Anais Mitchell

Way Down Hadestown(Chords)

Anais Mitchell

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	        HERMES 
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Follow that dollar for a long way down 
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Far away from the poorhouse door 
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Either get to hell or to Hadestown 
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Ain't no difference anymore 
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Way down Hadestown 
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Way down under the ground 
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Hound dog howl and the whistle blow 
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Train comes a-rollin' clickety-clack 
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Nobody knows where that old train goes 
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Those who go they don't come back 
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Way down Hadestown 
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Way down under the ground 

PERSEPHONE 
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Winter's nigh and summer's o'er 
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I hear that high and lonesome sound 
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Of my husband coming for 
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To bring me home to Hadestown 
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Way down Hadestown 
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Way down under the ground 

EURYDICE 
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Everybody dresses in clothes so fine 
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Everybody?s pockets are weighted down 
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Everybody sipping ambrosia wine 
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In a goldmine in Hadestown 
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Way down Hadestown 
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Way down under the ground 

ORPHEUS 
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Everybody hungry, everybody tired 
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Everybody slaves by the sweat of his brow 
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The wage is nothing and the work is hard 
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It's a graveyard in Hadestown 
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Way down Hadestown 
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Way down under the ground 



FATES 
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Every little penny in the wishing well 
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Every little nickel on the drum 
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All them shiny little heads and tails 
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Where do you think they come from? 
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They come from way down Hadestown 
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Way down under the ground 

ORPHEUS & HERMES 
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Mister Hades is a mean old boss 
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With a silver whistle and a golden scale 
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An eye for an eye! 
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And he weighs the cost 
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A lie for a lie! 
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And your soul for sale 
Sold! 
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To the king on the chromium throne 
Thrown! 
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To the bottom of a sing-sing cell 
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Where the little wheel squeal and the big wheel groan 
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And you better forget about your wishing well 
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Way down Hadestown 
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Way down under the ground 

EURYDICE 
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Mr. Hades is a mighty king 
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Must be making some mighty big deals 
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Seems like he owns everything 
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Kind of makes you wonder how it feels 
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Way down Hadestown 
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Way down under the ground 
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Way down Hadestown 
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Way down under the ground 
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Way down under the ground 
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Way down under the ground
	        

Written by Anaïs Mitchell

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