Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber
(Numbers above tab lines are the beat count.)
G
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||---------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-------|---0-----0-----0-|
D||---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0-----|
A||-----2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-----2---|
E||-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-3---------------|
G D/F# Em G(/D)
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|-----------------|-------2---------|-------0---------|-----------------|
|-------0-----0---|-----3---3---3---|-----0---0---0---|-------0-----0---|
|---------0-----0-|---2-------2---0-|-----------------|---------0-----0-|
|-----0-----0-----|-----------------|---2-------2---2-|-----0-----------|
|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|
|-3---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-3---------3-----|
Look at all my trials and tri-bu- la- tions
C G/B Am D
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-----2---|
|-------1-----1---|-------0-----0---|-------1-----1---|-----3---3-----3-|
|-----0-----0---0-|-----0---------0-|-----2---2-----2-|---2-------2-----|
|---2-----2-------|---0-----0-------|---2-------2-----|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-2---------2-----|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Sinking in a gentle pool of wine
G B7 Em G(/D) G7(/D)
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|-----------------|---------2-------|-------0---------|-------3-----1---|
|-------0-----0---|---------------0-|---------------0-|-----------------|
|---------0-----0-|-----2-------2---|---0-------0-----|-----0---------0-|
|-----0-----0-----|---1---1---4-----|-----2---2---2---|---0-------0-----|
|---2-------------|-2---------------|-----------------|---------2-------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|
Don't disturb me now I can see the answers 'til this
C D G D
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
|-------0---------|-------2---------|-----------------|-------2---------||
|-----1-------1---|-----3---3---3---|-------0-----0---|-----3-------3---||
|---0-----0-----0-|---2-------2---0-|-----0---0-----0-|---2-----2-----2-||
|-----------2-----|-0---------------|---0-------0-----|-----------0-----||
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------||
eve-nin is this morning life is fine.
(song continues... "The end is just a little harder when brought about by friends...)
G D/F# Em G/D
Apostles: Look at all my trials and tribulations
--------- C G/B Am D
Sinking in a gentle pool of wine
G B7 Em G7/D
Don't disturb me now I can see the answers
C D G D
Till this evening is this morning life is fine.
G D Em G/D
Always hoped that I'd be an apostle
C G/B Am D
Knew that I would make it if I tried
G B7 Em G7
Then when we retire we can write the gospels
C D G
So they'll still talk about us when we've died
Gm
Jesus: The end ...
(horn:) Eb F F# G# A Bb B F# Eb E F F# D
(chords) Eb B F B Abm Gm
Is just a little harder when brought about by friends
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(Same as above but shown in tab arranged for guitar)
(Numbers in parentheses are sustained notes from beat before)
Eb B F B Abm Gm
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------1---|2---3---4-------|----------------|----------------|
D|1---3---4-------|------------4---|1---2---3---4---|5---------------|
A|1--(1)--2--(2)--|--------2--(2)--|----------------|----5---5-------|
E|----------------|1--(1)----------|4--(4)-(4)-(4)--|3--(3)-(3)------|
(...Is just a little harder when brought about by friends)
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Gm D Gm Gmsus Gm D7 Gm
For all you care
Cm Cm7 Eb Gm
this wine could be my blood
Gm D7 Gm Gmsus D7 Gm Cm Cm7 B Gm/Bb Gm/D Gm
For all you care this bread could be my body
Eb
The end!
Eb Bb
This is my blood you drink
Ab Gm D
This is my body you eat
Gm Cm B Gm7 D7
If you would remember me when you eat and drink
Gm(7?) F Eb C
I must be mad thinking I'll be remembered - yes
Gm(7?) Eb9 Eb/F Gm7 D7
I must be out of my head!
Look at your blank faces! My name will mean nothing
Ten minutes after I'm dead!
Cm F
One of you denies me!
Bb Eb
One of you betrays me -
D Gm/D C/D D Dsus4
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5fr|||||o 6fr|||||o 8fr||||oo 10fr||||oo 10fr||||oo
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|||oo| ||||o| |||||| |||||| |||o||
D Gm/D C/D D Dsus4
Apostles: Not I! Who would! Impossible! What are you saying?
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{Instr. 2x} 1 2 3 4 5 |1 2 3 4 5
{chords} Gm7 / / / / F |Eb / / / Cm9 /
{melody} G G G G G A |Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb C
{chords} Gm7 / / / Eb9 Eb/F|Gm7/ / / / D7
{melody} D D D D F Eb |D
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{Instr. - Same as above but in Tab for guitar - play 2x through}
{chords} Gm7 F |Eb Cm|Gm7 Eb9 Eb/F|Gm7/
in 5/4 1 2 3 4 5 |1 2 3 4 5 |1 2 3 4 5 |1 2 3 4 5 |
e|--------------------|--------------------|10-10--10-10--13--11--|10--------|
B|--------------------|11-11--11-11--11--13|----------------------|----------|
G|12-12--12-12--12--14|--------------------|----------------------|----------|
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Cm F Bb Eb
Jesus: Peter will deny me in just a few hours
------
Ab Db C Fm/C
Three times will deny me - and that's not all I see
Bb/C C Cm Eb Bb
One of here dining, one of my twelve chosen
Cm Eb Bb
Will leave to betray me -
Judas: Cut out the dramatics! You know very well who -
Jesus: Why don't you go do it?
Judas: You want me to do it!
Jesus: Hurry they are waiting
Judas: If you knew why I do it...
Jesus: I don't care why you do it
Judas: To think I admired you
------ For now I despise you
Jesus: You liar - you Judas
------
Judas:(overlaps Jesus) You want me to do it!
------ What if I just stayed here
And ruined your ambition?
Christ you deserve it!
C Fm/C Bb/C C
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o|||oo o||||o ||||oo o|||oo
|||o|| ||||o| |||o|| |||o||
|oo||| ||oo|| o|o||| |oo|||
C Fm/C
Jesus: Hurry you fool, hurry and go,
------ Bb/C C
Save me your speeches, I don't want to know -
C Fm/C Bb/C C
GO!
F C/E Dm F/C
Apostles: Look at all my trials and tribulations
--------- Bb F/A Gm C7
Sinking in a gentle pool of wine
F A7 Dm F7/C
What's that in the bread it's gone to my head
Bb C F C7
Till this morning is this evening life is fine
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 gospels
So they'll still talk about us when we've died
F#m7 D
Judas: You said pathetic man - see where you've brought us to
--------- Bm C#7
Our ideals die around us all because of you
F#m7
And now the saddest cut of all -
D
Someone has to turn you in
Bm C#7
Like a common criminal, like a wounded animal
F#m7
Jaded mandarin
D
A jaded mandarin
Bm C#7
Just A faded, jaded, faded, jaded jaded mandarin
F#m7 D
Jesus: Get out! They're waiting! Get out! They're waiting!
Bm C#7
Oh ho ho, They're waiting for you. Ahh..
Judas: F# A
------ Every time I look at you I don't understand
B F#
Why you let the things you did get so out of hand
F# A B F#
You'd have managed better if you'd had it planned - Ahhhh Oo Oo
(Instr. F# A B F#)
(slowly) G D/F# Em G/D
Apostles: Look at all my trials and tribulations
--------- C G/B Am D
(drunkenly) Sinking in a gentle pool of wine
G B7 Em G7/D
Don't disturb me now I can see the answers
C D D7 G D7
Till this evening, in this morning life is fine.
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 gospels
So they'll still talk about us when we've died
Gm Gm/F Eb
Jesus: Will no-one stay awake with me?
------ Bb (notes - F Eb D C)
Peter? John? James?
Will none of you wait with me?
Peter? John? James?
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