Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber / Tim Rice
Abdim Abdim Priest I: Good Caiaphas, the council waits for you, --------- Abdim Abdim The pharisees and priests are here for you! Abdim Fdim Fdim Caiaphas: Ah gentlemen, you know why we are here --------- Ddim/B G7/B Ddim/B We've not much time and quite a problem here Ddim/B Ddim/B (single notes) E F B C E F E F B C E F Mob (outside): Hosanna! Superstar! Hosanna! Superstar -------------- {horn} Ab_____Bb___B___ Ab_____Bb___B (2 part vocal) C# C Ab Bb E F C# C Ab Bb E F B C E F E F B C E F Hosanna! Superstar! Hosanna! Superstar! Fm7/6 Bb7 Fm7/6 Bb7 Annas: Listen to that howling mob of blockheads in the street! ------ Fm6 Bb7 Fm6 Bb7 A trick or two with lepers and the whole town on its feet {vocal} F F Ab F F (octave unison) {chords} Bb Bb E Bb Bb (chords best played low with no 3rd) All: He is dangerous! ---- (single notes) B Ab E C# A E Mob (outside): Jesus Christ Superstar - ------------- {vocal} F F Ab F F (octave unison) {chords} Bb Bb E Bb Bb (chords with no 3rd) All: He is dangerous! ---- (single notes) D B D C# B A B Ab E Mob (outside): Tell us that you're who they say you are -------------- G/B C A/C# D Priest 2: The man is in town right now to whip up some support -------- B/Eb Em Fm/E Em Priest 2: A rabble rousing mission that I think we must abort -------- (vocal) F F Ab F F (octave unison) {chords} Bb Bb E Bb Bb (chords with no 3rd) All: He is dangerous! ---- (single notes) B Ab E C# A E Mob (outside): Jesus Christ Superstar ------------- All: He is dangerous! --- Fm Priest 2: Look, Caiaphas - they're right outside our yard -------- Fm Priest 3: Quick, Caiaphas - go call the Roman guard... -------- Fm Fm Ab Bb Caiaphas: No wait - we need a more permanent solution to our problem... --------- (with tempo and COOL bass line) Fm C C7 Fm Annas: What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth ------ Ab Bb Eb7 Ab Miracle wonderman - hero of fools? Fm C C7 Fm Priest 2: No riots, no army, no fighting, no slogans... --------- Ab Bb C7 Caiaphas: One thing I'll say for him: Jesus is cool. --------- Priest 1: We dare not leave him to his own devices --------- His half-witted fans will get out of control Priest 3: But how can we stop him? His glamour increases --------- By leaps every minute - he's top of the poll. Db Ab Caiaphas: I see bad things arising --------- Gb7 Fm C Db The crowd crown him King which the Romans would ban Db Ab I see blood and destruction Gb7 Fm C7 Fm Our elimination because of one man Fm C C7 Fm Blood and destruction because of one man! Ab Bb Eb7 Ab All: Because, because, because of one man ---- Fm C C7 Fm Caiaphas: Our elimination because of one man --------- Ab Bb C7 Fm All: Because, because, because of one, 'cause of one, 'cause of one man. ---- Priest 3: What then to do about this Jesus-mania? --------- Annas: How do we deal with the carpenter king? ------ Priest 3: Where do we start with a man who is bigger --------- Then John was when John did his Baptism thing? Caiaphas: Fools! You have no perception --------- The stakes we are gambling are frighteningly high! We must crush him completely - So like John before him, this Jesus must die For the sake of the nation this Jesus must die All: Must die, must die, this Jesus must die ---- Caiaphas: So like John before him, this Jesus must die --------- All: Must die, must die, this Jesus must, Jesus must, Jesus must die! ---- ----------------------- Jerusalem, Sunday