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"Hadestown"" Original Cast"
"Hadestown"" Original Cast"
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Key: B minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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On the road to hell there
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was a railroad track
Verse 2
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Aw, come on!
Verse 3
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And a train coming up from
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way down below
Verse 4
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That was not six months!
Verse 5
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Better go and get your suitcase packed
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Guess it's time to go
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Follow that dollar for a long way down
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Far away from the poorhouse door
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Either get to hell or to Hadestown
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Ain't no difference anymore!
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
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Hound dog howl and the whistle blow
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Train come a- rollin, clickety- clack
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Nobody knows where that
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old train goes
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Those who go they don't come back

They go
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Way down under the ground
Interlude 1
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Verse 7

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Winter's nigh and summer's o'er
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Hear that high and lonesome sound
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Of my husband coming for
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To bring me home to Hadestown
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Way down
Verse 8

Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
Verse 9
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Down there, it's a bunch of stiffs
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Brother, I'll be bored to death
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Gonna have to import some stuff
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Just to entertain myself
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Give me morphine in the tin
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Give me a crate of the fruit of the vine
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Takes a lot of medicine
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To make it through the wintertime
Verse 10
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
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Verse 11
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Everybody dresses in clothes

so fine
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Everybody's pockets are
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weighted down
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Everybody's sipping ambrosia wine
Verse 12
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In a goldmine in Hadestown
Verse 13
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
Verse 14

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Everybody hungry

Everybody tired
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Everybody slaves by
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the sweat of his brow
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The wage is nothing and
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the work is hard
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It's a graveyard in Hadestown
Verse 15
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
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Verse 16
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Every little penny in the wishing well
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Every little nickel on the drum
Verse 17

On the drum!
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All them shiny little heads and tails
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Where do you think they come from?
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They come from
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
Interlude 2
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Mr. Hades is
Verse 19

a mean old boss
Verse 20
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With a silver whistle and
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a golden scale
Verse 21
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An eye for an eye!

And he weighs the cost
Verse 22
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A lie for a lie!
Verse 23
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And your soul for sale
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Sold!
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To the king on the
Verse 24

chromium throne

Thrown!
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To the bottom of
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a Sing Sing cell
Verse 26
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Where the little wheel squeals and

the big wheel groans
Verse 27
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And you better forget about
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your wishing well
Verse 28
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
Interlude 3
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Verse 29
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And on the road to hell there

was a railroad car

And the car door opened and

a man stepped out

Everybody looked and everybody saw

It was the same man they'd

been singing about
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You're early!
Verse 31
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I missed you
Verse 32

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Mr. Hades is a mighty king
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Must be making some mighty big deals
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Seems like he owns everything
Verse 33
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Kind of makes you
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wonder how it feels
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All aboard...

One, two
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A- one, two, three, four
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
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Way down un
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • A

  • Am

  • Dm

  • E

  • Ebm

    6

  • Bbm

  • F

Capo: 2

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The original key of Way Down Hadestown by "Hadestown"" Original Cast" is B minor.

The primary chords used in Way Down Hadestown are B, Bm, Em, Gb, F#, Fm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, Bm, Em, Gb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Way Down Hadestown is approximately 194 beats per minute.

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