B---10--8---|-3--------------|-2--2-----3-----------|2---2--3----5----|3-3-------
G-----------|-2------2-------|-0---------0----------|2---2--2----2----|2-2-2p0---
D---11--9---|-----0----------|-0--------------------|2---2--4----5----|0-0-------
A-0-----0---|----------------|-2------2----------0--|--0-----0----0---|-------h2-
D-----------|-0-t-----------t|------t-------t-------|--------------t--|0---------
May You never lay your head down without a hand to hold
---|
---|
0-2|
0-0|
---|
0--|
May you
Line 2
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-2---------------|-1s2--2-----3--5---|-3-----------3---|-----------------|
G|-0-----------0---|-1s2--2-----2--2---|-2---2p0---0-----|-2-2--2p0---0--2-|
D|-0------0--------|-1s2--2-----4--5---|-0----0----0-----|-0-0---0----0--0-|
A|-2---2-----------|--0-------0--------|--------h2-------|---------h2------|
D|---t-----------t-|--------t--------t-|-0---------0---t-|-0---t------0----|
never make your bed out in the cold
Line 3
E----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|--------------
B-2-2---------3--------|-5-----------3-2---|3--------------------|--------------
G-2-2---------2--------|-2-----------2-2---|2----2p0------0------|-2-2--2p0----0
D-2-2---------4--------|-5-----------4-2---|0-------------0---0--|-0-0---------0
A-0-----0---0------0--0|--------0-0------0-|----------h2---------|----------h2--
D-------t----------t---|--------t--------t-|0---t---------0-----t|-0---t-------0
Just like a big strong sister to me you know that I love you true
never talk dirty be..hind my backandI know that there's those that do
------|
------|
-2----|
------|
------|
--t---|
You
so
Line 4
E-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------|------0----
B--2--------------2-------------|-2-------2-----|-------------------|-3---------
G--2--------------2-------------|-2-2-----2-----|-----0--------0----|-----------
D--2----h4--------2------h4-----|-2-2-h4--2-----|--0--------4-------|-----------
A--0----------0----------------0|---------0---2-|--------2--------2-|----------2
D--------t---------------t------|-----t---------|-------------------|-----------
please won't ya please won't ya bear it in mind love is a lesson we learn in
---------|
---------|
----0----|
--4------|
--------0|
---------|
our time so
Line 5
E----------------------------------|------------------|----------------|---------
B------2--------------3------------|-5-------3----2---|-3------------3-|--3------
G------2--------------2------------|-2-------2----2---|-2--2p0-----0-0-|2-0-2p0--
D------2--------------4------------|-5-------4----2---|-0----------0---|0--------
A-----------0----0----------0----0-|-----0-0----------|--------0h2-----|-------0h
D-----------t---------------t------|-----t----------t-|-0-t--------0--t|0--t-----
please won't ya please won't ya bear it in mind for me
-------||
-------||
--0----||
--0----||
2------||
--0----||
Line 6
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------3----------|
|---2-0---0---------|--------------2------------|
|---0---4---2-0----0|-------0----0--------------|
|----------------4--|-2-0-----------------------|
|0------------------|-----4----0----------------|
And may you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold
Are you mean like a sweet and crazy brother to me
You know I love you like I should
And you never talk dirty behind my back
Know that there's ways who would
Oh please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
And please won't you, please won't
You bear it in mind, just for me.
May you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold
Are you're just like a sweet and simple sister to me
You know I love you like I should
You hold no blade to stab me in my back
You know that there's some of them that would
Oh please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
And please won't you,
Please won't you bear it in mind for me.
May you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
Are you mean like a sweet, crazy brother to me
I try to love you like I should
And you hold an old blade to stab me in my heart
And I know that there's some of them that would
Oh please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
And please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for me.
And may you never lose your temper
If you get in a bar room fight
May you never lose your lover overnight
May you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
May you never lay your head down
May you never lay your head down
May you never lay your head down
May you never lay your head down
May you never lay your head down
| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on
| t Tapping
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version 5
Tuning:D A D G B E
Capo:2nd fret
Tuning: Drop D
An important part of this song is the rhythmic thumb tap (noted as t) against
the D string that John makes on
every other beat. It never relinquishes, even when you need to be picking a
note at the same time.
This is done by "flicking" the string you want to play with your index
finger(noted as [#])
as you bring your thumb down on the D string.
The song is in 4:4 timing. However, apart from the correctly placed bar
boundaries, the tab spacing does not
strictly show timing between notes. Instead, I have tried to space it along to
the lyrics as perfectly as
possible. You should be able to get the timing down by listening to the record
and the way that John is
singing on it.
I have labelled the alternative lyrics for each section as (1) and(2). The
following is the structure of the
whole song. Parts I and II for the CHORUS and VERSE are played one after the
other except for the final
chorus.
CHORUS (1) - VERSE (1) - POST-VERSE
CHORUS (1) - VERSE (2) - POST-VERSE
CHORUS (1) - VERSE (1) - POST-VERSE
CHORUS (2) - CHORUS (1)
CHORUS (2-I) - OUTRO - FIN
[Chorus 1]
(Start here)
e|---------------|---------------------|----------------|-------------------
B|------10---8---|-3---------3-------3-|------------3---|----2---2------3---
G|---------------|-2-----------------0-|----------------|----2---2------2---
D|------11---9---|-0-------0---------0-|----------0-----|----2---2------4---
A|-0-------------|-------------------2-|-(2)----2-------|-0------------(0)--
D|---------------|-0-t---0------t------|-----t--------t-|-------------t-----
1) And may you never lay your head down without a hand
2) May you never lose your temper if you get in a bar
-----|-----0-[0]h2p0-----------|
-3---|-3---3-----------3-------|
-2---|-2---2-------------2-----|
-5---|-0-------------0-------0-|
-----|-------------------------|
---t-|-0------t------------t---|
to hold And may you
room fight And may you
[Chorus 2]
e|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-3---------3----|-2--------3--2----3-|-----------3-----3-|-3---------3-3---|
G|-0--------------|-2--------2--2----2-|---[2]p0---0-----2-|-2-[2]p0---0-2---|
D|-0-------0------|-2--2-----2--2----0-|-----------------0-|(0)--------------|
A|-2-----2--------|-0------0-----------|---------2---0h2---|---------0-------|
D|---t---------t--|------t---------t-0-|----t----------t-0-|----t----------t-|
1) never make your bed out in the cold
2) never lose your woman over night
[Verse] (x2)
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------
B|-2-------------3---------------|-3----------3----------|-3-------
G|-2-------------2---------------|-2----------2----------|-2----[2]
D|-2-------------4---------------|-5----------4----------|-0-------
A|-0----0------0-------0-------0-|-----0-----(0)-0h4-----|---------
D|---(t)---t---------------t-----|---------t--------t-(0)|-------t-
1) Just like a great and strong brother of mine you know
-- never talk dirty behind my back and I know
2) Just like a good and close sister to me you know
-- hold no blade to stab me in the back and I know
------------------------|-----------------|
-----------3----------3-|-3---------3-3---|
p0---------0----------2-|-2-[2]p0---0-2---|
----------------------0-|(0)--------------|
---2-----------0h2------|---------0-------|
-----------------t----0-|----t----------t-|
that I'll love you true And you
that there's those that do
that I'll love you true And you
that there's some that do
[Post-verse 1]
e|--------------------------------|---------------------|--------------0------
B|-2----------------2-------------|---2----2-----2------|------------3--------
G|-2----------------2-------------|---2----2-----2------|-------0-------------
D|-2--2-------------2--2----------|---2----2-----2------|-------0-------------
A|-0------------0---------------0-|--------------0--0---|-2-------2--------2--
D|--------t----------------t------|-----------t-------t-|----------------t----
Oh please won't you please won't you bear it in mind Love is a lesson to
------0-------0----|
3-----------3------|
-------------------|
-------------------|
---------2---------|
-------------------|
learn in our time
[Post-verse 2]
e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------
B|-----2----------------3---------------|-3----------3----------|-3------
G|-----2----------------2---------------|-2----------2----------|-2---[2]
D|-----2----------------4---------------|-5----------4----------|-0------
A|-0------0---------0------0---------0--|------0----(0)--0------|--------
D|------------t----------------t--------|---------t---------t-0-|------t-
Now please won't you please won't you bear it in mind for me
-------------|-----------|
-----3-----3-|-3---------|
p0---0-----2-|-2-[2]p0---|
-----------0-|(0)--------|
---2---0h2---|---------0-|
---------t-0-|----t------|
(to chorus)
[Outro]
e|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-3---------3----|-2--------3--2----3-|-----------3-----3-|-3---------3-----|
G|-0--------------|-2--------2--2----2-|---[2]p0---0-----2-|-2-[2]p0---0-----|
D|-0-------0------|-2--------2--2----0-|-----------------0-|(0)--------------|
A|-2-----2--------|-0--0---0-----------|---------2---0h2---|---------2---0h2-|
D|----t--------t--|------t---------t-0-|----t----------t-0-|----t----------t-|
never lose your woman over night
e|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-3-----------3-----3-|-3---------3-----|
G|-2---[2]p0---0-----2-|-2-[2]p0---0-----|
D|-0-----------------0-|(0)--------------|[x3 then FIN]
A|-----------2---0h2---|---------2---0h2-|
D|-0----t----------t-0-|----t----------t-|
[Fin]
e|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3----|
G|--2p0---0-------------------2-----|
D|--0---4---2p0---0-------0--0------|
A|--------------4---2p0-------------|
D|----------------------4---0-------|
And may you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold
Are you mean like a sweet and crazy brother to me
You know I love you like I should
And you never talk dirty behind my back
Know that there's ways who would
Oh please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
And please won't you, please won't
You bear it in mind, just for me.
May you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold
Are you're just like a sweet and simple sister to me
You know I love you like I should
You hold no blade to stab me in my back
You know that there's some of them that would
Oh please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
And please won't you,
Please won't you bear it in mind for me.
May you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
Are you mean like a sweet, crazy brother to me
I try to love you like I should
And you hold an old blade to stab me in my heart
And I know that there's some of them that would
Oh please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
And please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for me.
And may you never lose your temper
If you get in a bar room fight
May you never lose your lover overnight
May you never lay your head down
Without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
May you never lay your head down
May you never lay your head down
May you never lay your head down
May you never lay your head down
May you never lay your head down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| t thumb tap. These are all noted on the D string, but at times it might be
easier to slap
the A string instead - personal preference!
|[#] flick this string!
|(#) optional note
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