Labor Of Love is a song that describes both me and my life very well, told in a very simple and bluesy style.  Sometimes life feels like such a struggle and an effort to get through, but despite all the hard work over the course of the decades it really has been a Labor Of Love!  “I’ve lived the life of a simple man, Doin’ the best I can, I carried my weight and pulled my load, While walkin’ on down that road, Miles and miles and worn out shoes, What was a man to do, I worked every day my whole life long, But you know I kept singin’ the blues, What’s a man to do…”

Here’ a link to my first ever Soundcloud recording of this song that I originally recorded in the mid 1990’s – enjoy!  ♡ 🙂 Mark

(Note: Emailed versions of these songs lose their chord alignment and formatting, so refer to the original post and/or the scanned lyric sheet as your guide!)

Labor Of Love

“Take It To The People”, Collected Works Volume XIV, Copyright 1993, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved

Intro:

A   G   E   D   G   E   (x2)

D   G   E   (x2)

Verse One:

      E                      A

I’ve lived the life of a simple man

E                     A

Doin’ the best I can

  E                              A

I carried my weight and pulled my load

         E                            A

While walkin’ on down that road   (x2)

E                          A

Miles and miles and worn out shoes

         E                  A

What was a man to do

  E                             A

I worked every day my whole life long

            E                               A

But you know I kept singin’ the blues   (x3)

A                       E

What’s a man to do

Bridge:

A   G   E   D   G   E   (x2)

D   G   E   (x2)

Verse Two:

      E                      A

I’ve lived the life of a workin’ man

         E                          A

Never worried about dirty hands

      E                                  A

I’ve rolled up my sleeves and worked all day

            E                               A

Bringin’ home only peanuts for pay   (x2)

         E                                 A

Never known what it means to live a life

    E                          A

Of leisure by a pool all day

                E                       A

I’ve always sacrificed for the ones I’ve loved

                    E                                       A

And sang the blues to get me through the day   (x3)

A                      E

Chasin’ troubles away

Bridge:

A   G   E   D   G   E   (x2)

D   G   E   (x2)

Verse Three:

      E                         A

I’ve lived the life that I wanted to live

         E                            A

Never had to tow the party line

      E                     A

I’ve walked a mile in another man’s shoes

       D                       A

And gave my very last dime   (x2)

           E                      A

When I look back on the life I’ve lived

E                  A

On this life of mine

     E                   A

My life has been a labor of love

            E                                   A

And the blues helped me pass the time   (x3)

          A       E

In this life of mine

Ending:

A   G   E   D   G   E   (x2)

D   G   E   (x2)