Gm                F
King of diamonds, king of spades
Dm                  C
Hades was king of a kingdom of dirt
Gm               F
Miners of mines, diggers of graves
Dm                            F
they bowed down to hades, who gave them work

Gm                                F
and they bowed down to Hades, who made them sweat
Dm                        C
paid them their wages and set them aboud
Gm                         F
digging, and dredging, and dragging the depths of the
Dm                C
Earth to turn its insides out, singing

Dm       C        Bb
la la la la la la la
Dm       C        B
la la la la la la la, oh, singing
Dm       C        Bb
la la la la la la la
Dm       C
la la la la la la

Gm              F
King of mortar, king of bricks
Dm                            C
the river Styx was a river of stones
Gm                  F
and Hades laid them high and thick
Dm                             C
with a million hands that were not his own

F                       Gm
And a million feet that fell in line
Dm                       C
and stepped in time with Hades' step
Gm                            F
and a million minds that were just one mind
Dm               C    Dm       C      Dm     C
Like stones in a row, stone by stone, row by row, the river rose up singing

Dm       C        Bb
la la la la la la la
Dm       C        B
la la la la la la la, oh, singing
Dm       C        Bb
la la la la la la la
Dm       C        Am
la la la la la la la