Motörhead – Joy Of Labour (Guitar)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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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 very well received, but there are still some awesome songs on it and this is one of my all-time Motörhead favourites. I know I've not done it justice here, but it's a start. [Intro] E G E G E G E G E G x2 [Verse 1]
E       G                E       G     E         G              E          G
Woke up dead, you know I woke up dead,   give me time to get it through my head

               E      G                 E     G              E       G                E        E
They hanged me by the neck, I heard the devil laugh, I was a nervous wreck, I was the first in line
[Chorus 1]
       C#m     C#m               A       A    B               C#m      C#m              F#        G#
Do you want to look right in the devil's face?  You must have seen the ground where we upheld the law

        C#m       C#m           A         A    B C#m          C#m         F#       G#
I was a young man then, I was a young man then,      spending time on the killing floor

E    G  A         A    G  E  E     G  A      A    G   E
  Do as you would want to be;  joy of labour sets you free
[FILL] N.C. E G E G E G E E [Verse 2]
E       G                  E       G               E       G              E        G
Woke up scared, you know I woke up scared, give me time to show you how I wound up there

            E    G                 E        G               E       G               E        E
They put me in a cell, I heard the ghost in there, I wasn't feeling well, I was the first in line
[Chorus 2]
       C#m   C#m                  A       A    B               C#m      C#m                   F#      G#
Do you want see right through the devil's eyes?  You must have seen the ground where they all stood before

        C#m       C#m           A         A    B C#m             C#m         F#      G#
I was a young man then, I was a young man then,      spending my time on the killing floor

E    G A           A    G  E  E    G  A      A    G   E
  Be more than you seem to be; joy of labour sets you free
[Solo] G E G E G E G E x2 E G A A G E E G E G A G E E [Verse 3]
E       G                E       G               E       G             E     G
Woke up dead, you know I woke up dead, I was the only one that saw the road ahead

             E          G                E       G               E        G               E        G
They beat me with their fists, I did the devil's work, and I was on their list, I was the first in line
[Chorus 3]
       C#m  C#m                A     A    B    C#m      C#m            F#       G#
Do you even know just what the devil does?  He drives a man 'til he can take no more

        C#m       C#m           A         A   B C#m            C#m         F#      G#
I was a young man then, I was a young man then,     serving my time on the killing floor
[Outro] C#m A B C#m F# G# x5 to fade