Hadestown - Epic I Chords & Tabs

by Misc Musicals

[Version Description]
Played with capo on 6th fret. For the sake of completeness, I also included a part to underscore the dialogue at the beginning, which is a combination of the orchestra's acoustic guitar part and (I think) cello bass line (raised up an octave).

[Dialogue underscore. Play without capo.]
  Gm            F             Gm            C             Gm            F             Gm     F      C      
e|------|6-----|------|5-----|------|6-----|------|8-----|------|6-----|------|5-----|3-----|1-----|0-----|
B|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|----3-|------|
G|------|7-----|------|5-----|------|7-----|------|9-----|------|7-----|------|5-----|3-----|2-----|0-----|
D|5-----|------|3-----|--0-3-|5-----|------|10----|------|5-----|------|3-----|------|5-----|3---3-|------|
A|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|----5-|3-----|
E|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| x2

[Capo on 6th fret.]
  Bbsus2                   C                        
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B                                                   
G|4-----------------------|3-----------------------|
D|4-----------------------|4-----------------------|
A|2-----------------------|4-----------------------|
E|0-----------------------|2-----------------------| x2
King of shadows, King of shades
Hades was king of the Underworld
  Bbsus2                   C                        
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|
G|------4-----------4-----|------3-----------3-----|
D|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|
A|--------2-----------2---|--------4-----------4---|
E|0-----------0-----------|2-----------2-----------| x5
But he fell in love with a beautiful lady
Who walked up above in her mother's green field
He fell in love with Persephone
Who was gathering flowers in the light of the sun
And he took her home to become his queen
rit.
  Bbsus2                   C                        
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|
G|------4-----------4-----|------3-----------------|
D|----4-----------4-------|----4-------------------|
A|--------2-----------2---|--------4---------------|
E|0-----------0-----------|2-----------2-----------|
Where the sun never shone on anyone (Go on...)
  Bbsus2                   C                        
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|0-----------0-----------|
G|4-----------------------|------3-----------3-----|
D|4-----------------------|----4-----------4-------|
A|2-----------------------|--------4-----------4---|
E|0-----------------------|2-----------2-----------|
The lady loved him and the kingdom they shared
  Bbsus2                   C                        
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|
G|------4-----------4-----|------3-----------3-----|
D|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|
A|--------2-----------2---|--------4-----------4---|
E|0-----------0-----------|2-----------2-----------| x6
But without her above, not one flower would grow
So King Hades agreed that for half of each year
She would stay with him there in his world down below
But the other half, she could walk in the sun
And the sun, in turn, burned twice as bright
Which is where the seasons come from
  Bbsus2      C            
e|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|
G|------4-----------3-----|
D|----4-----------4-------|
A|--------2-----------4---|
E|0-----------2-----------| x3
And with them, the cycle
Of the seed and the sickle
And the lives of the people
decresc.
  C                        
e|------------------------|
B|(0)-----0---------------|
G|3---3-------------------|
D|(4)---------------------|
A|(4)---------------------|
E|(2)---------------------|
And the birds in their flight (Singing...)
decresc.
  Bbsus2      C            Dm                       
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------------------|
G|------4-----------3-----|------------------------|
D|----4-----------4-------|------6-----------------|
A|--------2-----------4---|----6---6---------------|
E|0-----------2-----------|4-----------------------|
La lalala lala la...    (Down below and up above)
decresc.
  Bbsus2      C            D                        
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|------------------------|
G|------4-----------3-----|------------------------|
D|----4-----------4-------|6-----------------------|
A|--------2-----------4---|6-----------------------|
E|0-----------2-----------|4-----------------------|
La lalala lala la...    (In harmony and rhythm)
decresc.
  Bbsus2      C            Dm                       
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|0-----------0-----------|
G|------4-----------3-----|------------------------|
D|----4-----------4-------|------6-----------6-----|
A|--------2-----------4---|----6---6-------6---6---|
E|0-----------2-----------|4-----------4-----------|
La lalala lala la...    (The Gods sang his song of love)
decresc.
  Bbsus2      C                                     
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------|------------------------|
G|------4-----------3-----|------------------------|
D|----4-----------4-------|------------------------|
A|--------2-----------4---|------------------------|
E|0-----------2-----------|------------------------|
La lalala lala...       (And the world sang it with them)

[a cappella]
(But that was long ago)
(Before we were on this road)
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| (n)  Ghost note
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