Jesus Christ Superstar chords by Showtunes

Chords with lyrics

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
~From: [email protected] (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 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 ..


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

~From: [email protected] (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 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 ..





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 ...








[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 ..


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 ..