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--------------------------- MAY YOU NEVER (accompaniment) - John Martyn & Kathy Mattea --------------------------- 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 (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 D 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 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/GNever lay your F/Ahead down
WithGout a C/Ghand Csus4to C/Ghold
May you F/Anever make your Gbed out C/Gin Csus4 the C/Gcold. F/A C
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
You C/Gknow that I F/Alove you C/Gtrue 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
And I C/Gknow that there's F/Athose that C/Gdo.
[When playing G below, play strings 6, 4, 3 & 2. You can also fret 2nd string on 3rd fret for variety]
Oh Gplease won't you, Gplease won't you / GBear it in Gmind
[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
Now Gplease won't you, C/Gplease won't you / Csus4Bear it in C/Gmind for Cme. F/A C
G F/G [Alternatively, just play F on middle 4 strings] And may you
C/GNever lay your F/Ahead down
WithGout a C/Ghand Csus4to C/Ghold
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----------------------|