Gone to Hades (Persephone)

Gone to Hades (Persephone)
Lyrics ©1.31.2009 Heather Preston
TTO: Come Together - Beatles

Con: Conflikt 2009
Competition Required Words: Diatomaceous, meretricious, melon, broccoli, licky, "black hole," and random.

Chords Used: Dm A7 G7 Bm G

The riff that they use in the song goes something like this
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Dm
Here come old Ceres, She's an/ Earthen Goddess,
Dm
She's got fresh ripe melon, her earth's diatomaceous,
A7
She say, "Don't you eat that little red seed!"
G7
Got to be my mama, she don't know what I need.

- 4 "Shhh" + (Riff)

Dm
She wear no pretties, she say I'm not modest,
Dm
She say, "Gods! That gown of yours is/ meretricious!"
A7
She say, "I know what is best for thee,"
G7
"Keep it in your chiton, sweet Persephone!"

Bm G
(Chorus 1) "Gone to Hades, Back Soon -- love from me."

- 3 "Shhh" + (Riff)

Dm
Gone to the meadow, I been/ pickin' flowers
Dm
I see/ earth a-crackin', comes Dis flaming god an'
A7
He say, "Kore, you/ so licky!
G7
Come down to my crib and rock the world with me!"

Bm G
(Chorus 2) "Gone to Hades, Back Soon -- Persephone"
-3 "Shhh" + (Riff)

Dm
Mom hit the cloudtops, she go black-hole crazy
Dm
She wreak devastation, she wilt/ all the broccoli,
A7
She say, "That ill random stole my girl!
G7
Bring her back posthaste or I will blight the world!"

Bm G
(CH 2) "Gone to Hades, Back Soon -- Persephone"

-3"Shhh"+(Riff)

Dm
So now I shuttle, I be Commuting Goddess,
Dm
I got Harvest Mama and C/thonic Husband,
A7
I say, "Nice girls like the baddest boys --
G7
Winter storms will tell you when we're/ makin' noise!!"

Bm G
(CH 2) "Gone to Hades, Back Soon -- Persephone"

(Riff) (can do 3 "Shhh" and an "Ahhh" to end if you like :-)