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                         MAY YOU NEVER (accompaniment) - John Martyn & Kathy Mattea

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Recording: Transatlantic Sessions

Tabbed by Robert Saunders

This tab is based on what Kathy Mattea played to accompany John Martyn (who plays in drop D with 
capo on 1) in the Transatlantic Sessions recording, along with Danny Thompson and Jerry Douglas 

NB It is not intended to be a tab of what John Martyn plays but you can use this if you want to 
play the song in standard tuning instead of drop D.

I’ve only included the chords for most of it. For help with the right hand picking/slap pattern, 
try the following tutorials (both in the original drop D tuning): 


Standard tuning with capo on 3.
 

Chords(relative to capo):

G1    355433 (This is a standard G major. It's only called G1 to differentiate it from the other G shape)
F/G   3X3211
C     X32010
C/G   332010
F/A   X03211
G     320003 
Csus4 3X3010




G(1)  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]

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B|--------1--------3p1------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----2h3----3p2---------3p2------|
A|-0------------------------------|
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 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