{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":3354188,"song":"Joy Of Labour","artist":"Motörhead","content_type":"tab","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11129286-joy-of-labour-tab-by-motorhead/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/3354188?type=tab","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"I can't find any other chords or tab for this song online.  I know SBL was a bit odd in places and wasn't\r\nvery well received, but there are still some awesome songs on it and this is one of my all-time Motörhead\r\nfavourites.  I know I've not done it justice here, but it's a start.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWoke up dead, you know I woke up dead,   give me time to get it through my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey hanged me by the neck, I heard the devil laugh, I was a nervous wreck, I was the first in line[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]C#m[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]C#m[/ch]              [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nDo you want to look right in the devil's face?  You must have seen the ground where we upheld the law[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI was a young man then, I was a young man then,      spending time on the killing floor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Do as you would want to be;  joy of labour sets you free[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[FILL]\r\nN.C.\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWoke up scared, you know I woke up scared, give me time to show you how I wound up there[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey put me in a cell, I heard the ghost in there, I wasn't feeling well, I was the first in line[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]C#m[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]C#m[/ch]                   [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nDo you want see right through the devil's eyes?  You must have seen the ground where they all stood before[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI was a young man then, I was a young man then,      spending my time on the killing floor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Be more than you seem to be; joy of labour sets you free[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]   x2\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWoke up dead, you know I woke up dead, I was the only one that saw the road ahead[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey beat me with their fists, I did the devil's work, and I was on their list, I was the first in line[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]C#m[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nDo you even know just what the devil does?  He drives a man 'til he can take no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI was a young man then, I was a young man then,     serving my time on the killing floor[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]   x5 to fade","plain_text":"I can't find any other chords or tab for this song online.  I know SBL was a bit odd in places and wasn't\nvery well received, but there are still some awesome songs on it and this is one of my all-time Motörhead\nfavourites.  I know I've not done it justice here, but it's a start.\n\n\n[Intro]\nE G\nE G E G E G E G   x2\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[FILL]\nN.C.\nE G E G E G E E\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nG E G E G E G E   x2\nE G A A G E\nE G E G A G E E\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nC#m A B C#m F# G#   x5 to fade","chords":["E","G","C#m","A","B","F#","G#","C"]}