When the Chips Are Down

by Ana茂s Mitchell

From the album: Hadestown

Track 7 of 20 on Hadestown (2010).

Duration: 2:14

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Lyrics for When the Chips Are Down

FATES Life ain't easy, life ain't fair A girl's gotta fight for a rightful share What you gonna do when the chips are down Now that the chips are down What you gonna do when the chips are down Now that the chips are down Help yourself, to hell with the rest Even the one who loves you best What you gonna do when the chips are down Now that the chips are down What you gonna do when the chips are down Now that the chips are down EURYDICE Oh my aching heart FATES What you gonna do when the chips are down? Now that the chips are down Take if you can, give if you must Ain't nobody but yourself to trust What you gonna do when the chips are down? Now that the chips are down What you gonna do when the chips are down? Now that the chips are down Aim for the heart, shoot to kill If you don't do it then the other one will What you gonna do when the chips are down? Now that the chips are down What you gonna do when the chips are down? Now that the chips are down And the first shall be first And the last shall be last Cast your eyes to heaven You get a knife in the back Nobody's righteous Nobody's proud Nobody's innocent Now that the chips are down Now that the Now that the Now that the Now that the Now that the chips are down

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  2. Epic, Pt. 1
  3. Way Down Hadestown
  4. Songbird Intro
  5. Hey, Little Songbird
  6. Gone, I'm Gone
  7. When the Chips Are Down
  8. Wait for Me
  9. Why We Build the Wall
  10. Our Lady of the Underground
  11. Flowers (Eurydice's Song)
  12. Nothing Changes
  13. If It's True
  14. Papers (Hades Finds Out)
  15. How Long?
  16. Epic, Pt. 2
  17. Lover's Desire
  18. His Kiss, The Riot
  19. Doubt Comes In
  20. I Raise My Cup to Him