G   F   C             Am
May you never lay your head down
G                  C
Without a hand to hold
         Am              G               C   F   C
May you never make your bed out in the cold


     G   F   C               Am
And may you never lose your temper
            G                 C
If you get hit in a bar room fight
         Am              G           C   F   C
May you never lose your woman overnight


            G
Well you're just like a great strong sister to me
        C              F        C
And I know that your love is true
         G
And you hold no blade for to stab me in my back
   C                 F         C
I know that there's some that do
   G
So please, won't you please, won't you bear it in mind
  N.C.                      F
Love is a lesson tonight in our time
 G                                           C   F   C
Please, won't you please bear it in mind for me


     G   F   C             Am
And may you never lay your head down
G                  C
Without a hand to hold
         Am              G               C   F   C
May you never make your bed out in the cold


     G   F   C               Am
And may you never lose your temper
            G                 C
If you get hit in a bar room fight
         Am              G           C   F   C
May you never lose your woman overnight


            G
Well you're just like a great strong brother to me
        C              F        C
And I know that your love is true
         G
And you never talk dirty behind my back
   C                 F         C
I know that there's some that do
   G
So please, won't you please, won't you bear it in mind
  N.C.                      F
Love is a lesson tonight in our time
 G                                           C   F   C
Please, won't you please bear it in mind for me


     G   F   C             Am
And may you never lay your head down
G                  C
Without a hand to hold
         Am              G               C   F   C
May you never make your bed out in the cold


     G   F   C               Am
And may you never lose your temper
            G                 C
If you get hit in a bar room fight
         Am              G           C   F   C
May you never lose your woman overnight
         Am              G           C   F   C
May you never lose your woman overnight
         Am              G           C   F   C
May you never lose your woman overnight