Hadestown - Way Down Hadestown
Anais Mitchell
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Am On the road to hell there was aDm railroad track PERSEPHONEAm Oh come on HERMESAm E And a train coming out from way down below PERSEPHONEAm That was not six months HERMESAm Dm Better go an get your suitcase packedAm E Guess its time to goAm Dm Follow that dollar for a long way downAm E Far away from the poorhouse doorAm Dm Either get to hell or to HadestownAm E Ain't no difference anymoreAm Dm Way down HadestownAm E Am Way down under the groundAm Dm Hound dog howl and the whistle blowAm E Train comes a-rollin' clickety-clackAm Dm Nobody knows where that old train goesAm E Those who go they don't come backAm Dm Way down HadestownAm E Am Way down under the ground PERSEPHONEAm Dm Winter's nigh and summer's o'erAm E I hear that high and lonesome soundAm Dm Of my husband coming forAm E To bring me home to HadestownAm Dm Way down HadestownAm E Am Way down under the groundAm Dm Down there, it's a bunch of stiffsAm E Brother I'll be bored to deathAm Dm Gonna have to import some stuffContinues after the adAm E Just to entertain myselfAm Dm Give me morphine in a tinAm E Give me a crate of the fruit of the vineAm Dm Takes alot of medicine to make itAm E through the winter timeAm Dm Way down HadestownAm E Am Way down under the ground F TESAm Dm Everybody dresses in clothes so fineAm E Everybody?s pockets are weighted downAm Dm Everybody sipping ambrosia wineAm E In a goldmine in HadestownAm Dm Way down HadestownAm E Am Way down under the ground ORPHEUSAm Dm Everybody hungry, everybody tiredAm E Everybody slaves by the sweat of his browAm Dm The wage is nothing and the work is hardAm E It's a graveyard in HadestownAm Dm Way down HadestownAm E Am Way down under the ground F TESAm Dm Every little penny in the wishing wellAm E Every little nickel on the drumAm Dm All them shiny little heads and tailsAm E Where do you think they come from?Am Dm They come from way down HadestownAm E Am Way down under the ground ORPHEUS & HERMESAm Dm Mister Hades is a mean old bossAm E With a silver whistle and a golden scaleAm An eye for an eye!Dm And he weighs the costAm A lie for a lie!E And your soul for sale Sold!Am Dm To the king on the chromium throne Thrown!Am E To the bottom of a sing-sing cellAm Where the little wheel squeal andDm the big wheel groanAm And you better forget about yourE wishing wellAm Dm Way down HadestownAm E Am Way down under the ground HERMESAm On the road to hell there was aDm railroad cartAm E And the cart doors opened and a man stepped outAm Dm Everybody looked and everybody sawAm It was the same man they'ed beenE singing about PERSEPHONEAm You're early HADESAm I missed you F TESAm Dm Mr. Hades is a mighty kingAm E Must be making some mighty big dealsAm Dm Seems like he owns everything EURYDICEAm E Kind of makes you wonder how it feels ALLAm Dm Way down HadestownAm E Am Way down under the groundAm Dm Way down HadestownAm E Am Way down under the groundAm E Am Way down under the groundAm E Am Way down under the ground
