Hadestown - Road To Hell Chords

From the Hadestown Original Broadway Cast Recording
 
Lyrics taken from https://genius.com/Hadestown-original-broadway-cast-road-to-hell-lyrics
 
 
[Intro]
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[HERMES]
Mmm...
 
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[Chorus]
Mmm...
 
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[HERMES]
Mmhm...
 
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[Chorus]
Mmhm...
 
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[HERMES]
Chugga chugga chugga chugga
 
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[HERMES and Chorus]
Chugga chugga chugga chugga
Chugga chugga chugga chugga
 
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[HERMES]
Once upon a time there was a railroad line
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Don't ask where, brother, don't ask when
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It was the road to Hell, it was hard times
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It was a world of gods...and men!
 
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It's an old song
 
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[Chorus]
It's an old song!
 
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[HERMES]
It's an old tale from way back when
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It's an old    song
 
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[Chorus]
It's an old    song!
 
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[HERMES]
And we're gonna sing it again
 
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Gods and men, a'ight?
We got some gods in the house tonight!
 
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See, on the road to Hell there was a railroad line
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And there were three old women all dressed the same
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And they was always singin' in the back of your mind
Everybody meet the Fates!
 
(Applause, FATES bow)
 
 
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[HERMES]
And on the road to Hell there was a railroad line
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And a lady steppin' off a train
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With a suitcase full of summertime
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Persephone, by name!
 
(Applause, PERSEPHONE bows)
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And if you ride that train
 
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[Chorus]
You ride that train
 
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[HERMES]
If you ride that train
 
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[Chorus]
You ride that train
 
[HERMES]
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If you ride that train to the end of the line
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Where the sun don't shine and it's always shady
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It's there you'll find the king of the mine
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Almighty Mr. Hades!
 
(Applause, HADES bows)
 
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[HERMES]
We got any other gods?
Oh, right, almost forgot...
 
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On the road to Hell there was a railroad station
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And a man with feathers on his feet
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Who could help you to your final destination
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Mr. Hermes, that's me!
 
(Applause, HERMES bows)
 
[HERMES]
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See, someone's got to tell the tale
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Whether or not it turns out well
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Maybe it will turn out this time
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On the road to Hell
On the railroad line
 
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It's a sad song
 
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[Chorus]
It's a sad song!
 
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[HERMES]
It's a sad tale, it's a tragedy
It's a sad song
 
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[Chorus]
It's a sad song!
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[HERMES]
We're gonna sing it anyway
 
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Now, not everyone gets to be a god
And don't forget that times are hard
Hard times in the world of men
Let me introduce you to a few of them
 
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You can tip your hats and your wallets
Brothers and sisters, boys and girls
To the hardest working Chorus
 
 
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In the gods' almighty world!
 
(Applause, CHORUS bows)
 
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[HERMES]
And workin' just as hard for you
Let's see what this crew can do!
 
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(HERMES introduces the band. Band break.)
 
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[HERMES]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
 
(COMPANY applauds)
 
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[HERMES]
A'ight!
A'ight!
 
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On the road to Hell there was a railroad line
 
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And a poor boy workin' on a song
 
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[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la...
 
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[HERMES]
His mama was a friend of mine
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And this boy was a muse's son
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On the railroad line on the road to Hell
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You might say the boy was touched
 
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[ORPHEUS]
La la la la la la...
 
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[HERMES]
Cause he was touched by the gods themselves!
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Give it up for Orpheus!
 
(Applause, ORPHEUS misses the cue)
 
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[HERMES]
Orpheus!
 
(ORPHEUS bows)
 
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[HERMES]
There was one more soul on this road
Girl, come on in from the cold!
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On the railroad line on the road to Hell
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There was a young girl looking for something to eat!
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And brother, thus begins the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice!
 
(Applause)
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It's a love song
 
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[Chorus]
It's a love song!
 
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[HERMES]
It's a tale of a love from long ago
It's a sad song
 
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[Chorus]
It's a sad song!
 
[HERMES]
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But we're gonna sing it even so
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It's an old song
 
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[Chorus]
It's an old song!
 
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[HERMES]
It's an old tale from way back when
 
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And we're gonna sing
 
[HERMES and Chorus]
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We're gonna sing
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We're gonna sing it again!
 
[HERMES]
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Again!
Again!
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