The Lightning Thief Musical - The Campfire Song chords by Soundtracks 🎦

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
A E B E

LUKE:
         A           E          B              E
Come on, grab some ambrosia and let the nectar flow
A               E                      B                    E
Why is everyone scraping part of their plate into the fire?
             A                E
Is the food really that bad?

LUKE:
                    B
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:
 E
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
  F#
Oh no
     A            E    G#          C#m
When your dad's a god, life can be tough
  A*          N.C.     B         E
I met the guy once and once was enough

LUKE:
E
(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
   E
Oh no...

ALL:
   E
Oh no...

ANNABETH:
           G             D                F#            Bm
Oh, and my step-mom, she hates me, and my dad works all day

   G*        N.C.      A      D
So I left Virginia and I ran away

PERCY:
D
Wait, is that true?

LUKE:
D
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:
D
(Spoken) Alright, who’s next?

KATIE:
D
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
   E
Oh no...

ALL:
   E
Oh no...
           G               D            F#            Bm
Right! For their sixteenth birthday, my friends got a car
G*       N.C         A          D
I got a fern in some dumb mason jar

GROVER:
                    E
(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
   F#
Oh no...

ALL:
   F#
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:
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:
    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:
   F#
Oh no!!!

SILENA:
F#
(Spoken) It's so embarrassing guys!
  A             E         G#       C#m
I tried to seek help from even the Fates
           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!
G
Oh no...
  Bb           F     A      Dm
I hope that he shows even a trace
            Bb*             N.C.     C            F
‘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
   F       Bb      C         F*
As long as you are here with me!