Persephone: Bb C Hades, my husband, Hades, my light C Gm9 Hades, my darkness Gm7 C If you had heard how he sang tonight C Gm9 You'd pity poor Orpheus! Gm7 Dm7 D7 All of his sorrow won't fit in his chest Gm7 Bb F It just burns like a fire in the pit of his chest Gm7 Bb F And his heart is a bird on a spit in his chest Bb F Gm7 How long, how long, how long? Hades: Bb C How long? Just as long as Hades is King C Gm9 Nothing comes of wishing on stars Gm7 C And nothing comes of the songs people sing C Gm9 However sorry they are Gm7 Dm7 D7 Give them a piece and they'll take it all Gm7 Bb F Show them the crack and they'll tear down the wall Gm7 Bb F Lend them an ear and the Kingdom will fall Bb F Gm9 The Kingdom will fall for a song Persephone: Bb C What does he care for the logic of kings? C Gm9 The laws of your underworld? Gm7 C It is only for love that he sings! C Gm9 He sings for the love of a girl Hades: Gm9 Dm7 D7 You and your pity don't fit in my bed Gm7 Bb F You just burn like a fire in the pit of my bed Gm7 Bb F And I turn like a bird on a spit in my bed Bb F Gm9 How long, how long, how long? Persephone: Bb C How long? Just as long as I am your wife C Gm9 It's true the earth must die Gm7 C But then the earth comes back to life C Gm9 And the sun just goes on rising Hades & Persephone: Gm7 Dm7 D7 And how does the sun even fit in the sky? Gm7 Bb F It just burns like a fire in the pit of the sky Gm7 Bb F And the earth is a bird on a spit in the sky Bb F Gm9 How long, how long, how long?
