Misc Musicals – Epic The Musical - God Games (Guitar)

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Father, God King, rarely do I ask for favors

         Em/C
Now, I'm knocking on your door

                      Am/E
With hopes to save a friendship

                                   Em
With one who's a prisoner far from home

        Em
Odysseus

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Divine intervention, is that what you seek?

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To untie apprehensions that were placed on that Greek?

Em/C                         D/B
You are playing with thunder for a man full of shame

Em/C                                B
But if he's worth the risk of going under

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Convince each of them that he ought to be released

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And I'll release him (Who's them?)

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Apollo

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Hephaestus

C
Aphrodite

Am
Arеs

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Hera or me

          Em
(Ensemble):Apollo

                   Am
You all know I'm a fan of catchy songs

            D
So with so many sirens gone

        B
I think Ody's in the wrong

           C
(They were trying to do him worse)

        Am           D
(All he did was reimburse them)

              D
(Now they'll tread with caution first)

         B               D            Em
(To live another day and sing another verse)

Em                        G
Trust is not given, it's forged

             D
Why should I give him my support?

        Am              D
He sacrificed his own cohort

            Em
(Did you forget they failed to listen?)

            D
(He was betrayed and then imprisoned)

            C
(But if you make the right decision)

        B                         D                 Em
(He can still build a future with those who miss him)

                Em
(Ensemble):Aphrodite

                     B
Your little high and mighty Odysseus

Em                 Am                  C               B
Claims to love his mother, but let her die of a broken heart

        Em
(He was busy fighting)

               B
More like busy spiting the cyclops

Em               Am            C               B
Let him feel the pain that his mother felt and rot

     C
(Wait)

C            D          Em
(Please reconsider this)

   Em
E: Ares, Ares

Em
What kind of sick coward holds back his power

                     Em
He didn't even fight Scylla, didn't even try to kill her

                      C
Hides inside a wooden horse to get the job done

              D
Never handles things upfront

                           Em
Pathetic and weak like his son

D          C               D         Em
(Hold your tongue now, his son's my friend)

     D7        C            D7               Em
(And tell your lover that a broken heart can mend)

     D         C               D       Em
(You want more bloodshed? Then set him free)

        D           C                     D         Em
(To get back to his homestead, he'll make everybody bleed)

       Em
E: Hera

              Em             Em
So many heroes, so many tales

                      Em                        Em
Give me one good reason why yours should prevail

Em
(He's got the mind of a genius) Try harder

Em
(He's pretty skilled with words) You can do better than that

C/A
(He's kind of funny) Eh

B
(Never once has he cheated on his wife)

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I've played your game and won, release him

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You dare to defy me, to make me feel shame?

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No one beats me, no one wins my game

Em       D         C           B
Thunder, bring her through the wringer

Em               D
Show her I'm the judgement call

    C                 B
The one who makes her kingdom fall

D
Let him go, please

Em
Let him go