Line 1
| E | 2 2 | | | |
| B 10 8 | 3 | 2 2 3 | 2 2 3 5 | 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 | 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2p0 0 2 |
| D 11 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 2 4 5 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A 0 0 | | 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 | h2 |
| D | 0 t t | t t | t | 0 0 |
May You never lay your head down without a hand to hold May you
Line 2
| E | | | | |
| B | 2 | 1s2 2 3 5 | 3 3 | |
| G | 0 0 | 1s2 2 2 2 | 2 2p0 0 | 2 2 2p0 0 2 |
| D | 0 0 | 1s2 2 4 5 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 | 0 0 | h2 | h2 |
| D | t t | t t | 0 0 t | 0 t 0 |
never make your bed out in the cold
Line 3
| E | | | |
| B 2 2 3 | 5 3 2 | 3 | |
| G 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 | 2 2p0 0 | 2 2 2p0 0 2 |
| D 2 2 4 | 5 4 2 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| A 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | h2 | h2 |
| D t t | t t | 0 t 0 t | 0 t 0 t |
Just like a big strong sister to me you know that I love you true You
never talk dirty be..hind my backandI know that there's those that do so
Line 4
| E | | | 0 |
| B 2 2 | 2 2 | | 3 |
| G 2 2 | 2 2 2 | 0 0 | 0 |
| D 2 h4 2 h4 | 2 2 h4 2 | 0 4 | 4 |
| A 0 0 0 | 0 2 | 2 2 | 2 0 |
| D t t | t | | |
please won't ya please won't ya baby be mine love is a lesson we learn in our time so
Line 5
| E | | | |
| B 2 3 | 5 3 2 | 3 3 | 3 |
| G 2 2 | 2 2 2 | 2 2p0 0 0 | 2 0 2p0 0 |
| D 2 4 | 5 4 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| A 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 | 0h2 | 0h2 |
| D t t | t t | 0 t 0 t | 0 t 0 |
please won't ya please won't ya baby be mine for me
Line 6
| | |
| | 3 |
| 2 0 0 | 2 |
| 0 4 2 0 0 | 0 0 |
| 4 | 2 0 |
| 0 | 4 0 |