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

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

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

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

Interlude 1

Gm

Cm

Eb

F

(You make me do too much labour)

Verse 2
Gm Gm 
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Cm Cm 
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Apologies from my tongue
Eb Eb 
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And never yours
F F 
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Busy lapping from flowing cup
Gm Gm 
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And stabbing with your fork
I know you're a smart man
Cm Cm 
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(I  know you're a smart man)
Eb Eb 
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F F 
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And weaponize the false incompetence

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

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

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

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

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

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsGm Cm Eb F Bb...

Chords

Gm
Cm
Eb
F
Bb
D
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 8

8

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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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