Anaïs Mitchell – How Long chords

[PERSEPHONE]
BbHades, my husband, Hades, my light
              GmHades, my darkness
                         BbIf you had heard how he sang tonight
                 GmYou'd pity poor Orpheus!
                         Dm         DAll of his sorrow won't fit in his chest
          Gm                       Bb          FIt just burns like a fire in the pit of his chest
          Gm                  Bb            FAnd his heart is a bird on a spit in his chest
 Bb            F        GmHow long, how long, how long?


[HADES]
  BbHow long? Just as long as Hades is King
                 Eb           GmNothing comes of wishing on stars
      Bb                                BbAnd nothing comes of the songs people sing
                  GmHowever sorry they are
  Gm                      Dm         DGive them a piece and they'll take it all
  Gm                             Bb            FShow them the crack and they'll tear down the wall
  Gm                      Bb          FLend them an ear and the Kingdom will fall
    Bb           F            GmThe Kingdom will fall for a song


[PERSEPHONE]
 Bb                                 FWhat does he care for the logic of kings?
                        GmThe laws of your underworld?
 Bb                            FIt is only for love that he sings!
                            GmHe sings for the love of a girl!


[HADES]
  Gm                      Dm       DYou and your pity don't fit in my bed
          Gm                      Bb        FYou just burn like a fire in the pit of my bed
        Gm                   Bb        FAnd I turn like a bird on a spit in my bed
   Bb           F         GmHow long, how long, how long?


[PERSEPHONE]
  Bb                                  CHow long? Just as long as I am your wife
                         GmIt's true the earth must die
                                   CBut then the earth comes back to life
                           GmAnd the sun just goes on rising


[HADES & PERSEPHONE]
     Gm                    Dm        DAnd how does the sun even fit in the sky?
           Gm                    Bb          DmIt just burns like a fire in the pit of the sky
          Gm                  Bb          AmAnd the earth is a bird on a spit in the sky
   Bb          D          GmHow long, how long, how long?