Way Down Hadestown chords by Original Broadway Cast Of Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell (Official Version)
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Verse 1
(B minor) (B minor)
On the (B minor) 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!
(B minor) Better go get your suitcase packed,
(E minor) guess it's (F sharp7) time to go (B minor)
She's gonna (B minor) ride that train
(Ride (A/B) that (B minor) train)
She's gonna ride that train
(She'll ride (A/B) that (B minor) train)
Verse 2
She's gonna (B minor) ride that train
'til the end of the line (Hmm)
'Cause the King of the Mine
is coming to call (Hmm)
Did you (B minor) ever wonder what it's like
on the underside? (Way down under)
On the (E minor) yonder side? (Way down yonder)
On the (B minor) other side (F sharp7) of his (B minor) wall (F sharp7)
Chorus 1
(B minor) Follow that dollar for a (E minor) long way down
(B minor) Far away from the (F sharp7) poorhouse door
You (B minor) either get to hell or to (E minor) Hadestown
Ain't (B minor) no difference any (F sharp7) more
(B minor) Way down (E minor) Hadestown
Way (B minor) down (F sharp7) under the ground (B minor)
Chorus 2
(B minor) Hound dog howl and the (E minor) whistle blow
(B minor) Train come a-rollin, (F sharp7) clickety-clack
(B minor) Everybody tryin' to get a (E minor) ticket to go but
(B minor) Those who go they (F sharp7) don't come back
They goin'
(B minor) Way down (E minor) Hadestown
Way (B minor) down (F sharp7) under the ground, (B minor) ha!
Solo 1
(C minor) (F minor) (C minor) (G7)
(C minor) (F minor) (C minor) (G7)
(C minor) (F minor) (C minor) (G7) (C minor)
Chorus 3
(C minor) Winter's nigh and (F minor) summer's o'er
(C minor) Hear that high and (G7) lonesome sound
(C minor) Of my husband (F minor) coming for
To (C minor) bring me home to (G7) Hadestown
(C minor) Way down (F minor) Hadestown
Way (C minor) down (G7) under the ground (C minor)
Chorus 4
(C minor) Down there, it's a (F minor) bunch of stiffs
(C minor) Brother, I'll be bored (G7) to death
(C minor) Gonna have to import (F minor) some stuff
(C minor) Just to entertain (G7) myself
(C minor) Give me morphine (F minor) in a tin
(C minor) Give me a crate of the (G7) fruit of the vine
(C minor) Takes a lot of (F minor) medicine
To (C minor) make it through the (G7) wintertime
(C minor) Way down (F minor) Hadestown
Way (C minor) down (G7) under the ground (C minor)
Chorus 5
(C minor) Every little penny in the (F minor) wishing well
(C minor) Every little nickel on the (G7) drum (on the drum)
(C minor) All them shiny lit (F minor) tle heads and tails
(C minor) Where do you think they come (G7) from?
They come from
(C minor) Way down (F minor) Hadestown
Way (C minor) down (G7) under the ground (C minor)
Chorus 6
(C minor) Everybody hungry
(F minor) Everybody tired
(C minor) Everybody slaves by the (G7) sweat of his brow
The (C minor) wage is nothing and the (F minor) work is hard
It's a (C minor) graveyard in (G7) Hadestown
(C minor) Way down (F minor) Hadestown
Way (C minor) down (G7) under the ground (C minor)
Solo 2
(C minor) (F minor) (C minor) (G7)
(C minor) (F minor) (C minor) (G7)
(C minor) (F minor) (C minor) (G7) (C minor)
Chorus 7
(C minor) Mr. Hades is a (F minor) mean old boss
With a (C minor) silver whistle and a (G7) golden scale
An (C minor) eye for an eye!
And he (F minor) weighs the cost
A (C minor) lie for a lie!
And your (G7) soul for sale
(C minor) (Sold!) To the king on the (F minor) chromium throne
(C minor) (Thrown!) To the bottom of a (G7) Sing Sing cell
Where the (C minor) little wheel squeals
and the (F minor) big wheel groans
And you (C minor) better forget about your (G7) wishing well
(C minor) Way down (F minor) Hadestown
Way (C minor) down (G7) under the ground (C minor)
(C minor) (C minor)
Verse 3
On the (C minor) Road to Hell,
there was a railroad car (Hmm)
And the car door opened
and a man stepped out (Hmm)
(C minor) Everybody looked and everybody saw
It was the same man
they'd been singing about
You're early
I missed you
(C minor)
Chorus 8
(C minor) Mr. Hades is a (F minor) mighty king
(C minor) Must be making some (G7) mighty big deals
(C minor) Seems like he owns (F minor) everything
(C minor) Kind of makes you wonder how it (G7) feels
All aboard! A-one, A-two
A-one, two, three, four
(C minor) Way down (F minor) Hadestown
Way (C minor) down (G7) under the ground (C minor)
Way down (F minor) Hadestown
Way (C minor) down (G7) under the ground (C minor)
Way down (G7) under the ground (C minor)
Way down (G7) under the (C minor) ground
Way Down Hadestown
Original Broadway Cast Of Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell
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