Jesus Christ Superstar

Superstar(Chords)

Jesus Christ Superstar

Key: E

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	        (chords) | E      | A/E    | D/E   | A/E    | E      | 
(melody) | B G# E | C# A E | D B D | C# B A | B G# E |   ('Superstar theme') 
            
       2x thru 
 
Voice of Judas: 
       E                         G7 
       Everytime I look at you I don't understand 
       A7                                 E7 
       Why you let the things you did get so out of hand 
       You'd have managed better if you'd had it planned 
       Why'd you choose such a backward time and such a strange land? 
       If you'd come today you would have reached a whole nation 
       Israel in 4 B.C. had no mass communication 
 
Girls: Don't you get me wrong  
Judas: Don't you get me wrong  
 
Girls: Don't you get me wrong now  
Judas: Don't you get me wrong 
 
Girls: Don't you get me wrong 
Judas: Don't you get me wrong 
 
Girls: Don't you get me wrong now  
Judas: Don't you get me wrong 
 
Girls: Only want to know 
Judas: Only want to know 
 
Girls: Only want to know now 
Judas: Only want to know 
 
Girls: Only want to know 
Judas: Only want to know 
  
Girls: Only want to know now 
Judas: Only want to know 
 
         E             A/E 
Choir:   Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ              (with only piano)   
------   D/E           A/E           E    
         Who are you?  What have you sacrificed? 
         Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ              (bass enters) 
         Who are you?  What have you sacrificed? 
 
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{Bass part for above (comes in on 2nd 'Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ')}        
      |E                A/E              D/E     A/E      E          
       1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4     
     G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
     D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----2-----------| 
     A|2---------------|4---------------|5-----5-4-2-----|----------------| 
     E|----4-0---------|----5-0---------|------------5-0-|3-4---0---------|  
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         Jesus Christ Superstar                  (band enters) 
         Do you think you're what they say you are? 
         Jesus Christ Superstar                  (strings enter)  
         Do you think you're what they say you are?           
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{Bass part (with horns, below)}   
       3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    
     A|--7---7-|--------------5-|------same------|------same------|7---------------| 
     E|----7---|0-3---5---6-7---|----------------|----------------|----------------|  
      
{Guitar part (with horns, below)}   
       3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4     
     G|--------|--------44-4--4-|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
     D|--------|9---9---55-5--6-|------same------|------same------|2---------------| 
     A|----5-6-|7---7---77-7--7-|----------------|----------------|2---------------| 
     E|--7-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|   
      
{Lead Horn part}  arranged for guitar 
             To be played one octave higher than shown, (i.e. 5th fret = 17th fret)   
       3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4     
     e|--------|----------------|----------------|--------675-----|65-3------------| 
     B|--------|----------------|----------------|--5-8-5-----8-5-|----5-3---------| 
     G|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------4-2------| 
     D|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------52---| 
     A|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------5-| 
     E|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  
 
{Rhythm Horn part} 
  (3 lines arranged for 1 guitar. Would sound better separated & overdubbed)}   
       3    4      1       2       3      4       1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4   1 2 3 4     
     e|-----10-11-|12-12---10-10---9-9----7--7---|-------------|------------|-------| 
     B|--12-------|12-12---12-12---1212---8--9---|----same-----|-----same---|-------| 
     G|-----------|----------------9-9-----------|-------------|------------|9------| 

     D|-----------|9--9----12-12----------9--9---|-------------|------------|-------| 
     A|-----------|------------------------------|-------------|------------|-------| 
     E|-----------|------------------------------|-------------|------------|-------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Voice of Judas: E G7 Tell me what you think about your friends at the top A7 E7 Who d'you think besides your self's the pick of the crop? Buddha was he where it's at? Is he where you are? Could Mohammed move a mountain or was that just PR? Did you mean to die like that? Was that a mistake or Did you know your messy death would be a record-breaker? Girls: Don't you get me wrong, Don't you get me wrong now {2 times} Judas: Don't you get me wrong {4 times} Girls: Only want to know, Only want to know now {2 times} Judas: Only want to know {4 times} Choir: Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ (with only piano) ------ Who are you? What have you sacrificed? Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ (bass enters) Who are you? What have you sacrificed? Jesus Christ Superstar (band enters) Do you think you're what they say you are? Jesus Christ Superstar (strings enter) Do you think you're what they say you are? (Judas sings over Choir and Girls - lyrics below) (Choir continues 2½ more times -- Girls sing over Choir) Choir: Jesus Christ, Girls: Only want to know, ------ Jesus Christ ------ Only want to know, Who are you? Only want to know, What have you sacrificed? Only want to know now Jesus Christ, Tell me, tell me. Jesus Christ Don't get me wrong! Who are you? Only want to know, What have you sacrificed? Only want to know now Choir: Jesus Christ, Girls: Only want to know, ------ Superstar ------ Only want to know, Do you think you're what Only want to know, they say you are? Only want to know now Jesus Christ, Tell me, tell me. Superstar Don't get me wrong! Do you think you're what Only want to know, they say you are? Only want to know now (Judas sings over Choir and Girls) Judas: Jesus! I only want to know! ------ Well, tell me, don't get me wrong! I only want to know! Jesus! Jesus! I only want to know! Oh, tell me. Don't get me wrong! I only want to know! Ahhh oh! Jesus! I only want to know! Hey! Jesus! Ahg ! I only want to know! I want to know! Oh, Jesus! I only, I want to know now! Oh, oh, oh, Jesus! Oh, oh, oh, I only want to know! Hey! Jesus! I only want to know! YEAH________!

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