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 [4/4, Chords played over the ---- progression/bass riff]

 My mind is clearer now at last all to well

 I can see where we all soon will be

 If you strip away the myth from the man

 You will see where we all soon will be

 Jesus! You've started to believe the things they say of you

 You really do believe this talk of God is true

 And all the good you've done will soon get swept away

You've begun to matter more than the things you say

Listen Jesus I don't like what I see

All I ask is that you listen to me

And remember I've been your right-hand man all along

 You have set them all on fire

 They think they've found the new Messiah

 And they'll hurt you when they find their wrong

I remember when this whole thing began

No talk of God then we called you a man

And believe me my admiration for you hasn't died

 But ev'ry word you say today

 Gets twisted 'round some other way

 And they'll hurt you if they think you've lied

[in 7/8]

Nazareth your famous son should have stayed a great unknown

Like his father carving wood he'd have made good

Tables chairs and oaken chests would have suited Jesus best

He'd have caused nobody harm -- no one alarm

back to 4/4]

Listen Jesus do you care for your race?

Don't you see we must keep in our place?

We are occupied -- have you forgotten how put down we are?

 I am frightened by the crowd

 For we are getting much too loud

 And they'll crush us if we go too far

[back to 7/8, instrumental break repeating previous 7/8 bridge]

[back to 4/4]

Listen Jesus to the warning I give

Please remember that I want us to live

But it's sad to see our chances weakening with every hour

 All your followers are blind

 Too much heaven on their minds

 It was beautiful but now it's sour

 Yes it's all gone sour...

<dm -="" bb,="" jam="" and="" ramble="" to="" end="">

EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (Mary, Jesus, Judas)

[in 5/4]

[Mary]

 Try not to get worried, try not to turn on to problems that upset you oh

 Don't you know everything's alright yes, everything's fine

 And we want you to sleep well tonight

 Let the world turn without you tonight

 If we try we'll get by so forget about all us tonight

 Everything's alright, yes, everything's fine

[Judas]

 Woman your fine ointment -- brand new and expensive

 could have been saved for the poor

 Why has it been wasted -- we could have raised maybe

 Three hundred silver pieces or more

 People who are hungry, people who are starving

 Matter more than your feet and hair

[Mary]

 Sleep and I shall soothe you, calm you and annoint you

 Myrrh for your hot forehead oh

 Don't you know everything's alright yes everything's fine

 And it's cool and the ointment's sweet

 For the fire in your head and feet

 Close your eyes, close your eyes and relax, think of nothing tonight

 Everything's alright, yes, everything's fine

[Jesus]

 Surely you're not saying we have the resources

 to save the poor from their lot?

 There will be poor always, pathetically struggling

 Look at the good things you've got!

 Think! while you still have me

 Move! while you still see me

 You'll be lost

 You'll be so so sorry

 When I'm gone

[Mary]

 Sleep and I shall soothe you, calm you and annoint you

 Myrrh for your hot forehead oh

 Don't you know everything's alright yes everything's fine

 And it's cool and the ointment's sweet

 For the fire in your head and feet

 Close your eyes, close your eyes and relax, think of nothing tonight

 Close your eyes, close your eyes and relax (repeat, repeat, et al)

HOSANNA (Crowd, Jesus, Caiaphas)

[in 4/4]

[Crowd]

 Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho

 Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna

 Hey J.C., J.C. won't you smile at me?

 Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Superstar

[Caiaphas]

 Tell this rabble to be quiet we anticipate a riot

(

)

 This common crowd is much too loud

 Tell the mob who sing your song that they are fools and they are wrong

(

)

 They are a curse -- they should disperse

[Crowd]

 Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho

 Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna

 Hey J.C., J.C. you're alright by me

 Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Superstar

[Jesus]

 Why waste your breath moaning at the crowd?

 Nothing can be done to stop the shouting

 If every tongue was still the noise would still continue

 The rocks and stones themselves would start to sing

[Jesus & Crowd]

 Hosanna Heysanna Sanna Sanna Ho

 Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna

 Hey J.C., J.C. won't you fight for me?

 Sanna Ho Sanna Hey Superstar

Ending

PILATE'S DREAM (Pilate)

[4/4]

 I dreamed I met a Galilean

 A most amazing man

 He had that look you very rarely find

 The haunting, hunted kind

 I asked him to say what had happened

 How it all began

 I asked again, he never said a word

 As if he hadn't heard

 And next the room was full

 of wild and angry men

 they seemed to hate this man

 they fell on him and then

 they disappeared again

 Then I saw thousands of millions

 crying for this man

 And then I heard them mentioning my name

 And leaving me the blame

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.

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]

 I don't know how to love him

 What to do, how to move him

 I've been changed, yes really changed

 In these past few days when I've seen myself

 I seem like someone else

 I don't know how to take this

 I don't see why he moves me

 He's a man, he's just a man

 And I've had so many men before

 In ve - ry ma - ny ways

 He's just one more

[PSEUDOBRIDGE]

 Should I bring him down

 Should I scream and shout

 Should I speak of love

 Let my feelings out?

 I never thought I'd come to this

  ->

 What's it all about?

 Don't you think it's rather funny

 I should be in this position?

 I'm the one who's always been

 So calm, so cool, no lover's fool

 Running every show

 He scares me so

<repeat pseudobridge,="" instrumental="" to="" "never="" thought="" i'd="" come="" this..."="">

 Yet if he said he loved me

 I'd be lost, I'd be frightened

 I couldn't cope, just couldn't cope

 I'd turn my head, I'd back away

 I wouldn't want to know

 He scares me so

 I want him so

 I love him so

THE LAST SUPPER (Apostles)

[in 4/4]

Verse 1

  Look at all my trials and tribulations

  Sinking in a gentle pool of wine

  Don't disturb me now

  I can see the an - swers

  Till this evening is this morning

  Life is fine

Verse 2

  Always hoped that I'd be an apostle

  Knew that I would make it if I tried

  Then when we retire we can write the gos - pels

  So they'll still talk a - bout us when we've died

<jesus postles="" udas="" interludes,="" verse,="" dialogue="">

<repeat verses="" 1="" and="" 2="">

<more jesus="" udas="" interludes="">

<repeat verse="" 1="">

Verse 3

  Look at all my trials and tribulations

  Sinking in a gentle pool of wine

  What's that in the bread?

  It's gone to my he - ad

  Till this evening is this morning

  Life is fine

<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 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

  I only want to say

  If there is a way

  Take this cup a - way from me

   Bbmsus

  For I don't want to taste its poison -- feel it burn me

  I have changed, I'm not as sure as when we started

  Then I was inspired

  Now I'm sad and tired

  Listen, sure - ly I've exceeded expectations

   Tried for three years -- seems like thirty

  Could you ask as much from any other man?

[sub-verse]

  But if I die

  See the saga through and do the things you ask of me

  Let them hate me, hit me, hurt me, nail me to their tree

  I'd wanna know I'd wanna know my God (x2)

  I'd wanna see I'd wanna see my God (x2)

  Why I should die

  Would I be more noticed than I ever was before?

  Would the things I've said and done matter any more?

  I'd have to know I'd have to know my Lord (x2)

  I'd have to see I'd have to see my Lord (x2)

[key change to C]

  If I die what would be my reward? (x2)

  I'd have to know I'd have to know my Lord (x2)

  Why should I die? Why should I die?

  Can you show me now that I would not be killed in vain?

  Show me just a little of your omnipresent brain

  Show me there's a reason for your wanting me to die

  You're far too keen on where and how and not so hot on why

[repeat Cm - Bb - Ab - G progression]

Alright I'll die! Just watch me die!

See how I die! See how I die!

[Instrumental orchestra break in 5/8 -- Cm Bbsus Ab G]

[Break last round at Ab - Tacet - return to initial tempo in Cm]

  Then I was inspired, now I'm sad and tired

  After all, I've tried for three years seems like ninety

  Why then am I scared to finish what I started

  [D7-9]

  What you started -- I didn't start it

  God, thy will is hard but you hold every card

  I will drink your cup of poison

  Nail me to your cross and break me, bleed me, beat me

  Kill me -- take me now before I change my mind

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. :>

 Jesus I am overjoyed to meet you face to face

 You've been getting quite a name all around the place

 Healing cripples, raising from the dead

 And now I understand you're God -- at least that's what you've said

 So you are the Christ you're the great Jesus Christ

 Prove to me that you're divine -- change my water into wine

 That's all you need do and I'll know it's all true

 C'mon King of the Jews

 Jesus you just won't believe the hit you've made 'round here

 You are all we talk about, the wonder of the year

 Oh what a pity if that's all a lie

 Still I'm sure that you can rock the cynics if you try

 So you are the Christ you're the great Jesus Christ

 Prove to me that you're no fool -- walk across my swimming pool

 If you do that for me then I'll let you go free

 C'mon King of the Jews

[Instrumental Break (follow chorus progression)]

[key change]

 I only ask things I'd ask any superstar

 What is it that you have got that puts you where you are?

 I am waiting, yes I'm a captive fan

 I'm dying to be shown that you are not just any man

 So you are the Christ yes the great Jesus Christ

 Feed my household with this bread -- you can do it on your head

 Or has something gone wrong? Why do you take so long?

 C'mon King of the Jews

[stop, mood shift]

 Hey! Aren't you scared of me Christ? Mister Wonderful Christ!

 You're a joke, you're not the Lord! You're nothing but a fraud!

 Take him away he's got nothing to say

 Get out you king of the -- GET OUT!

 Get out you king of the Jews!

 Get out you king of the Jews!

 Get out of my life!