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