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 ..



----------------
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 ..

---------------------------
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 ..