Labour chords by
Paris Paloma (Official Version)
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Key: B minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1
(One, two, three)
Ebm Ebm 
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Abm Abm 
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Why are you hanging on
B B 
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So tight
Db Db 
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To the rope that I'm hanging from
Ebm Ebm 
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Off this island?
This was an escape plan
Abm Abm 
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(this was an escape plan)
B B 
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Carefully timed it so that we'd go
Db Db 
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And dive into the waves below

Pre-chorus 1
Ebm Ebm 
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Gb Gb 
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Who tends the orchards?
B B 
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Who fixes up the gables?
Bb Bb 
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Emotional torture
Ebm Ebm 
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From the head of your high table
Gb Gb 
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Who fetches the water
B B 
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From the rocky mountain spring?
Bb Bb 
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And walk back down again
B B 
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To feel your words and their sharp sting?

Chorus 1
And I'm getting fucking tired
Ebm Ebm 
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Gb Gb 
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The   capillaries in my  eyes are bursting
B B 
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Db Db 
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Ebm Ebm 
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If our love died would that be the worst thing?
Gb Gb 
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For somebody I thought was my saviour
B B 
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Db Db 
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Ebm Ebm 
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You sure make me do a whole lot of labour
Gb Gb 
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The callous skin on my  hands is cracking
B B 
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Db Db 
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Ebm Ebm 
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If our love ends would that be a bad thing?
Gb Gb 
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And the silence haunts our bed chamber
B B 
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Db Db 
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You make me do too much labour

Interlude 1

Ebm

Abm

B

Db

(You make me do too much labour)

Verse 2
Ebm Ebm 
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Abm Abm 
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Apologies from my tongue
B B 
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And never yours
Db Db 
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Busy lapping from flowing cup
Ebm Ebm 
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And stabbing with your fork
I know you're a smart man
Abm Abm 
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(I    know you're a smart man)
B B 
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Db Db 
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And weaponize the false incompetence

Pre-chorus 2
It's dominance under a guise
Ebm Ebm 
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Gb Gb 
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If we had a daughter
B B 
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I'd watch and could not save her
Bb Bb 
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Emotional torture
Ebm Ebm 
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From the head of your high table
Gb Gb 
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She'd do what you taught her
B B 
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She'd meet the same cruel fate
Bb Bb 
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So now I've gotta run
B B 
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So I can undo this mistake

Chorus 2
At least I've gotta try
Ebm Ebm 
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Gb Gb 
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The   capillaries in my  eyes are bursting
B B 
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Db Db 
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Ebm Ebm 
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If our love died would that be the worst thing?
Gb Gb 
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For somebody I thought was my saviour
B B 
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Db Db 
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Ebm Ebm 
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You sure make me do a whole lot of labour
Gb Gb 
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The callous skin on my  hands is cracking
B B 
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Db Db 
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Ebm Ebm 
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If our love ends would that be a bad thing?
Gb Gb 
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And the silence haunts our bed chamber
B B 
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Db Db 
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You make me do too much labour

Bridge 1
Ebm Ebm 
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All   day, every day
Therapist, mother, maid
Nymph then a virgin, nurse then a servant
Ebm Ebm 
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Just  an appendage, live to attend him
So that he never lifts a finger
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Gb Gb 
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Twenty-four seven baby machine
B B 
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Db Db 
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So he can live out his picket fence dreams
Ebm Ebm 
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Gb Gb 
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It's  not an act of love if you make her
B B 
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Db Db 
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You make me do too much labour

Bridge 2
Ebm Ebm 
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All   day, every day
Gb Gb 
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Therapist, mother, maid
B B 
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Db Db 
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Nymph then a virgin, nurse then a servant
Ebm Ebm 
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Gb Gb 
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Just  an appendage, live to attend him
B B 
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Db Db 
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So that he never lifts a finger
Ebm Ebm 
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Gb Gb 
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Twenty-four seven baby machine
B B 
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Db Db 
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So he can live out his picket fence dreams
Ebm Ebm 
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Gb Gb 
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It's  not an act of love if you make her
B B 
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Db Db 
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You make me do too much labour

Chorus 3
Ebm Ebm 
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Gb Gb 
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The   capillaries in my  eyes are bursting
B B 
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Db Db 
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Ebm Ebm 
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If our love died would that be the worst thing?
Gb Gb 
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For somebody I thought was my saviour
B B 
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Db Db 
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Ebm Ebm 
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You sure make me do a whole lot of labour
Gb Gb 
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The callous skin on my  hands is cracking
B B 
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Db Db 
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Ebm Ebm 
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If our love ends would that be a bad thing?
Gb Gb 
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And the silence haunts our bed chamber
B B 
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Db Db 
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You make me do too much labour

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEbm Abm B Db Gb...

Chords

Ebm
Abm
B
Db
Gb
Bb
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
Abm: 4-6-6-4-4-4
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 4

4

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This is the original studio version of Labour by Paris Paloma, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of B minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Paris Paloma's performance.

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