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May You Never Accompaniment chords by John Martyn

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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 Chord diagramD MajorD with
capo on 1) in the Transatlantic Sessions recording, along with Danny Thompson and Jerry Douglas
(see: https://www.youtube.com/watch v=sBPTuAl2Qyk).

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 Chord diagramD MajorD tuning):
https://www.youtube.com/watch v=I9Nf7e6GZKY (simplified version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch v=-e8n1SQY6lA (JM version)
Standard tuning with capo on 3.


Chords(relative to capo):

G1    355433 (This is a standard Chord diagramG+G major. It's only called G1 to differentiate it from the other Chord diagramG+G shape)
Chord diagramF/GF/G   3X3211
Chord diagramC majorC     X32010
Chord diagramC/GC/G   332010
Chord diagramF/AF/A   X03211
Chord diagramG+G     320003
Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 3X3010



G(1)  Chord diagramF/GF/G   [play strings 6, 3, 2 & 1]
May   You


Chord diagramC/GC/G            Chord diagramF/AF/A
Never lay your head down


    Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramC/GC/G    Chord diagramCsus4Csus4        Chord diagramC/GC/G
Without a  hand   to           hold
        Chord diagramF/AF/A             Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramC/GC/G    Chord diagramCsus4Csus4        Chord diagramC/GC/G     Chord diagramF/AF/A      Chord diagramC majorC
May you never make your bed out in      the         cold.


       Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramC/GC/G          Chord diagramCsus4Csus4      Chord diagramC/GC/G [play strings 6, 4, 3 & 2]
or     Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramG+G
You're just like a great strong brother of mine


    Chord diagramC/GC/G         Chord diagramF/AF/A      Chord diagramC/GC/G
You know that I love you true

        Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC/GC/G           Chord diagramCsus4Csus4      Chord diagramC/GC/G [play strings 6, 4, 3 & 2]
or      Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramG+G
And you never talk dirty       behind my    back


      Chord diagramC/GC/G               Chord diagramF/AF/A        Chord diagramC/GC/G
And I know that there's those that do.


[When playing Chord diagramG+G below, play strings 6, 4, 3 & 2. You can also fret 2nd string on 3rd fret for variety]

   Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramG+G                     Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramG+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]

Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------1--------3p1------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2h3----3p2---------3p2------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|
 Love is a lesson to learn in our time


    Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC/GC/G                  Chord diagramCsus4Csus4      Chord diagramC/GC/G      Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramF/AF/A    Chord diagramC majorC
Now please won't you, please won't you  /  Bear it in mind for me.


    Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramF/GF/G [Alternatively, just play Chord diagramFF on middle 4 strings]
And may you


Chord diagramC/GC/G            Chord diagramF/AF/A
Never lay your head down


    Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramC/GC/G    Chord diagramCsus4Csus4        Chord diagramC/GC/G
Without a  hand   to           hold


Etc.



End with:

Chord diagramC/GC/G  Chord diagramF/AF/A  Chord diagramC/GC/G  Chord diagramF/AF/A Chord diagramC/GC/G Chord diagramF/AF/A etc.


Then either play the tab below, something similar, or end on Chord diagramC majorC or C/G.

Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------1-1----|
Chord diagramG+G|-0------------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----3-2-3-0------------------------2------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------3-2-3--0-------3---3---------------|

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