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HERMES Cm Fm Follow that dollar for a long way down Cm G Far away from the poorhouse door Cm Fm Either get to hell or to Hadestown Cm G Ain't no difference anymore Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm Way down under the ground Cm Fm Hound dog howl and the whistle blow Cm G Train comes a-rollin' clickety-clack Cm Fm Nobody knows where that old train goes Cm G Those who go they don't come back Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm Way down under the ground PERSEPHONE Cm Fm Winter's nigh and summer's o'er Cm G I hear that high and lonesome sound Cm Fm Of my husband coming for Cm To bring me home to Hadestown Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm Way down under the ground EURYDICE Cm Fm Everybody dresses in clothes so fine Cm G Everybody?s pockets are weighted down Cm Fm Everybody sipping ambrosia wine Cm G In a goldmine in Hadestown Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm Way down under the ground ORPHEUS Cm Fm Everybody hungry, everybody tired Cm G Everybody slaves by the sweat of his brow Cm Fm The wage is nothing and the work is hard Cm It's a graveyard in Hadestown Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm Way down under the ground FATES Cm Fm Every little penny in the wishing well Cm G Every little nickel on the drum Cm Fm All them shiny little heads and tails Cm G Where do you think they come from? Cm Fm They come from way down Hadestown Cm Way down under the ground ORPHEUS & HERMES Cm Fm Mister Hades is a mean old boss Cm G With a silver whistle and a golden scale Cm An eye for an eye! Fm And he weighs the cost Cm A lie for a lie! Fm And your soul for sale Sold! Cm To the king on the chromium throne Thrown! Cm G To the bottom of a sing-sing cell Cm Where the little wheel squeal and the big wheel groan Fm G And you better forget about your wishing well Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm Way down under the ground EURYDICE Cm Fm Mr. Hades is a mighty king Cm G Must be making some mighty big deals Cm Fm Seems like he owns everything Cm G Kind of makes you wonder how it feels Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm Way down under the ground Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm Way down under the ground Cm Way down under the ground Cm Way down under the ground
Written by Anaïs Mitchell
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