Jesus Christ Superstar - Trial Before Pilate chords by Soundtracks

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Andrew Lloyd Webber - Jesus Christ Superstar: Trial Before Pilate

VERSION:
Lyrics, chords and chord placings based on 1973 OST
* Jesus Christ:   Ted Neeley
* Caiaphas:     Bob bingham
* Pontius Pilate:  Barry Dennen

CHORDS:
Abdim7Abdim7  456464
Fdim7Fdim7  123131
Bdim7Bdim7  789797
Dmaddb9 xx0241
G5addb9 356xxx (apply pattern to all other 5addb9 chords)
Fm/Bb  113111 (in the original it's Fm/C)
Fmb6   133121

Note:
Parts of this song aren't really applicable to a "chords" tab, where in the original many instruments
play different and dissonant melodies over another and there's no clear vocal lines either.

Here are 3 variations to play the sections with the 5addb9 chords:

V1 - just the power chord
  G5addb9      Ab5addb9
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| palm muted, alternate picking
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

V2 - power chord with alternating root note
  G5addb9      Ab5addb9
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E MajorE|-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-|-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

V3 - as minor chords with alternating notes
  Gmaddb9      Abmaddb9
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
BB|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G+G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D MajorD|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-|-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| alternate strumming
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

PILATE:
Abdim7Abdim7     Abdim7Abdim7
 And so the king is once again my guest.
Abdim7Abdim7      Abdim7Abdim7
 And why is this? Was Herod unimpressed?

CAIAPHAS:
Abdim7Abdim7     Fdim7Fdim7
 We turn to Rome to sentence Nazareth.
Fdim7Fdim7     Fdim7Fdim7
 We have no law to put a man to death.
  Bdim7Bdim7
We need him crucified.
Bdim7Bdim7
It's all you have to do.
Bdim7Bdim7
 We need him crucified. It's all you have to do.

E MajorE|-7--6-4----------------|
BB|---------6-4-----------|
G+G|--------------3-5------|
D MajorD|-------------------6-1-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|

PILATE:
F minorFm
  Talk to me Jesus Christ.
F minorFm
  You have been brought here
F minorFm
  Manacled, beaten by your own people. Do you have the first idea why you deserve it?
F minorFm          F minorFm
 Listen King of the Jews, where is your kingdom?
F minorFm
 Look at me. A minorAm I a Jew?

JESUS:
  Gb5addb9
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------1---0-------3---2---1---0---3-------3-------3------(3)--------|
D MajorD|-4---3---2-----------4-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|

  I have no kingdom in this world. I'm through.

  Gb5addb9
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------1---0-------3---2---1---0---3-------3-------0---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4---3---2-----------4-------------------------------------------3-------2------0----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|

  There may be a kingdom for me somewhere. If you only knew.

PILATE:
        Gb5addb9
Then you are a king?

JESUS:
It's you that say I am. I look for truth and find that I get damned.

PILATE:
      G5addb9
But what is truth? Is truth a changing law? We both have truths. Are mine the same as yours?

MOB:
Crucify him! Crucify him!

PILATE:
      Ab5addb9
What do you mean? You'd crucify your king?

MOB:
We have no king but Caesar!

PILATE:
He's done no wrong. No, not the slightest thing.

MOB:
We have no king but Caesar! Crucify him!

PILATE:
       A5addb9
What is this new respect for Caesar?
'Till now this has been noticeably lacking.
Who is this Jesus? Why is he different?
You Jews produce Messiahs by the sackfull.

MOB:
  Bb5addb9
We need him crucified, It's all you have to do.
                        DmDm
We need him crucified, It's all you have to do.

PILATE:
DmDm
 Talk to me, Jesus Christ.
DmDm
 Look at your Jesus Christ.
DmDm
 I'll agree he's mad.
DmDm
 Ought to be locked up - but that is not a reason to destroy him.
DmDm
 He's a sad little man.
DmDm
 Not a King or God.
DmDm
 Not a thief - I need a crime!

MOB:
Ab5addb9
Crucify him!

PILATE:
     A5addb9
Behold a man, behold your shattered King.

MOB:
We have no King but Caesar.

PILATE:
You hypocrites, You hate us more than him.

MOB:
We have no King but Caesar, crucify him!

PILATE:
     Bb5addb9
I see no reason. I find no evil.
This man is harmless, so why does he upset you?
He's just misguided, thinks he's important,
But to keep you vultures happy I shall flog him.

MOB:
B5addb9
Crucify him! Crucify him! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify!
C5addb9
Crucify him! Crucify him! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify!
Db5addb9                         DmDm
Crucify him! Crucify him! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify!

PILATE:
DmDm         Dmaddb9 Dm7Dm7  DmDm Dm7Dm7
1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three,
twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one,
thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, THIRTY-NINE!

F minorFm          Fm/Bb F minorFm         Fm/Bb Fmb6 F minorFm
Where are you from Jesus? What do you want Jesus?  Tell me.
Fm/Bb F minorFm          Fm/Bb F minorFm         Fm/Bb Fmb6    F minorFm
   You've got to be careful. You could be dead soon.  Could well be.
C7C7         C7/G  C7C7         C7/G F minorFm
Why do you not speak when I hold your life in my  hands?
C7C7         C7/G C7C7         C7/G F minorFm
How can you stay quiet?  I don't believe you understand.

JESUS:
F minorFm
 You have nothing in your hands.
F minorFm         F minorFm
 Any power you have, comes to you from far beyond.
                   F minorFm
 Everything is fixed, and you can't change it.

PILATE:
         F minorFm
You're a fool Jesus Christ.
          F minorFm
How can I help you?

MOB:
N.C.
Pilate, Crucify him, crucify!
     G5addb9
Remember Caesar. You have a duty. To keep the peace, so crucify him!
     Ab5addb9
Remember Caesar. You'll be demoted. You'll be deported. Crucify him!
     A5addb9
Remember Caesar. You have a duty to keep the peace, so crucify him!
     Bb5addb9
Remember Caesar. You'll be demoted. You'll be deported. Crucify him!
     B5addb9
Remember Caesar. You have a duty to keep the peace, so crucify him!
     C5addb9
Remember Caesar. You'll be demoted. You'll be deported. Crucify him!

PILATE:
E minorEm           D MajorD
Don't let me stop your great self-destruction.
C majorC          DbDb
Die if you want to, you misguided martyr.
G+G        Bb majorBb
I wash my hands of your demolition.
FF           BB
Die if you want to you innocent puppet!