Misc Musicals – Hadestown - Epic I (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

Capo 6

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[Dialogue underscore. Play without capo.]

  Gm            F             Gm            C             Gm            F             Gm     F      C
e|------|6-----|------|5-----|------|6-----|------|8-----|------|6-----|------|5-----|3-----|1-----|0-----|
B|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|----3-|------|
G|------|7-----|------|5-----|------|7-----|------|9-----|------|7-----|------|5-----|3-----|2-----|0-----|
D|5-----|------|3-----|--0-3-|5-----|------|10----|------|5-----|------|3-----|------|5-----|3---3-|------|
A|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|----5-|3-----|
E|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| x2

[Capo on 6th fret.]

  Bbsus2                   C
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|4-----------------------|3-----------------------|
D|4-----------------------|4-----------------------|
A|2-----------------------|4-----------------------|
E|0-----------------------|2-----------------------| x2
  King of shadows, King of shades
  Hades was king of the Underworld

  Bbsus2                   C
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|
G|------4-----------4-----|------3-----------3-----|
D|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|
A|--------2-----------2---|--------4-----------4---|
E|0-----------0-----------|2-----------2-----------| x5
  But he fell in love with a beautiful lady
  Who walked up above in her mother's green field
  He fell in love with Persephone
  Who was gathering flowers in the light of the sun
  And he took her home to become his queen

  rit.
  Bbsus2                   C
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|
G|------4-----------4-----|------3-----------------|
D|----4-----------4-------|----4-------------------|
A|--------2-----------2---|--------4---------------|
E|0-----------0-----------|2-----------2-----------|
  Where the sun never shone on anyone (Go on...)

  Bbsus2                   C
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|0-----------0-----------|
G|4-----------------------|------3-----------3-----|
D|4-----------------------|----4-----------4-------|
A|2-----------------------|--------4-----------4---|
E|0-----------------------|2-----------2-----------|
  The lady loved him and the kingdom they shared

  Bbsus2                   C
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|
G|------4-----------4-----|------3-----------3-----|
D|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|
A|--------2-----------2---|--------4-----------4---|
E|0-----------0-----------|2-----------2-----------| x6

But without her above, not one flower would grow So King Hades agreed that for half of each year She would stay with him there in his world down below But the other half, she could walk in the sun And the sun, in turn, burned twice as bright Which is where the seasons come from

  Bbsus2      C
e|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|
G|------4-----------3-----|
D|----4-----------4-------|
A|--------2-----------4---|
E|0-----------2-----------| x3
  And with them, the cycle
  Of the seed and the sickle
  And the lives of the people

  decresc.
  C
e|------------------------|
B|(0)-----0---------------|
G|3---3-------------------|
D|(4)---------------------|
A|(4)---------------------|
E|(2)---------------------|
  And the birds in their flight (Singing...)

  decresc.
  Bbsus2      C            Dm
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------------------|
G|------4-----------3-----|------------------------|
D|----4-----------4-------|------6-----------------|
A|--------2-----------4---|----6---6---------------|
E|0-----------2-----------|4-----------------------|
  La lalala lala la...    (Down below and up above)

  decresc.
  Bbsus2      C            D
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|------------------------|
G|------4-----------3-----|------------------------|
D|----4-----------4-------|6-----------------------|
A|--------2-----------4---|6-----------------------|
E|0-----------2-----------|4-----------------------|
  La lalala lala la...    (In harmony and rhythm)

  decresc.
  Bbsus2      C            Dm
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|
G|------4-----------3-----|------------------------|
D|----4-----------4-------|------6-----------6-----|
A|--------2-----------4---|----6---6-------6---6---|
E|0-----------2-----------|4-----------4-----------|
  La lalala lala la...    (The Gods sang his song of love)

  decresc.
  Bbsus2      C            n/c
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|------------------------|
G|------4-----------3-----|------------------------|
D|----4-----------4-------|------------------------|
A|--------2-----------4---|------------------------|
E|0-----------2-----------|------------------------|
  La lalala lala...       (And the world sang it with them)

[a cappella] (But that was long ago) (Before we were on this road) ************************************ | (n) Ghost note ************************************