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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2903510,"song":"Hadestown - Way Down Hadestown","artist":"Misc Musicals","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2903510-hadestown-way-down-hadestown-chords-by-misc-musicals/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2903510?type=chord","rating":4.80599,"votes":48,"content":"HERMES\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOn the road to hell there was a railroad track[/tab]\r\n\r\nPERSEPHONE\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh come on[/tab]\r\n\r\nHERMES\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd a train coming out from way down below[/tab]\r\n\r\nPERSEPHONE\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat was not six months[/tab]\r\n\r\nHERMES\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBetter go an get your suitcase packed[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGuess its time to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFollow that dollar for a long way down[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFar away from the poorhouse door[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nEither get to hell or to Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAin't no difference anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWay down Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWay down under the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHound dog howl and the whistle blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTrain comes a-rollin' clickety-clack[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nNobody knows where that old train goes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThose who go they don't come back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWay down Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWay down under the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\nPERSEPHONE\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWinter's nigh and summer's o'er[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI hear that high and lonesome sound[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOf my husband coming for[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo bring me home to Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWay down Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWay down under the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDown there, it's a bunch of stiffs[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBrother I'll be bored to death[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGonna have to import some stuff[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nJust to entertain myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGive me morphine in a tin[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGive me a crate of the fruit of the vine[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTakes alot of medicine to make it through the winter time[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWay down Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWay down under the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nFATES\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nEverybody dresses in clothes so fine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEverybody?s pockets are weighted down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nEverybody sipping ambrosia wine[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIn a goldmine in Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWay down Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWay down under the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\nORPHEUS\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nEverybody hungry, everybody tired[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEverybody slaves by the sweat of his brow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe wage is nothing and the work is hard[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt's a graveyard in Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWay down Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWay down under the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nFATES\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nEvery little penny in the wishing well[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEvery little nickel on the drum[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAll them shiny little heads and tails[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhere do you think they come from?[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThey come from way down Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWay down under the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\nORPHEUS & HERMES\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMister Hades is a mean old boss[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWith a silver whistle and a golden scale[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAn eye for an eye![/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd he weighs the cost[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA lie for a lie![/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd your soul for sale[/tab]\r\nSold!\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTo the king on the chromium throne[/tab]\r\nThrown!\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo the bottom of a sing-sing cell[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhere the little wheel squeal and the big wheel groan[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd you better forget about your wishing well[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWay down Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWay down under the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\nHERMES\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOn the road to hell there was a railroad cart[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the cart doors opened and a man stepped out[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nEverybody looked and everybody saw[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt was the same man they'ed been singing about[/tab]\r\n\r\nPERSEPHONE\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou're early[/tab]\r\n\r\nHADES\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI missed you[/tab]\r\n\r\nFATES\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMr. Hades is a mighty king[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMust be making some mighty big deals[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSeems like he owns everything[/tab]\r\n\r\nEURYDICE\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nKind of makes you wonder how it feels[/tab]\r\n\r\nALL\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWay down Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWay down under the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWay down Hadestown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWay down under the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWay down under the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWay down under the ground[/tab]","plain_text":"HERMES\n\n\nPERSEPHONE\n\n\nHERMES\n\n\nPERSEPHONE\n\n\nHERMES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPERSEPHONE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFATES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nORPHEUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFATES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nORPHEUS & HERMES\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSold!\n\nThrown!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHERMES\n\n\n\n\n\nPERSEPHONE\n\n\nHADES\n\n\nFATES\n\n\n\n\nEURYDICE\n\n\nALL","chords":["Am","Dm","E","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}