Guitar 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 t.j.strom@ub.uio.no
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SONGS FROM "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR : 
A augmentedA ROCK OPERA"
By Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
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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 (jloya@world.std.com)
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>
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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)
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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
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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 (jloya@world.std.com)
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 ..
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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 ..
