Campfire Song (the Lightning Thief Musical) Uke tab by Themes

CAMPFIRE SONG (from The Lightning Thief The Percy Jackson Musical)

* = only strum once
Otherwise, strum D, D, U

(Also, you don't have to play the C over the spoken lines, but you can if you don't just want dead air)

F    C   G    C (Repeat over these spoken lines)

[LUKE] (spoken)
Come on, grab some ambrosia, and let the nectar flow

[PERCY] (spoken)
Why is everyone scraping part of their plate into the fire? 
Is the food here really that bad?

[LUKE] (spoken)
Offering to the gods. It's not enough that their omnipotent and all-powerful, 
they need to feel appreciated. To the gods!

[ENSEMBLE] (spoken)
To the gods!


[Chorus]

F    C       G         C

Oh, things couldn't be worse

          F       C       G     C

When your parents run the universe

F     C     G           Am

Oh, things couldn’t be worse

F         C         G      C

When your folks run the universe

[LUKE]

F           C

My dad is Hermes

   G          C

He messengers things

F               C           G                C

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

     F           C            G           Am

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

F

Oh no

     F            C    G           Am

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

   F          C        G         C

I met the guy once and once was enough

C
[LUKE] (Spoken) Annabeth?

[ANNABETH]

   F      C

My mom is Athena

      G               C

She’s smart and she’s wise

F               C          G               C

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

    F          C          G       Am

If she came to Camp, it’d be a surprise

F

Oh no

           F             C                G             Am

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

F         C        G         C

So I left Virginia and I ran away

[PERCY] (spoken) Wait, is that true?

[LUKE] (spoken) Everybody!

[Chorus]

F    C     G           C

Oh, things couldn't be worse

          F       C       G   C

When your parents run the universe

F   C      G           Am

Oh, things couldn’t be worse

F         C         G      C

When your folks run the universe

C
[LUKE] (Spoken) Alright, who’s next?
C
[KATIE] Oh! Okay, let me see…

[KATIE]

F        C

My mom’s Demeter

G          C

Goddess of grain

F           C         G            C

She gets excited when it starts to rain

    F            C            G            Am

But planting and planting and planting’s a pain

F
Oh no

C
[KATIE] (Spoken) Right??

    F               C            G             Am

For their sixteenth birthday, my friends got a car

F       C            G          C

I got a fern in some dumb mason jar

[GROVER] (Spoken) Ooh, ooh! My turn!

F              C

I’m a child of Pan

    G          C

The god of the wild

    F              C               G     Am

For those who love nature, they’re often beguiled

 F         C            G           C

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

F

Oh no

   F          C          G            Am

He went for a hike to explore new frontiers

    F          C            G            C

And no one has seen him for thousands of years

[Chorus]

F    C     G           C

Oh, things couldn't be worse

          F       C       G   C

When your parents run the universe

F    C     G           Am

Oh, things couldn’t be worse

F         C         G     C

When your folks run the universe

C
[PERCY] (Spoken) Chiron! Who’s your dad? [CHIRON] Oh, well…

[CHIRON]

   F*         C*

My father is Kronos

  G*         C*

Remember my lecture?

F*         C*

He ate his children

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

[SILENA]

    F          C

The goddess of love

G          C

My mom’s Aphrodite


    F           C         G            C

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

     F            C              G            Am

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

          F
[CAMPERS] Oh no

  F             C         G         Am

I tried to seek help from even the Fates

           F            C        G         C

‘Cause she steals my mascara and all of my dates

C
[LUKE] (Spoken) Alright, Percy, it’s your turn
C
[PERCY] If I try to sing, it’ll probably cause an avalanche
C
[LUKE] We’re all friends here. Come on, give it a shot.
C
[PERCY] Okay. Um…

[PERCY]

   F*            C*

My mom was named Sally

    G*           C*

She loved scary movies

    F*            C*

And food that was blue and…

C
[KATIE] (Spoken) He’s doing it wrong
C
[SILENA] Yeah, who’s your godly parent?
C
[PERCY] Oh, I don’t know
C
[LUKE] It’s alright. A lot of half-bloods never know their godly parent. Just give it a try.


[PERCY]

       F*          C*

So, my dad is some god

G*              C*

That’s great, I guess

F*         C*           G*          C*

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

    F*           C*           G*        Am*

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

F

Oh no

  F            C     G      Am

I hope that he shows even a trace

            F               C        G            C

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

[Chorus]

F    C     G           C

Oh, things couldn't be worse

          F       C       G  C

When your parents run the universe

F   C      G           Am

Oh, things couldn’t be worse


[LUKE]

    C       G              Am          F

But I don't care where our parents may be

   C       G       Am        F

As long as you are here with me

[ALL CAMPERS]

C        G              Am          F

We don't care where our parents may be

   C       G       Am        F

As long as you are here with me

   C       G       F         C

As long as you are here with me

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