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Chords

Authors for Jesus Christ Superstar was Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim
Rice (lyrics).

I have saved some files with chords for this rock opera that were posted
on the Net earlier; here is a repost. Hopefully the original poster's name
is still in there somewhere!

The complete lyrics to Jesus Christ Superstar is found on the original
1970 album, with Murray Head as Judas and Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) as
Jesus. I think the CD reissue has the lyrics as well, but I am not sure.
(The original version lacks one song that was added in the movie, called
"Then We are Decided" or something similiar.)

--
Trond J. Stroem                                  [email protected]

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**************************************************
SONGS FROM "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR : A augmentedA ROCK OPERA"
By Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
**************************************************

Songs included:

* Heaven on Their Minds
* Everything's Alright
* Hosanna
* Pilate's Dream
* I Don't Know How to Love Him
* Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)
* The Last Supper
* King Herod's Song


These are sketchy and a little "thrown-together" because I don't have the
time to be more verbose... perhaps in the future... The songs that I
included are in the order that they appear in the show. All Jesus Christ
Superstar Music and Lyrics are by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. (C majorC) 1970
by Leeds Music Limited.

Questions and comments welcome. I've done this show about a dozen times
in the past 15 years, and I pretty much know it inside and out.

-Jim Loya ([email protected])


HEAVEN ON THEIR MINDS (Judas)

[4/4, Chords played over the Eb-Cm-Dm-Eb-Cm progression/bass riff]

           DmDm             FF           G+G
My ..
      FF            G+G             DmDm
I can ...
       DmDm             FF             G+G
If ...
         FF            G+G             DmDm
You ..

              DmDm                     E minorEm
Jesus! ..
    FF                      G+G                  DmDm
You ...
DmDm                            E minorEm
And ..
FF                           G+G                      DmDm
You've ...

DmDm                   FF
Listen ..
DmDm                    G+G
All ..
Bb majorBb           C majorC                             FF        A augmentedA
And ..
         DmDm                  Bb majorBb
You ...
                   FF
They ..
            D/AD/A                A augmentedA+   A augmentedA     Bb majorBb   Dm7Dm7
And ..

DmDm                   FF
I ..
DmDm                     G+G
No ...
Bb majorBb             C majorC                     FF          A augmentedA
And ..
          DmDm                Bb majorBb
But ...
             FF
Gets ...
            D/AD/A              A augmentedA+    A augmentedA      Bb majorBb  Dm7Dm7
And ..

[in 7/8]
Bb majorBb            FF          G minorGm                   DmDm
Nazareth ..
G minorGm              Dm/A         A augmentedA              DmDm
Like ..
Bb majorBb                FF            G minorGm                DmDm
Tables ...
G minorGm                 Dm/A         A augmentedA           DmDm
He'd ..

back to 4/4]
DmDm                  FF
Listen ..
DmDm                    G+G
Don't ..
Bb majorBb                 C majorC                          FF           A augmentedA
We ..
     DmDm                     Bb majorBb
I am ..
           FF
For ..
            Dm/A           A augmentedA+  A augmentedA  Bb majorBb Dm7Dm7
And ..

[back to 7/8, instrumental break repeating previous 7/8 bridge]

[back to 4/4]
DmDm                  FF
Listen ..
DmDm                     G+G
Please ..
Bb majorBb                      C majorC                      FF         A augmentedA
But ..
         DmDm                 Bb majorBb
All ..
         FF
Too ..
       Dm/A          A augmentedA+   A augmentedA   Bb majorBb
It ..
         DmDm       Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Yes ..

<Dm - Bb, jam and ramble to end>

----------------
EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (Mary, Jesus, Judas)

[in 5/4]
[Mary]

E MajorE                       B7B7                    C# minorC#m                     A augmentedA
Try ..
          B7B7   E MajorE              A augmentedA     BB    E MajorE
Don't ..
A augmentedA BsusBsus E MajorE                 A augmentedA    BB E MajorE
And ..
A augmentedA BsusBsus  E MajorE                  A augmentedA   BB E MajorE
Let ..
A augmentedA BsusBsus E MajorE            A minorAm       E minorEm            A minorAm B minorBm E MajorE
If ..
               A augmentedA      BB    E MajorE            A augmentedA  BB
Everything's ..

[Judas]
E minorEm                  D MajorD       C majorC                   D MajorD
Woman ..
E minorEm              C majorC     D MajorD       E minorEm
could ..
E minorEm                 D MajorD      C majorC                     D MajorD
Why ..
E minorEm                   C majorC    D MajorD    E minorEm
Three ..
A minorAm             D MajorD       G+G                C majorC
People ..
E minorEm     BB                            B7sus B7B7
Matter ..

[Mary]
E MajorE                             B7B7
Sleep ..
C# minorC#m                         A augmentedA
Myrrh ..
          B7B7   E MajorE              A augmentedA     BB   E MajorE
Don't ..
A augmentedA BsusBsus   E MajorE            A augmentedA   BB      E MajorE
And ...
A augmentedA BsusBsus  E MajorE            A augmentedA    BB   E MajorE
For ..
A augmentedA BsusBsus     E MajorE                A minorAm         E minorEm                A minorAm  B minorBm  E MajorE
Close ...
               A augmentedA      BB    E MajorE            A augmentedA  BB
Everything's ...

[Jesus]
E minorEm                   D MajorD   C majorC                 D MajorD
Surely ..
E minorEm               C majorC    D MajorD     E minorEm
to ..
E minorEm                   D MajorD     C majorC                  D MajorD
There ..
E minorEm               C majorC      D MajorD      E minorEm
Look ..
A minorAm                     D MajorD
Think! ..
G+G                     C majorC
Move! ...
BB
You'll ..
          BsusBsus  BB
You'll ...
BsusBsus     BB   BsusBsus
When ...

[Mary]
E MajorE                             B7B7
Sleep ...
C# minorC#m                         A augmentedA
Myrrh ...
          B7B7   E MajorE              A augmentedA     BB   E MajorE
Don't ...
A augmentedA BsusBsus   E MajorE            A augmentedA   BB      E MajorE
And ...
A augmentedA BsusBsus  E MajorE            A augmentedA    BB   E MajorE
For ...
A augmentedA BsusBsus     E MajorE                A minorAm         E minorEm                A minorAm  B minorBm
Close ..
           E MajorE                A augmentedA    BB   E minorEm
Close ... (repeat, repeat, et al)

------------

HOSANNA (Crowd, Jesus, Caiaphas)

[in 4/4]
[Crowd]
G+G       D MajorD        G+G
Hosanna ..
      Bb majorBb              Eb MajorEb
Sanna ..
      EbmEbm                E minorEm
Hey ..
      C minorCm       AbAb  D MajorD    G+G
Sanna ..

[Caiaphas]
          C minorCm           B/F#       C minorCm         B/F#
Tell ...
            Bb majorBb Bb(b5)         Bb majorBb  G+G
This ..
         C minorCm                B/F#               C minorCm                 B/F#
Tell ..
           Bb majorBb Bb(b5)            Bb majorBb      G+G
They ..

[Crowd]
G+G       D MajorD        G+G
Hosanna ..
      Bb majorBb              Eb MajorEb
Sanna ..
      EbmEbm                E minorEm
Hey ...
      C minorCm       AbAb  D MajorD    G+G   C majorC
Sanna ...

[Jesus]
G+G                     D MajorD              G+G
Why ...?
Bb majorBb             FF                Bb majorBb      G minorGm
Nothing ...
         DmDm                   A augmentedA                    D MajorD    A augmentedA
If ..
              D MajorD                 A augmentedA              D MajorD   D/C  B minorBm  D7/A
The ..

[Jesus & Crowd]
G+G       D MajorD        G+G
Hosanna ...
      Bb majorBb              Eb MajorEb
Sanna ..
      EbmEbm                E minorEm
Hey J..
      C minorCm       AbAb  D MajorD    G+G
Sanna ..

Ending: D7D7  G+G  A minorAm  D7D7  G+G

--------------------

PILATE'S DREAM (Pilate)

[4/4]
  BbmBbm       EbmEbm       Ab7Ab7
I ..
  BbmBbm             CbCb
A augmentedA ..
  F7F7        F7F7+      GbGb              Ebm6Ebm6
He ..
    F7F7               BbmBbm
The ..

  BbmBbm          EbmEbm          Ab7Ab7
I ..
BbmBbm              CbCb
How ..
  F7F7      F7F7+     GbGb               Ebm6Ebm6
I ..
  F7F7            BbmBbm
As ..

Bb majorBb           Bb7Bb7
And ..
   EbmEbm               AbAb
of ..
               Ab7Ab7
they ..
     DbDb (tacet)
they ..
F7F7 (tacet)
they ..

BbmBbm        EbmEbm             Ab7Ab7
Then ...
BbmBbm                CbCb
crying ..
    F7F7                GbGb                Ebm6Ebm6
And ..
    F7F7             BbmBbm
And ..


This post includes:

        "I Don't Know How To Love Him"
        "The Last Supper"
        "I Only Want To Say (Gethsemane)"
and
        "King Herod's Song"

These are sketchy and a little "thrown-together" because I don't have the
time to be more verbose... perhaps in the future... The songs that I
included are in the order that they appear in the show. All Jesus Christ
Superstar Music and Lyrics are by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. (C majorC) 1970
by Leeds Music Limited.


Questions and comments welcome. I've done this show about a dozen times
in the past 15 years, and I pretty much know it inside and out.

-Jim ([email protected])


I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM (Mary Magdalene)


Note: The A9A9 in the last measure of each verse is actually an "A9sus (no
G+G)" Try fitting THAT over the word "else". Ah, limitations, limitations.
The chord is actually very easy to play if you use some untraditional
fingering/positioning across the progression of that line of the verse.

[in 4/4]

D MajorD G+G     D MajorD           G+G    D MajorD
I ..
G+G       G6G6         D/AD/A  A augmentedA
What ..
          D/F#D/F#     A augmentedA          D MajorD
I've ..
A augmentedA        F#m7F#m7     B minorBm             F#m7F#m7   B minorBm
In ..
  G+G    D/F#D/F# E minorEm  D MajorD   A9A9
I ..

D MajorD G+G     D MajorD           G+G    D MajorD
I ..
G+G       G6G6         D/AD/A   A augmentedA
I ..
       D/F#D/F#  A augmentedA           D MajorD
He's ...
A augmentedA        F#m7F#m7    B minorBm   F#m7F#m7    B minorBm
And ..
   G+G   D/F#D/F# E minorEm   D MajorD  A9A9 A augmentedA
In ...
G+G    D/F#D/F# E minor 7Em7 D MajorD
He's ..


[PSEUDOBRIDGE]

G+G                  F#7F#7
Should ..
                    B minorBm
Should ..
         Bm/ABm/A     G+G
Should ..
                D/AD/A
Let ..
        C majorC           G+G       D MajorD
I ..
G+G         D/F#D/F#  E minorEm    A9A9 -> A augmentedA
What's ..

D MajorD         G+G     D MajorD           G+G  D MajorD
Don't ..
G+G        G6G6         D/AD/A  A augmentedA
I ..
        D/F#D/F# A augmentedA            D MajorD
I'm ..
A augmentedA  F#m7F#m7     Bm7Bm7   F#m7F#m7        Bm7Bm7
So ..
G+G  D/F#D/F# E minorEm D MajorD  A9A9   A augmentedA
Running ..
G+G  D/F#D/F#   E minor 7Em7 D MajorD
He ..


<repeat pseudobridge, instrumental to "never thought I'd come to this...">


D MajorD   G+G  D MajorD          G+G     D MajorD
Yet ..
G+G      G6G6           D MajorD    A augmentedA
I'd ..
           D/F#D/F#  A augmentedA             D MajorD
I ..
    F#m7F#m7    Bm7Bm7   F#m7F#m7      Bm7Bm7
I'd ..
  G+G   D/F#D/F# E minorEm   D MajorD  A9A9   A augmentedA
I ..
G+G  D/F#D/F#   E minor 7Em7 D MajorD
He ..
G+G D/F#D/F# E minor 7Em7 D MajorD
I ..
G+G D/F#D/F# E minor 7Em7 D MajorD
I ..

---------------------------
THE LAST SUPPER (Apostles)

[in 4/4]


[verse 1]

  G+G              D MajorD                E minorEm     G/DG/D
  Look ..
  C majorC            Gsus/B G/BG/B     A minorAm   D MajorD
  Sinking ..
  G+G                B7/F#
  Don't ..
        E minorEm      G7/D G9/D
  I ..
  G7G7   G9G9   C majorC       C6C6 Cmaj7Cmaj7 D9D9
  Till ..
          G+G    D7D7
  Life ..


[verse 2]

  G+G                 D MajorD          E minorEm     G/DG/D
  Always ..
  C majorC                 Gsus/B  G/BG/B   A minorAm    D MajorD
  Knew ..
  G+G            B7/F#         E minorEm        G7/D  G9/D
  Then ..
  G7G7 G9G9      C majorC     C6C6   Cmaj7Cmaj7 D9D9                 G+G
  So ...


<Jesus/Apostles/Judas interludes, verse, dialogue>

  <repeat verses 1 and 2>

<More Jesus/Judas interludes>

  <repeat verse 1>


[verse 3]

  G+G              D MajorD                E minorEm     G/DG/D
  Look ..
  C majorC            Gsus/B G/BG/B     A minorAm   D MajorD
  Sinking ..
  G+G                  B7/F#
  What's ..
            E minorEm    G7/D G9/D
  It's ..
  G7G7   G9G9   C majorC       C6C6 Cmaj7Cmaj7 D9D9
  Till ..
          G+G    D7D7
  Life ..
<repeat verse 2, end on G>

I ONLY WANT TO SAY (GETHSEMANE) (Jesus)

(IMHO this is probably THE most powerful piece in the entire show.  A augmentedA true
perfect blend of Lloyd-Webber and Rice at their finest! This is a
difficult tune to put into ASCII, mainly because the bulk of the piece is
arranged orchestral, and even on piano it's hard to capture the magic of
this work... here goes nothing... ad lib where deemed appropriate)

[in 4/4, Bb majorBb]


[verse]

  BbmBbm Bbm/Ab       Bbm/Gb Bbm/F
  I   ..

  EbmEbm      Ebm/Db  Ebm/C  Ebm/Bb
  If ...

  AbAb        Absus  AbAb  Dbsus DbDb
  Take ..

      FF       FF+   FF  Bbmsus BbmBbm           GbGb
  For ...

  Bbm/F           C7C7                 FF    FF+ F7F7   FF
  I ...


  BbmBbm    Bbm/Ab   Bbm/Gb Bbm/F
  Then ..

  EbmEbm     Ebm/Db     Ebm/C Ebm/Bb
  Now ..

  AbAb      Absus  AbAb Dbsus DbDb       FF   FF+  FF
  Listen...

  Bbmsus BbmBbm                GbGb
  Tried  ...

  Bbm/f            FF                   BbmBbm
  Could ...


[sub-verse]


  BbmBbm AbAb GbGb FF
  But ...

  BbmBbm          AbAb                 GbGb                FF
  See ...

  BbmBbm               AbAb               GbGb               FF
  Let ...

  BbmBbm                              Eb7Eb7
  I'd ...x2)

  BbmBbm                            Eb7Eb7
  I'd ..(x2)


  BbmBbm AbAb GbGb     FF
  Why ..

  BbmBbm             AbAb             GbGb       FF
  Would ..

  BbmBbm                   AbAb            GbGb         FF
  Would ..

  BbmBbm                                  Eb7Eb7
  I'd ...(x2)

  BbmBbm                                Eb7Eb7
  I'd ...(x2)


[key change to C majorC]


  C minorCm                        F7F7
  If ..(x2)

  C minorCm                                   FF
  I'd ..(x2)

  C minorCm  Bb majorBb     AbAb G+G     C minorCm  Bb majorBb     AbAb G+G
  Why ...

  C minorCm              Bb majorBb               AbAb               G+G
  Can ..

  C minorCm             Bb majorBb             AbAb          G+G
  Show ...

  C minorCm                Bb majorBb              AbAb            G+G
  Show ...

         C minorCm              Bb majorBb                AbAb            G+G
  You're ..

[repeat C minorCm - Bb majorBb - AbAb - G+G progression]

  Alright ..

  See ...


[Instrumental orchestra break in 5/8 -- C minorCm Bbsus AbAb G+G]

[Break last round at AbAb - Tacet - return to initial tempo in C minorCm]


  C minorCm     Cm/BbCm/Bb   Cm/Ab   Cm/G  F minorFm      Fm/Eb     Fm/D  Fm/C
  Then ..

  Bb majorBb    Bbsus      Ebsus     Eb MajorEb          G+G          G+G+  G+G
  After ..

  C minorCm            AbAb               Cm/G
  Why ...

  D7D7       D7-9       G+G
  What ..

  C minorCm       Cm/BbCm/Bb    Cm/Ab Cm/G      F minorFm       Fm/Eb  Fm/Eb  Fm/D  Fm7/C
  God, ...

  Bb majorBb     Bbsus      Ebsus  Eb MajorEb
  I ..

  G+G       G+G+ G+G    C minorCm                  AbAb
  Nail ..

  Cm/G               G7G7    G+G+   G7G7 G7sus  G7G7 AbAb    F minorFm  G7sus  C minorCm
  Kill ...
KING HEROD'S SONG (Herod)

[in 4/4]


NOTE: The E6E6 floating about is actually an E6E6 (no BB), and likewise
      the F6F6 floating about is actually an F6F6 (no C majorC), and likewise
      the G6G6 floating about is actually a  G6G6 (no D MajorD). Aren't key
      changes wonderful? Feel like this is a Barry Manilow tune. :>

F# minorF#m        F#m/E        D MajorD                A augmentedA
Jesus ..

F# minorF#m                 F#m/E        D MajorD              A augmentedA
You've ..

F# minorF#m     C# minorC#m       D MajorD                A augmentedA
Healing ...

    D MajorD     A/C#A/C#  B minorBm          A augmentedA         D MajorD            A/C#A/C#        Bm7Bm7   E7E7
And ..


   A augmentedA                             B7B7
So ..

E6E6                      E MajorE         A augmentedA (tacet)
Prove ..

       A augmentedA                        B7B7                  E6E6
That's ..

E7E7    E6E6      E9E9  A augmentedA
C'mon ..


F# minorF#m            F#m/E             D MajorD                      A augmentedA
Jesus ..

F# minorF#m            F#m/E           D MajorD             A augmentedA
You ....

F# minorF#m       C# minorC#m  D MajorD               A augmentedA
Oh ...

D MajorD         A/C#A/C#      B minorBm      A augmentedA        D MajorD      A/C#A/C#     Bm7Bm7  E9E9 E7E7
Still ..


   A augmentedA                             B7B7
So ...

E6E6                      E MajorE          A augmentedA (tacet)
Prove ...

       A augmentedA                        B7B7              E6E6
If ..

E7E7    E6E6      E9E9  A augmentedA
C'mon ..
[Instrumental Break (follow chorus progression)]

[key change]

G minorGm     Gm/F                Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb
I ..

G minorGm              Gm/F               Eb MajorEb                 Bb majorBb
What ..

G minorGm   DmDm           Eb MajorEb            Bb majorBb
I ...

    Eb MajorEb    Bb/DBb/D    C minorCm         Bb majorBb      Eb MajorEb       Bb/DBb/D Cm7Cm7  F9F9
I'm ..


F7F7 Bb majorBb                         C7C7
So ..

F6F6                     FF             Bb majorBb (tacet)
Feed ..

       Bb majorBb                           C7C7
Or ...

F6F6 F7F7 F6F6      F9F9  Bb majorBb
C'mon ...


[stop, mood shift]

G+G    D7D7     G7G7  C majorC                           D7D7
Hey! ..

G6G6                            G+G      C majorC (tacet)
You're ..

C majorC                      D7D7
Take ..

G6G6          B/G     G7G7 (tacet)
Get ..

G6G6          B/G     G7G7  C majorC
Get ...

                        D7D7
Get ..

G7G7            C majorC
Get ..