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Anais Mitchell : Hadestown
2010

  1. Wedding Song
  2. Why We Build The Wall
  3. Our Lady Of The Underground

Wedding Song

Eurydice and Orpheus alternate the verses.
Capo:
VII
E7
E
Lover, tell me if you can Who's gonna buy the wedding bands?
G6
E
Times being what they are
G6
Asus2
E
Hard and getting harder all the time
E
Lover, when I sing my song All the rivers sing along
G6
E
And they're gonna break their banks for me To lay their gold around my feet All the flashing in the pan, all the fashion for your hand
G6
Asus2
E
The river's gonna give us the wedding bands
E
Lover, tell me, if you're able Who's gonna lay the wedding table?
G6
E
Times being what they are
G6
Asus2
E
Dark and getting darker all the time
E
Lover, when I sing my song All the trees gonna sing along
G6
E
And bend their branches down to me To lay their fruit around my feet The almond and the apple And the sugar from the maple
G6
Asus2
E
The trees gonna lay the wedding table
E
Emaj7
E
Esus4
E
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E
Emaj7
E
Esus4
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Esus4
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G6
Asus2
E
E
Lover, tell me, when we're wed Who's gonna make the wedding bed?
G6
E
Times being what they are
G6
Asus2
E
Hard and getting harder all the time
E
Lover, when I sing my song All the birds gonna sing along
G6
E
And they'll come flying round to me To lay their feathers at my feet And we'll lie down in eiderdown A pillow 'neath our heads
G6
Asus2
E
Emaj7
The birds gonna make the wedding bed
G6
Asus2
E
Emaj7
And the trees gonna lay the wedding table
G6
Asus2
E
Emaj7
And the rivers gonna give us the wedding bands
G6
Asus2
E

Why We Build The Wall

Capo:
IV
Tuning: DADGBE
Dm
Why do we build the wall?
C
/b
My children, my children
Dm
/f
/e
/d
Why do we build the wall?
Dm
Why do we build the wall?
C
We build the wall to keep us free
Dm
That's why we build the wall
/f
/e
/d
We build the wall to keep us free How does the wall keep us free? My children, my children How does the wall keep us free? How does the wall keep us free? The wall keeps out the enemy We build the wall to keep us free That's why we build the wall We build the wall to keep us free Who do we call the enemy? My children, my children Who do we call the enemy? Who do we call the enemy? The enemy is poverty And the wall keeps out the enemy And we build the wall to keep us free That's why we build the wall We build the wall to keep us free Because we have and they have not My children, my children Because they want what we have got Because we have and they have not Because they want what we have got The enemy is poverty And the wall keeps out the enemy And we build the wall to keep us free That's why we build the wall We build the wall to keep us free What do we have that they should want? My children, my children What do we have that they should want? What do we have that they should want? We have a wall to work upon We have work and they have none And our work is never done My children, my children And the war is never won The enemy is poverty And the wall keeps out the enemy And we build the wall to keep us free That's why we build the wall We build the wall to keep us free

Our Lady Of The Underground

Sung by Persephone. Quoted lines are sung by the crowd.
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Am
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E
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Am
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E
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x4
Am
E7
I don't know about you, boys But if you're like me, then hanging around This old manhole is bringing you down Six feet under getting under your skin Cabin fever is setting in You're stir crazy! You're stuck in a rut! Or you could use a little pick-me-up I can give you what it is you crave A little something from the good old days I got the wind right here in a jar I got the rain on tap at the bar I got sunshine up on the shelf
Am
Allow me to introduce myself
Am
Bb
Brother, what's my name? My name is... "Our Lady of the Underground!" Brother, what's my name? "Our Lady of Ways! Our Lady of Means!" Brother, what's my name? My name is... "Our Lady of the Upside Down" Brother, what's my name? I'll tell you my name... Persephone! |
Am
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E7
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Am
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E7
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Am
E7
Come here, brother, let me guess It's the little things you miss Spring flowers, autumn leaves Ask me, brother, and you shall receive Or maybe these just ain't enough Maybe you're looking for some stronger stuff I got a sight for the sorest eye
Am
When's the last time you saw the sky?
Am
Bb
Wipe away your tears, brother, brother, I know how you feel I can see you're blinded by the sadness of it all But look a little closer, everything will be revealed Look a little closer, there's a crack in the wall
Am
E7
You want stars? I got a skyful Put a quarter in the slot, you'll get an eyeful You want the moon? I got her too
Am
She's right here waiting in my pay-per-view
Am
E7
Oh, how long's it been? A little moonshine ain't no sin One at a time, boys, straight line
Am
What the boss don't know, the boss won't mind |
Am
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E7
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E7
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Am
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E7
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Am
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Bb
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E7
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