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The Lightning Thief - The Campfire Song

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[Intro]
A E B E
[LUKE]
Come on, Agrab some amEbrosia and Blet the nectar Eflow
[PERCY]
AWhy is everyone Escraping part of their Bplate into the fire?E  
Is the food rAeally that bad?E  
[LUKE]
Offering to the godsB  
It's noEt enough that they're omnAipotent and Eall-powerfulB  
They need to feel apEpreciatedA  
To Ethe Gods!B  
[ALL]
TEo the Gods!
[Chorus]
AOh, tEhings Bcouldn't be Eworse
When your Aparents Erun the BuniEverse
AOh, thEings Bcouldn’t be C#mworse
AWhen your Efolks run the BuniEverse
[LUKE]
AMy dad is EHermes
He Bmessengers Ethings
AYou'll know his Esign by his Bshoes with those Ewings
I'd Await by the Ephone but the Bphone never C#mrings
Oh F#no
When Ayour dad's a Egod, G#life can be C#mtough
  A*          N.C.              B  E  
I met the guy once and once was enough
[LUKE]
E(Spoken) Annabeth?
[ANNABETH]
My Gmom's ADthena
She’s Asmart and she’s Dwise
GShe’s sworn off Dgluten and Ashe’s sworn off Dguys
But if Gshe came to Dcamp, it’d Abe a surBmprise
Oh Eno...
[ALL]
Oh Eno...
[ANNABETH]
Oh, and my Gstep-mom, she Dhates me, and my F#dad works all Bmday
   G*        N.C.            A  D  
So I left Virginia and I ran away
[PERCY]
DWait, is that true?
[LUKE]
DEverybody!
[Chorus]
GOh, Dthings Acouldn't be Dworse
When your Gparents Drun the AuniDverse
GOh, Dthings Acouldn’t be Bmworse
GWhen your Dfolks run the AuniDverse
[LUKE]
D(Spoken) Alright, who’s next?
[KATIE]
DOh! Okay, let me see…
[KATIE]
GMy mom’s DeDmeter
AGoddess of Dgrain
GShe gets exDcited when Ait starts to Drain
But Gplanting and Dplanting and Aplanting’s a Bmpain
Oh Eno...
[ALL]
Oh Eno...
Right! For Gtheir sixteenth Dbirthday, my F#friends got a Bmcar
G*       N.C                   A  D  
I got a fern in some dumb mason jar
[GROVER]
(Spoken) Bahahahaha! EOoh, ooh! My turn!
AI’m a child of EPan
The Bgod of the Ewild
For Athose who love Enature, they’re Boften beEguiled
He’s not Areally my Edad, but I’m Bsort of his C#mchild
Oh F#no...
[ALL]
Oh F#no...
He Awent for a Ehike to exG#plore new fronC#mtiers
And Ano one has Eseen him for Bthousands of Eyears
[Chorus]
AOh, tEhings Bcouldn't be Eworse
When your Aparents Erun the BuniEverse
AOh, thEings Bcouldn’t be C#mworse
AWhen your Efolks run the BuniEverse
[PERCY]
E(Spoken) Chiron! Who’s your dad?
[CHIRON]
N.C.
(Spoken)Oh, well…
   A*        E*
My father is Kronos
  A*        E*
Remember my lecture?
B*         E*
He ate his children.
[LUKE]
N.C.                                        E  
(Spoken) Chiron wins… How about you, Silena?
[SILENA]
The Agoddess of Elove
My Bmom’s AphroEdite
She Atries to be Ecool, but Bmainly she’s Eflighty
I’ll Abring home a Eboy, and she’s Bthere in her C#mnightie
[ALL]
Oh F#no!!!
[SILENA]
F#(Spoken) It's so embarrassing guys!
I Atried to seek Ehelp from G#even the C#mFates
           A*           N.C.              B  E  
‘Cause she steals my mascara and all of my dates
[LUKE]
F(Spoken) Alright, Percy, it’s your turn
[PERCY]
N.C.
If I try to sing, it’ll probably cause an avalanche...
[LUKE]
N.C.
We’re all friends here. Come on, give it a shot.
[PERCY]
N.C.
Okay. Um…
[PERCY]
   Bb*           F*
My mom was named Sally
    C*          F*
She loved scary movies
    Bb*           F*
And food that was blue and…
[KATIE]
N.C.
(Spoken) He’s doing it wrong
[SILENA]
N.C.
Yeah, who’s your godly parent?
[PERCY]
N.C.
Oh, I don’t know
[LUKE]
N.C.
It’s alright. A lot of half-bloods never know their godly parent. Just give it a try.
[PERCY]
       Bb*         F*
So, my dad is some god
C*              F*
That’s great, I guess
Bb*        F*          C*           F*
Did he not want me, or not want the stress?
    Bb*          F*           C*        Dm*
Too bad he’s the worst and my life is a mess!
GOh no...
I Bbhope that he Fshows Aeven a Dmtrace
            Bb*             N.C.                 C  F  
‘Cause I’ve got some choice words to throw in his face!
[Chorus]
BbOh, Fthings Ccouldn't be Fworse
When your Bbparents Frun the CuniFverse
BbOh, Fthings Ccouldn’t be Dmworse
[LUKE]
FBut I don't care where our Bbparents may be
As Clong as you are Dmhere with me
[ALL]
FWe don't care where our Bbparents may be
As Clong as you are Dmhere with me
          Bb        F           Bbm  F*
As long as you are here with me!

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The Lightning Thief - The Campfire Song

by Misc Musicals

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C#m

Bbm

[Intro]

A E B E

[LUKE]

A E B E

Come on, grab some ambrosia and let the nectar flow

[PERCY]

A E B E

Why is everyone scraping part of their plate into the fire?

A E

Is the food really that bad?

[LUKE]

Offering to the gods

E A E B

It's not enough that they're omnipotent and all-powerful

E A

They need to feel appreciated

E B

To the Gods!

[ALL]

To the Gods!

[Chorus]

A E B E

Oh, things couldn't be worse

A E B E

When your parents run the universe

A E B C#m

Oh, things couldn’t be worse

A E B E

When your folks run the universe

[LUKE]

A E

My dad is Hermes

B E

He messengers things

A E B E

You'll know his sign by his shoes with those wings

A E B C#m

I'd wait by the phone but the phone never rings

Oh no

A E G# C#m

When your dad's a god, life can be tough

A B E

* N.C.

I met the guy once and once was enough

[LUKE]

(Spoken) Annabeth?

[ANNABETH]

G D

My mom's Athena

A D

She’s smart and she’s wise

G D A D

She’s sworn off gluten and she’s sworn off guys

G D A Bm

But if she came to camp, it’d be a surprise

Oh no...

[ALL]

Oh no...

[ANNABETH]

G D F# Bm

Oh, and my step-mom, she hates me, and my dad works all day

G A D

* N.C.

So I left Virginia and I ran away

[PERCY]

Wait, is that true?

[LUKE]

Everybody!

[Chorus]

G D A D

Oh, things couldn't be worse

G D A D

When your parents run the universe

G D A Bm

Oh, things couldn’t be worse

G D A D

When your folks run the universe

[LUKE]

(Spoken) Alright, who’s next?

[KATIE]

Oh! Okay, let me see…

[KATIE]

G D

My mom’s Demeter

A D

Goddess of grain

G D A D

She gets excited when it starts to rain

G D A Bm

But planting and planting and planting’s a pain

Oh no...

[ALL]

Oh no...

G D F# Bm

Right! For their sixteenth birthday, my friends got a car

G A D

* N.C

I got a fern in some dumb mason jar

[GROVER]

(Spoken) Bahahahaha! Ooh, ooh! My turn!

A E

I’m a child of Pan

B E

The god of the wild

A E B E

For those who love nature, they’re often beguiled

A E B C#m

He’s not really my dad, but I’m sort of his child

Oh no...

[ALL]

Oh no...

A E G# C#m

He went for a hike to explore new frontiers

A E B E

And no one has seen him for thousands of years

[Chorus]

A E B E

Oh, things couldn't be worse

A E B E

When your parents run the universe

A E B C#m

Oh, things couldn’t be worse

A E B E

When your folks run the universe

[PERCY]

(Spoken) Chiron! Who’s your dad?

[CHIRON]

N.C.

(Spoken)Oh, well…

A E

* *

My father is Kronos

A E

* *

Remember my lecture?

B E

* *

He ate his children.

[LUKE]

N.C.

(Spoken) Chiron wins… How about you, Silena?

[SILENA]

A E

The goddess of love

B E

My mom’s Aphrodite

A E B E

She tries to be cool, but mainly she’s flighty

A E B C#m

I’ll bring home a boy, and she’s there in her nightie

[ALL]

Oh no!!!

[SILENA]

(Spoken) It's so embarrassing guys!

A E G# C#m

I tried to seek help from even the Fates

A B E

* N.C.

‘Cause she steals my mascara and all of my dates

[LUKE]

(Spoken) Alright, Percy, it’s your turn

[PERCY]

N.C.

If I try to sing, it’ll probably cause an avalanche...

[LUKE]

N.C.

We’re all friends here. Come on, give it a shot.

[PERCY]

N.C.

Okay. Um…

[PERCY]

Bb F

* *

My mom was named Sally

C F

* *

She loved scary movies

Bb F

* *

And food that was blue and…

[KATIE]

N.C.

(Spoken) He’s doing it wrong

[SILENA]

N.C.

Yeah, who’s your godly parent?

[PERCY]

N.C.

Oh, I don’t know

[LUKE]

N.C.

It’s alright. A lot of half-bloods never know their godly parent. Just give it a try.

[PERCY]

Bb F

* *

So, my dad is some god

C F

* *

That’s great, I guess

Bb F C F

* * * *

Did he not want me, or not want the stress?

Bb F C Dm

* * * *

Too bad he’s the worst and my life is a mess!

Oh no...

Bb F A Dm

I hope that he shows even a trace

Bb C F

* N.C.

‘Cause I’ve got some choice words to throw in his face!

[Chorus]

Bb F C F

Oh, things couldn't be worse

Bb F C F

When your parents run the universe

Bb F C Dm

Oh, things couldn’t be worse

[LUKE]

F Bb

But I don't care where our parents may be

C Dm

As long as you are here with me

[ALL]

F Bb

We don't care where our parents may be

C Dm

As long as you are here with me

Bb F Bbm F

As long as you are here with me!

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