Way Down Hadestown chords by Original Broadway Cast Of Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell
Verse 1
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On the Road to Hell there was a railroad track
(Hmm) Oh, come on!
There was a train comin' up
from way down below
(Hmm) That was not six months!
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Better go get your suitcase packed,
Em
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guess it's time to go
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She's gonna ride that train
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(Ride that train)
She's gonna ride that train
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(She'll ride that train)
Verse 2
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She's gonna ride that train
'til the end of the line (Hmm)
'Cause the King of the Mine
is coming to call (Hmm)
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Did you ever wonder what it's like
on the underside? (Way down under)
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On the yonder side? (Way down yonder)
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On the other side of his wall
Chorus 1
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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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You 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
Chorus 2
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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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Everybody tryin' to get a ticket to go but
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Those who go they don't come back
They goin'
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground, ha!
Solo 1
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Chorus 3
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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 Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
Chorus 4
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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 a 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
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
Chorus 5
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Every little penny in the wishing well
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Every little nickel on the drum (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?
They come from
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
Chorus 6
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Everybody hungry
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Everybody tired
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Everybody slaves by the sweat of his brow
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The wage is nothing and the work is hard
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It's a graveyard in Hadestown
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
Solo 2
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Chorus 7
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Mr. Hades is a mean old boss
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With a silver whistle and a golden scale
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An eye for an eye!
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And he weighs the cost
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A lie for a lie!
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And your soul for sale
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(Sold!) To the king on the chromium throne
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(Thrown!) To the bottom of a Sing Sing cell
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Where the little wheel squeals
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and the big wheel groans
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And you better forget about your wishing well
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Way down Hadestown
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Way down under the ground
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Verse 3
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On the Road to Hell,
there was a railroad car (Hmm)
And the car door opened
and a man stepped out (Hmm)
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Everybody looked and everybody saw
It was the same man
they'd been singing about
You're early
I missed you
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Chorus 8
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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
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Kind of makes you wonder how it feels
All aboard! A-one, A-two
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
Way Down Hadestown
Original Broadway Cast Of Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell
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