This is my one and only maudlin post
perhaps
I've been playing May You never by John Martyn all day - literally, on my guitar.
Any guitar players who want to try, here's the chords etc - refer back to the vid for timing
For guitar players and non guitar players - read the lyrics
THE SONG STARTS OFF WITH A NICE DROP DOWN FROM X02225 TO X02O23. WE THEN
D Dsus2 D NOTE
GO TO ALTERNATING ONCE ONTO X00230 AND FINISH ON A XXXX3X.
Em7 A
HOP SKIP AND JUMP UP ONTO ish X20033 AND DROP ONTO X20032. IS PLAYED NEXT.
DECENDING UP THE B STRING PLAY D ON THE 3rd FRET AND A ON THE 5rd fret , HERE IS THE
D
PROGRESSION X0222X THEN X0223X THEN X0225X. NOW THE CHORD IS PLAYED, YOU
Em7
THEN PLAY X20033 AND DROP ONTO X20032,WE NOW PLAY THE PROGRESSION X0222X
D D
THEN X0223X THEN X0225X AND BACK TO . WE FINISH ALTERNATING BETWEEN AND
THAT FUNKY CHORD X20032 .... It's basically a 12-bar blues pattern, altered
to 16 bar and charged with harmonic density
May You Never By John martyn
CAPO ON 2nd FRET
A A7 D X20033
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 X20032 D
And you know that I love you true.
X20032
A
And you never talk dirty behind my back,
D X20032
And I know that there's those that do.
X20032
A X0223X
Oh please won't you , please won't you
XO225X
Bear it in mind:
X20032
Love is a lesson to learn in our time.
A X0223X
Now please won't you , please won't you
XO225X D X20032
Bear it in mind for me.
IT'S TBE SAME FOR TBE REST OF TBE SONG
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.
*) There is a version with the following second verse:
You've been just like a good and close mother to me,
And you know I love you like I should.
You never talk about me behind my back,
And I know that there's times you could.
Thanks to
chordie
that's where I learned it from
