Apr272020

The Gourds – All The Labor Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsA Bm D

KeyKeyCapo

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This is the chords of All The Labor by The Gourds on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A Bm D A [2x]

A Bm
All the labor landed in the sod
D A
Where the digger cried it’s my calling, sir
A Bm D A
And it is no mistake that I put you in the ground so well
A Bm
And if they pay me well that’s great
D D A
It’s just gravy I’d do it anyway
A Bm D A

A Bm D A
All the labor stood up and shouted I’ll wait for you fun lovin’ Miniver Cheevy
A Bm D A
With all your drunken delusions I am a sensational place
A Bm D D A
Of camaraderie and pleasure won’t you stand with me in your garden once more
A Bm D A

A Bm
All the labor although it be brick on brick
D A
Stitch on stitch and earn to urn
A Bm D A
A presence on the lift what this great old nation was built on boy
A Bm
Outlives the package everyday mama
D
mama
A
everyday
A Bm D A

How to play All The Labor: key, chords and progression

All The Labor by The Gourds is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 3 chords in all: A, Bm and D.

The backbone of the song is A – Bm – D – A (V – vi – I – V in D major). In solfa, that is soh – lah – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Am, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.