Misc Musicals – Hadestown - Way Down Hadestown (Guitar)
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HERMES
Bm
On the road to hell there was a railroad trackPERSEPHONE
Bm
Oh come onHERMES
Bm
And a train coming out from way down belowPERSEPHONE
Bm
That was not six months!FATES
Bm Better go an get your suitcase packed Em F#7 Bm Guess its time to go
HERMES
Bm
She's gonna ride that trainCOMPANY
Em
Ride that trainHERMES
Bm
She's gonna ride that trainCOMPANY
F#
Ride that trainHERMES
Bm She's gonna ride that train to the end of the line Bm 'Cause the king of the mine is coming to call Bm Did you ever wonder what it's like on the under side
COMPANY
Bm
Way down underHERMES
Em
On the yonder sideCOMPANY
Em
Way down yonderHERMES
Bm F# Bm F#7 On the other side of his wall Bm Em Follow that dollar for a long way down Bm F#7 Far away from the poorhouse door Bm Em Either get to hell or to Hadestown Bm F# F#7 Ain't no difference anymore Bm Em Way down Hadestown Bm F# Bm Way down under the ground Bm Em Hound dog howl and the whistle blow Bm F#7 Train comes a-rollin' clickety-clack Bm Em Nobody knows where that old train goes Bm F#7 Those who go they don't come back they goin'
COMPANY
Bm Em Way down Hadestown Bm F# Bm Way down under the ground
Cm Fm Cm G (x3)
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 G To bring me home to Hadestown
COMPANY
Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm G Cm Way down under the ground
PERSEPHONE
Cm Fm Down there, it's a bunch of stiffs Cm G Brother I'll be bored to death Cm Fm Gonna have to import some stuff Cm G Just to entertain myself Cm Fm Give me morphine in a tin Cm G Give me a crate of the fruit of the vine Cm Fm G Takes alot of medicine to make it through the winter time
COMPANY
Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm G 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?
N.C.
They come from
COMPANY
Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm G Cm Way down under the ground
HERMES
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 G It's a graveyard in Hadestown
COMPANY
Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm G Cm Way down under the ground
Cm Fm Cm G (x3)
HERMES
Cm Fm Mister Hades is a mean old boss
PERSEPHONE
Cm G With a silver whistle and a golden scale
COMPANY
Cm
An eye for an eye!HERMES
Fm
And he weighs the costCOMPANY
Cm
A lie for a lie!HERMES
G
And your soul for saleCOMPANY
Cm
Sold!PERSEPHONE
Fm
To the king on the chromium throneCOMPANY
Cm
Thrown!PERSEPHONE
G
To the bottom of a sing-sing cellHERMES
Cm Fm Where the little wheel squeal and the big wheel groans
PERSEPHONE
Cm G And you better forget about your wishing well
COMPANY
Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm G Cm Way down under the ground
HERMES
Cm On the road to hell there was a railroad cart Cm And the cart doors opened and a man stepped out Cm Everybody looked and everybody saw Cm It was the same man they'ed been singing about
PERSEPHONE
Cm
You're earlyHADES
Cm
I missed youFATES
Cm Fm Mr. Hades is a mighty king Cm G Must be making some mighty big deals Cm Fm Seems like he owns everything
EURYDICE
Cm G Kind of makes you wonder how it feels HERMES N.C. All aboard... N.C. A-one, A-two N.C. A-one, two, three, four
COMPANY
Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm G Cm Way down under the ground Cm Fm Way down Hadestown Cm G Cm Way down under the ground Cm G Cm Way down under the ground Cm G Cm Way down under the ground