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Album Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording) by Anaïs Mitchell

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Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad & Eva Noblezada

2019

When the Chips are Down by Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad & Eva Noblezada

Release Date
Fri Jun 07 2019
Performed by
Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad & Eva Noblezada
Produced by
Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose & David Lai
Writed by
Anaïs Mitchell
About

The title of this song is derived from the idiom “when the chips are down”, meaning “when a very serious and difficult situation arises”. Eurydice is in potentially one of the most serious and difficult situations she could be in: her life is at stake.

After Hades invites Eurydice to come with him...

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When the Chips are Down Lyrics

[ATROPOS]
Life ain't easy

[LACHESIS]
Life ain't fair

[ATROPOS & CLOTHO]
A girl's gotta fight for her rightful share

[FATES]
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?

[LACHESIS]
Help yourself

[ATROPOS]
To hell with the rest

[CLOTHO]
Even the one who loves you best

[FATES]
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?

[CLOTHO]
Take if you can

[ATROPOS]
Give if you must

[FATES]
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?

[ATROPOS]
Aim for the heart

[LACHESIS]
Shoot to kill

[FATES]
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

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Now that the—
Now that the chips are down

When the Chips are Down Q&A

Who wrote When the Chips are Down's ?

When the Chips are Down was written by Anaïs Mitchell.

Who produced When the Chips are Down's ?

When the Chips are Down was produced by Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose & David Lai.

When did Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad & Eva Noblezada release When the Chips are Down?

Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad & Eva Noblezada released When the Chips are Down on Fri Jun 07 2019.

Is there a live performance of this song?

Yes! The cast of Hadestown performed “When the Chips are Down,” as well as several other songs from the show, as part of their NPR Tiny Desk Concert:

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