Jesus Christ Superstar chords by Showtunes

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                 t.j.strom@ub.uio.no

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SONGS FROM "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR : A ROCK OPERA"
By Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
~From: jloya@World.Std.Com (Jim Loya)
**************************************************

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) 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 (jloya@world.std.com)


HEAVEN ON THEIR MINDS (Judas)

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

      Dm       F      G
My ..
   F      G       Dm
I can ...
    Dm       F       G
If ...
     F      G       Dm
You ..

       Dm           Em
Jesus! ..
  F           G         Dm
You ...
Dm              Em
And ..
F              G           Dm
You've ...

Dm          F
Listen ..
Dm          G
All ..
Bb      C               F    A
And ..
     Dm         Bb
You ...
          F
They ..
      D/A        A+  A   Bb  Dm7
And ..

Dm          F
I ..
Dm           G
No ...
Bb       C           F     A
And ..
     Dm        Bb
But ...
       F
Gets ...
      D/A       A+  A   Bb Dm7
And ..

[in 7/8]
Bb      F     Gm          Dm
Nazareth ..
Gm       Dm/A     A       Dm
Like ..
Bb        F      Gm        Dm
Tables ...
Gm         Dm/A     A      Dm
He'd ..

back to 4/4]
Dm         F
Listen ..
Dm          G
Don't ..
Bb         C             F      A
We ..
   Dm           Bb
I am ..
      F
For ..
      Dm/A      A+ A Bb Dm7
And ..

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

[back to 4/4]
Dm         F
Listen ..
Dm           G
Please ..
Bb           C           F     A
But ..
     Dm         Bb
All ..
     F
Too ..
    Dm/A     A+  A  Bb
It ..
     Dm    Bbmaj7
Yes ..



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EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (Mary, Jesus, Judas)

[in 5/4]
[Mary]

E            B7          C#m           A
Try ..
     B7  E       A   B  E
Don't ..
A Bsus E         A  B E
And ..
A Bsus E         A  B E
Let ..
A Bsus E      Am    Em      Am Bm E
If ..
        A   B  E      A B
Everything's ..

[Judas]
Em         D    C          D
Woman ..
Em       C   D    Em
could ..
Em         D   C           D
Why ..
Em          C  D  Em
Three ..
Am       D    G        C
People ..
Em   B              B7sus B7
Matter ..

[Mary]
E               B7
Sleep ..
C#m             A
Myrrh ..
     B7  E       A   B  E
Don't ..
A Bsus  E      A  B   E
And ...
A Bsus E      A  B  E
For ..
A Bsus   E        Am     Em        Am Bm E
Close ...
        A   B  E      A B
Everything's ...

[Jesus]
Em          D  C         D
Surely ..
Em        C  D   Em
to ..
Em          D   C         D
There ..
Em        C   D   Em
Look ..
Am           D
Think! ..
G           C
Move! ...
B
You'll ..
     Bsus B
You'll ...
Bsus   B  Bsus
When ...

[Mary]
E               B7
Sleep ...
C#m             A
Myrrh ...
     B7  E       A   B  E
Don't ...
A Bsus  E      A  B   E
And ...
A Bsus E      A  B  E
For ...
A Bsus   E        Am     Em        Am Bm
Close ..
      E        A  B  Em
Close ... (repeat, repeat, et al)

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

HOSANNA (Crowd, Jesus, Caiaphas)

[in 4/4]
[Crowd]
G    D    G
Hosanna ..
   Bb       Eb
Sanna ..
   Ebm        Em
Hey ..
   Cm    Ab D  G
Sanna ..

[Caiaphas]
     Cm      B/F#    Cm     B/F#
Tell ...
      Bb Bb(b5)     Bb G
This ..
     Cm        B/F#        Cm         B/F#
Tell ..
      Bb Bb(b5)      Bb   G
They ..

[Crowd]
G    D    G
Hosanna ..
   Bb       Eb
Sanna ..
   Ebm        Em
Hey ...
   Cm    Ab D  G  C
Sanna ...

[Jesus]
G           D       G
Why ...?
Bb       F        Bb   Gm
Nothing ...
     Dm          A          D  A
If ..
       D         A       D  D/C Bm D7/A
The ..

[Jesus & Crowd]
G    D    G
Hosanna ...
   Bb       Eb
Sanna ..
   Ebm        Em
Hey J..
   Cm    Ab D  G
Sanna ..

Ending: D7 G Am D7 G

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

PILATE'S DREAM (Pilate)

[4/4]
 Bbm    Ebm    Ab7
I ..
 Bbm       Cb
A ..
 F7    F7+   Gb       Ebm6
He ..
  F7        Bbm
The ..

 Bbm     Ebm     Ab7
I ..
Bbm       Cb
How ..
 F7   F7+   Gb        Ebm6
I ..
 F7      Bbm
As ..

Bb      Bb7
And ..
  Ebm        Ab
of ..
        Ab7
they ..
   Db (tacet)
they ..
F7 (tacet)
they ..

Bbm    Ebm       Ab7
Then ...
Bbm        Cb
crying ..
  F7        Gb        Ebm6
And ..
  F7       Bbm
And ..

~From: JLoya@World.Std.Com (Jim Loya)
~Subject: CRD: Jesus Christ Superstar Stuff (Part 2)
~Date: Thu, 14 Apr 1994 16:53:11 GMT

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) 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 (jloya@world.std.com)

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

Note: The A9 in the last measure of each verse is actually an "A9sus (no
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 G   D      G  D
I ..
G    G6     D/A A
What ..
     D/F#   A     D
I've ..
A    F#m7   Bm       F#m7  Bm
In ..
 G  D/F# Em D  A9
I ..

D G   D      G  D
I ..
G    G6     D/A  A
I ..
    D/F# A      D
He's ...
A    F#m7  Bm  F#m7  Bm
And ..
  G  D/F# Em  D A9 A
In ...
G  D/F# Em7 D
He's ..


[PSEUDOBRIDGE]

G         F#7
Should ..
          Bm
Should ..
     Bm/A   G
Should ..
        D/A
Let ..
    C      G    D
I ..
G     D/F# Em  A9 -> A
What's ..

D     G   D      G D
Don't ..
G    G6     D/A A
I ..
    D/F# A      D
I'm ..
A F#m7   Bm7  F#m7    Bm7
So ..
G D/F# Em D A9  A
Running ..
G D/F#  Em7 D
He ..





D  G D     G   D
Yet ..
G   G6      D  A
I'd ..
      D/F# A       D
I ..
  F#m7  Bm7  F#m7   Bm7
I'd ..
 G  D/F# Em  D A9  A
I ..
G D/F#  Em7 D
He ..
G D/F# Em7 D
I ..
G D/F# Em7 D
I ..

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THE LAST SUPPER (Apostles)

[in 4/4]


[verse 1]

 G       D        Em   G/D
 Look ..
 C      Gsus/B G/B   Am  D
 Sinking ..
 G        B7/F#
 Don't ..
    Em   G7/D G9/D
 I ..
 G7  G9  C    C6 Cmaj7 D9
 Till ..
     G  D7
 Life ..


[verse 2]

 G         D     Em   G/D
 Always ..
 C         Gsus/B G/B  Am  D
 Knew ..
 G      B7/F#     Em    G7/D G9/D
 Then ..
 G7 G9   C   C6  Cmaj7 D9         G
 So ...











[verse 3]

 G       D        Em   G/D
 Look ..
 C      Gsus/B G/B   Am  D
 Sinking ..
 G         B7/F#
 What's ..
      Em  G7/D G9/D
 It's ..
 G7  G9  C    C6 Cmaj7 D9
 Till ..
     G  D7
 Life ..


I ONLY WANT TO SAY (GETHSEMANE) (Jesus)

(IMHO this is probably THE most powerful piece in the entire show. A 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]


[verse]

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

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

 Ab    Absus Ab Dbsus Db
 Take ..

   F    F+  F Bbmsus Bbm      Gb
 For ...

 Bbm/F      C7         F  F+ F7  F
 I ...


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

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

 Ab   Absus Ab Dbsus Db    F  F+ F
 Listen...

 Bbmsus Bbm        Gb
 Tried ...

 Bbm/f      F          Bbm
 Could ...


[sub-verse]


 Bbm Ab Gb F
 But ...

 Bbm     Ab         Gb        F
 See ...

 Bbm        Ab        Gb        F
 Let ...

 Bbm               Eb7
 I'd ...x2)

 Bbm              Eb7
 I'd ..(x2)


 Bbm Ab Gb   F
 Why ..

 Bbm       Ab       Gb    F
 Would ..

 Bbm          Ab      Gb     F
 Would ..

 Bbm                 Eb7
 I'd ...(x2)

 Bbm                Eb7
 I'd ...(x2)


[key change to C]


 Cm            F7
 If ..(x2)

 Cm                  F
 I'd ..(x2)

 Cm Bb   Ab G   Cm Bb   Ab G
 Why ...

 Cm       Bb        Ab        G
 Can ..

 Cm       Bb       Ab     G
 Show ...

 Cm        Bb       Ab      G
 Show ...

     Cm       Bb        Ab      G
 You're ..

[repeat Cm - Bb - Ab - G progression]

 Alright ..

 See ...


[Instrumental orchestra break in 5/8 -- Cm Bbsus Ab G]
[Break last round at Ab - Tacet - return to initial tempo in Cm]


 Cm   Cm/Bb  Cm/Ab  Cm/G Fm   Fm/Eb   Fm/D Fm/C
 Then ..

 Bb  Bbsus   Ebsus   Eb     G     G+ G
 After ..

 Cm      Ab        Cm/G
 Why ...

 D7    D7-9    G
 What ..

 Cm    Cm/Bb  Cm/Ab Cm/G   Fm    Fm/Eb Fm/Eb Fm/D Fm7/C
 God, ...

 Bb   Bbsus   Ebsus Eb
 I ..

 G    G+ G  Cm         Ab
 Nail ..

 Cm/G        G7  G+  G7 G7sus G7 Ab  Fm G7sus Cm
 Kill ...
KING HEROD'S SONG (Herod)

[in 4/4]

NOTE: The E6 floating about is actually an E6 (no B), and likewise
   the F6 floating about is actually an F6 (no C), and likewise
   the G6 floating about is actually a G6 (no D). Aren't key
   changes wonderful? Feel like this is a Barry Manilow tune. :>

F#m    F#m/E    D        A
Jesus ..

F#m         F#m/E    D       A
You've ..

F#m   C#m    D        A
Healing ...

  D   A/C# Bm     A     D      A/C#    Bm7  E7
And ..


  A               B7
So ..

E6           E     A (tacet)
Prove ..

    A            B7         E6
That's ..

E7  E6   E9 A
C'mon ..


F#m      F#m/E       D           A
Jesus ..

F#m      F#m/E      D       A
You ....

F#m    C#m D        A
Oh ...

D     A/C#   Bm   A    D   A/C#   Bm7 E9 E7
Still ..


  A               B7
So ...

E6           E     A (tacet)
Prove ...

    A            B7       E6
If ..

E7  E6   E9 A
C'mon ..
[Instrumental Break (follow chorus progression)]

[key change]

Gm   Gm/F        Eb Bb
I ..

Gm       Gm/F        Eb         Bb
What ..

Gm  Dm      Eb      Bb
I ...

  Eb  Bb/D  Cm     Bb   Eb    Bb/D Cm7 F9
I'm ..


F7 Bb             C7
So ..

F6           F       Bb (tacet)
Feed ..

    Bb              C7
Or ...

F6 F7 F6   F9 Bb
C'mon ...


[stop, mood shift]

G  D7   G7 C              D7
Hey! ..

G6              G   C (tacet)
You're ..

C           D7
Take ..

G6     B/G   G7 (tacet)
Get ..

G6     B/G   G7 C
Get ...

            D7
Get ..

G7      C
Get ..