Epic III chords by 
Reeve CarneyHadestown Original Broadway CompanyAnaïs Mitchell 
Key: F major•
Verse 1
Bb
King of shadows
C
King of shades
Bb
C
Hades was king of the Underworld
Oh, it's about me?
Go on
Bb
But he fell in love
C
with a beautiful lady
Bb
Who walked up above
C
In her mother's green field
Verse 2
Bb
C
He fell in love with Persephone
Bb
C
Who was gathering flowers
in the light of the Sun
Bb
C
And I know how it was because
Bb
He was like me
C
A man in love with a woman
Chorus 1
Bb
C
Dm
Singing la la la la la la la
Bb
C
D
La la la la la la la
Where'd you get that melody?
Bb
C
Dm
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Let him finish, Hades
Bb
C
La, la, la, la, la, la
Verse 3
Bb
And you didn't know how
C
And you didn't know why
Bb
But you knew that you wanted
C
to take her home
Bb
C
You saw her alone there,
against the sky
Bb
It was like she was someone
C
you'd always known
Verse 4
Bb
It was like you were holding
C
the world when you held her
Bb
Like yours were the arms
C
that the whole world was in
Bb
And there were no words
C
for the way that you felt
Bb
So you opened your mouth
C
and you started to sing
Chorus 2
Bb
C
Dm
La, la la la la la la
Bb
C
D
La la la la la la la
Bb
C
Dm
La, la la la la la la
Bb
C
La la la la la la
Bb
C
Dm
La, la la la la la la
Bb
C
D
La la la la la la la
Bb
C
Dm
La, la la la la la la
Bb
C
La la la la la la
Chorus 3
La, la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La, la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La, la la la la la
La, la la la la la
Bridge 1
La, la la la la la
Gm
(la)
And what has become
F
of the heart of that man
Gm
F
Now that the man is king?
Gm
What has become
F
of the heart of that man
Gm
F
C
Now that he has everything?
Verse 5
Bb
The more he has,
C
Bb
the more he holds
C
The greater the weight
Bb
of the world on his shoul ders
C
See how he labors beneath that load
Bb
Afraid to look up,
C
and afraid to let go
Bb
So he keeps his head low,
C
he keeps his back bending
Bb
He's grown so afraid
C
that he'll lose what he owns
Bb
But what he doesn't know
C
is that what he's defending
Bb
Is already gone
Verse 6
Bb
Where is the treasure
C
in side of your chest?
Bb
Where is your pleasure?
C
Where is your youth?
Bb
Where is the man
C
with his arms outstretched?
Bb
To the woman he loves
C
With nothing to lose
Outro 1
Bb
C
Dm
Singing la, la la la la la la
La, la la la la la la
Bb
C
Dm
La, la la la la la la
Bb
C
La, la la la la la
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