Chords with lyrics
CHORDS:
Ddim7Ddim7 xx0101 / x56464
Fdim7Fdim7 xx3101 / 123131
Abdim7Abdim7 456464
INTRO:
DmDm AbmAbm G+G DmDm
ANNAS:
Ddim7Ddim7 Ddim7Ddim7 Ddim7Ddim7
Good Caiaphas, the council waits for you.
Ddim7Ddim7 Ddim7Ddim7
The Pharisees and priests are here for you.
CAIAPHAS:
Fdim7Fdim7 Fdim7Fdim7
Ah gentlemen, you know why we are here.
Fdim7Fdim7 Fdim7Fdim7 Fdim7Fdim7
We've not much time, and quite a problem here
MOB OUTSIDE:
Abdim7Abdim7
Hosanna! Superstar!
Abdim7Abdim7
Hosanna! Superstar!
Abdim7Abdim7
Hosanna! Superstar!
Abdim7Abdim7
Hosanna! Superstar!
ANNAS:
Fm7Fm7 Bb7Bb7 Fm7Fm7 Bb7Bb7
Listen to that howling mob of blockheads in the street!
Fm7Fm7 Bb7Bb7 Fm7Fm7 Bb7Bb7
A augmentedA trick or two with lepers, and the whole town's on its feet.
ALL PRIESTS:
Bb majorBb E MajorE Bb majorBb
He is dangerous!
MOB OUTSIDE:
E MajorE A augmentedA
Jesus Christ Superstar!
ALL PRIESTS:
Bb majorBb E MajorE Bb majorBb
He is dangerous!
MOB OUTSIDE:
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
Tell us that you're who they say you are.
PRIEST TWO:
G+G C majorC A7A7 D MajorD
The man is in town right now to whip up some support.
PRIEST THREE:
B7B7 E minorEm Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minor 7Em7
A augmentedA rabble rousing mission that I think we must abort.
ALL PRIESTS:
F minorFm E MajorE Bb majorBb
He is dangerous!
MOB OUTSIDE:
E MajorE A augmentedA
Jesus Christ Superstar!
ALL PRIESTS:
F minorFm E MajorE Bb majorBb
He is dangerous!
PRIEST TWO:
F minorFm
Look Caiaphas, they're right outside our yard.
PRIEST THREE:
F minorFm
Quick Caiaphas, go call the Roman guard.
CAIAPHAS:
F minorFm
No, wait! We need a more permanent solution to our problem.
ANNAS:
F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth?
AbAb Bb majorBb Eb7Eb7 AbAb
Miracle wonderman, hero of fools.
PRIEST THREE:
F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
No riots, no army, no fighting, no slogans.
CAIAPHAS:
AbAb Bb majorBb C majorC F minorFm
One thing I'll say for him - Jesus is cool.
ANNAS:
F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
We dare not leave him to his own devices.
AbAb Bb majorBb Eb7Eb7 AbAb
His half-witted fans will get out of control.
PRIESTS:
F minorFm C majorC
But how can we stop him?
F minorFm
His glamour increases
AbAb Bb majorBb C majorC F minorFm
By leaps every minute; he's top of the poll.
CAIAPHAS:
DbDb AbAb
I see bad things arising.
Gb7Gb7 F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
The crowd crown him king; which the Romans would ban.
DbDb AbAb
I see blood and destruction,
Gb7Gb7 F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
Our elimination because of one man.
F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
Blood and destruction because of one man.
ALL PRIESTS:
AbAb Bb majorBb Eb7Eb7 AbAb
Because, because, because of one man.
CAIAPHAS:
F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
Our elimination because of one man.
ALL PRIESTS:
AbAb Bb majorBb C majorC C7C7 F minorFm
Because, because, because of one, 'cause of one, 'cause of one man.
PRIEST THREE:
F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
What then to do about this Jesusmania?
ANNAS:
AbAb Bb majorBb Eb7Eb7 AbAb
Now how to we deal with a carpenter king?
PRIESTS:
F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
Where do we start with a man who is bigger
AbAb Bb majorBb C majorC F minorFm
Than John was when John did his baptism thing?
CAIAPHAS:
DbDb AbAb
Fools, you have no perception!
Gb7Gb7 F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
The stake we are gambling are frighteningly high!
DbDb AbAb
We must crush him completely,
Gb7Gb7 F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
So like John before him, this Jesus must die.
F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
For the sake of the nation, this Jesus must die.
ALL PRIESTS:
AbAb Bb majorBb Eb7Eb7 AbAb
Must die, must die, this Jesus must die.
CAIAPHAS:
F minorFm C majorC F minorFm
So like John before him, this Jesus must die.
ALL PRIESTS:
AbAb Bb majorBb C majorC F minorFm
Must die, must die, this Jesus must, Jesus must, Jesus must die!