Jesus Christ Superstar Trial Before Pilate Chords
Tempo:
122.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Eb
B
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] And so the king is once again my guest.
And why is this?
Was Herod on it?
We turn [F] to Rome to sentence Nazareth.
We have no law to put a man to death.
We need him crucified.
It's all you have to do.
[Abm] Talk [Eb]
[Fm] to me, Jesus Christ.
You have been brought here, manacled, beaten by your own people.
Do you have a first idea why you deserve it?
Listen, king of the Jews, where is your kingdom?
Look at me.
Am I a [Gb] Jew?
I have got no kingdom in this world and through, through, through, through the ages,
there may be a kingdom for me somewhere if I only knew.
Then you're a king.
It's you could say I am.
I look for truth and find it I it damns.
[Bb] But what is truth?
[E] Not easy to define.
[Gm] We both have [A] truths.
Are yours the same as mine?
Crucify him!
[Bb] Crucify him!
What do you mean?
You crucify your king?
He's done a wrong.
No, not the slightest thing.
He has a king.
Crucify him!
[G] And this is new.
Respect for Caesar.
Till now, this is noticeably lacking.
Who is his dealer?
Why is he different?
You Jews produce the size by [B] the black hole.
We think [Gb] [Db]
like him, don't we?
[D]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Fm]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ebm]
[D] Look at your Jesus Christ.
I'll agree [Dm] he's mad, ought to be locked up, but that is not a reason to destroy him.
He's a sad little man, not a king or god.
A [N] thief.
I need a crime.
He's dead!
He's dead!
He's gone!
He's a blasphemer!
Welcome to you!
The last man in the city's
[A] dead!
Crucify [B] him!
Behold the man!
Behold your shattered king!
We have to blame that [Bb] Caesar!
You hypocrite!
You hate [B] us more than him!
We have to blame that Caesar!
[G] Crucify him!
I see no reason.
I've claimed no evil.
This man is harmless.
Why does he upset you?
He's just misguided.
He thinks he's important.
[Db] But to keep you bumful happy, I shall flood [C] him!
Crucify him!
Crucify him!
Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
[Dm] Crucify!
Crucify!
[D] Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
[C] Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
[E]
[D] 2, [Ebm] [D]
[A] [D] 3, 4, [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] 7, [A]
[D] 8, [Eb] [D] [Eb]
[D] 10, [Eb] [D] 11,
[Dm] 12, [D] [Dm] 13, 14, [A]
[D]
15, [Cm]
[D] 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, [Eb] [C] [D] [Cm] 21,
[D] 22, [Cm] [D] 23, [Eb] [D]
24, 25, 26, [A] 27,
27,
[D] 28, 29, [Eb] [Dm]
[Gm] 30, [D] 31, [A]
[D] 32, [Eb] [Dm] 33, 34, [D] 35, 36, [Gm] 37, 38, [N] 39,
[Fm] Where are you from Jesus?
What do you want Jesus?
Tell me!
You've got to be careful, you could be dead soon, good will be!
[C] Why do you not speak when I have your life in [Fm] my hand?
[C]
How can you stay quiet?
I don't believe you [Fm] understand!
You have nothing in your hands, any power you have comes to you from far beyond, everything is fixed and you can't change it!
You are a fool Jesus Christ, how can I help you?
Crucify Him, Crucify [B] Him, let the sins out, you and me, repeat the peace, oh crucify [Db]
[B]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[B] Him!
[Fm] [Db]
[Em] Let me stop your [D] great self destruction, [C]
if you want to, [Db] you misguided monster, [G] wash my [Bb] hands of your demolition,
[F] if you want [B] to, you ain't no saint!
[N]
And why is this?
Was Herod on it?
We turn [F] to Rome to sentence Nazareth.
We have no law to put a man to death.
We need him crucified.
It's all you have to do.
[Abm] Talk [Eb]
[Fm] to me, Jesus Christ.
You have been brought here, manacled, beaten by your own people.
Do you have a first idea why you deserve it?
Listen, king of the Jews, where is your kingdom?
Look at me.
Am I a [Gb] Jew?
I have got no kingdom in this world and through, through, through, through the ages,
there may be a kingdom for me somewhere if I only knew.
Then you're a king.
It's you could say I am.
I look for truth and find it I it damns.
[Bb] But what is truth?
[E] Not easy to define.
[Gm] We both have [A] truths.
Are yours the same as mine?
Crucify him!
[Bb] Crucify him!
What do you mean?
You crucify your king?
He's done a wrong.
No, not the slightest thing.
He has a king.
Crucify him!
[G] And this is new.
Respect for Caesar.
Till now, this is noticeably lacking.
Who is his dealer?
Why is he different?
You Jews produce the size by [B] the black hole.
We think [Gb] [Db]
like him, don't we?
[D]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Fm]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ebm]
[D] Look at your Jesus Christ.
I'll agree [Dm] he's mad, ought to be locked up, but that is not a reason to destroy him.
He's a sad little man, not a king or god.
A [N] thief.
I need a crime.
He's dead!
He's dead!
He's gone!
He's a blasphemer!
Welcome to you!
The last man in the city's
[A] dead!
Crucify [B] him!
Behold the man!
Behold your shattered king!
We have to blame that [Bb] Caesar!
You hypocrite!
You hate [B] us more than him!
We have to blame that Caesar!
[G] Crucify him!
I see no reason.
I've claimed no evil.
This man is harmless.
Why does he upset you?
He's just misguided.
He thinks he's important.
[Db] But to keep you bumful happy, I shall flood [C] him!
Crucify him!
Crucify him!
Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
[Dm] Crucify!
Crucify!
[D] Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
[C] Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
[E]
[D] 2, [Ebm] [D]
[A] [D] 3, 4, [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] 7, [A]
[D] 8, [Eb] [D] [Eb]
[D] 10, [Eb] [D] 11,
[Dm] 12, [D] [Dm] 13, 14, [A]
[D]
15, [Cm]
[D] 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, [Eb] [C] [D] [Cm] 21,
[D] 22, [Cm] [D] 23, [Eb] [D]
24, 25, 26, [A] 27,
27,
[D] 28, 29, [Eb] [Dm]
[Gm] 30, [D] 31, [A]
[D] 32, [Eb] [Dm] 33, 34, [D] 35, 36, [Gm] 37, 38, [N] 39,
[Fm] Where are you from Jesus?
What do you want Jesus?
Tell me!
You've got to be careful, you could be dead soon, good will be!
[C] Why do you not speak when I have your life in [Fm] my hand?
[C]
How can you stay quiet?
I don't believe you [Fm] understand!
You have nothing in your hands, any power you have comes to you from far beyond, everything is fixed and you can't change it!
You are a fool Jesus Christ, how can I help you?
Crucify Him, Crucify [B] Him, let the sins out, you and me, repeat the peace, oh crucify [Db]
[B]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[B] Him!
[Fm] [Db]
[Em] Let me stop your [D] great self destruction, [C]
if you want to, [Db] you misguided monster, [G] wash my [Bb] hands of your demolition,
[F] if you want [B] to, you ain't no saint!
[N]
Key:
D
A
Eb
B
Fm
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A
Eb
[D] _ _ _ _ _ And so the king _ is once again my guest.
_ And why is this?
_ _ Was Herod on it?
_ _ We turn [F] to Rome to _ sentence _ _ Nazareth.
_ We have no law _ _ _ to put a man to death.
_ _ _ We need him crucified.
It's all you have to do. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] Talk [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ to me, Jesus Christ.
You have been brought here, manacled, beaten by your own people.
Do you have a first idea why you deserve it?
Listen, king of the Jews, where is your kingdom?
Look at me.
Am I a [Gb] Jew?
I have got no kingdom in this world and through, through, through, through the ages,
there may be a kingdom for me somewhere if I only knew.
_ _ Then you're a king.
It's you could say I am.
I look for truth and find it I it damns.
[Bb] But what is truth?
[E] Not easy to define.
[Gm] We both have [A] truths.
Are yours the same as mine?
Crucify him!
[Bb] Crucify him!
What do you mean?
You crucify your king?
_ _ He's done a wrong.
No, not the slightest thing.
He has a king. _
Crucify him!
[G] And this is new.
Respect for Caesar.
Till now, this is noticeably lacking.
Who is his dealer?
Why is he different?
You Jews produce the size by [B] the black hole.
We think _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ _
_ like him, don't we?
_ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [D] _ Look at your Jesus Christ.
I'll agree [Dm] he's mad, ought to be locked up, but that is not a reason to destroy him.
He's a sad little man, not a king or god.
A [N] thief.
I need a crime.
He's dead!
He's dead!
He's gone!
He's a blasphemer!
Welcome to you!
The last man in the city's
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ dead!
Crucify [B] him!
Behold the man!
Behold your shattered king!
We have to blame that [Bb] Caesar!
You hypocrite!
You hate [B] us more than him!
We have to blame that Caesar!
[G] Crucify him!
I see no reason.
I've claimed no evil.
This man is harmless.
Why does he upset you?
He's just misguided.
He thinks he's important.
[Db] But to keep you bumful happy, I shall flood [C] him!
Crucify him!
Crucify him!
Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
[Dm] Crucify!
Crucify!
_ [D] Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
_ [C] Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
[E] _
_ _ _ [D] 2, _ [Ebm] _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] 3, _ _ 4, [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] 7, [A] _ _
[D] 8, _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[D] 10, [Eb] _ [D] _ 11, _ _
[Dm] 12, _ _ _ [D] [Dm] 13, _ 14, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
15, _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[D] 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, [Eb] _ [C] _ [D] _ [Cm] 21, _
[D] 22, [Cm] _ _ [D] 23, [Eb] _ [D] _
_ 24, _ _ 25, _ _ 26, _ _ [A] 27,
27, _
[D] _ 28, _ 29, [Eb] _ [Dm] _
[Gm] 30, _ _ [D] 31, [A] _ _
[D] 32, [Eb] _ [Dm] _ 33, _ _ 34, _ _ [D] 35, _ _ _ 36, _ [Gm] 37, _ _ 38, _ _ [N] 39, _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ Where are you from Jesus?
What do you want Jesus?
Tell _ me! _ _ _ _ _
You've got to be careful, you could be dead soon, good _ will be! _ _ _ _
_ [C] Why do you not speak when I have your life in [Fm] my hand?
_ _ [C]
How can you stay quiet?
I don't believe you [Fm] understand!
You have nothing in your hands, any power you have comes to you from far beyond, everything is fixed and you can't change it!
You are a fool Jesus Christ, how can I help you?
_ Crucify Him, Crucify [B] Him, let the sins out, you and me, repeat the peace, oh crucify _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ Him!
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Em] Let me stop your [D] great self destruction, _ [C] _ _
if you want to, [Db] you _ misguided monster, _ [G] _ _ wash my [Bb] hands of your _ demolition, _
[F] _ _ _ if you want [B] to, you ain't no saint! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ And why is this?
_ _ Was Herod on it?
_ _ We turn [F] to Rome to _ sentence _ _ Nazareth.
_ We have no law _ _ _ to put a man to death.
_ _ _ We need him crucified.
It's all you have to do. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] Talk [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ to me, Jesus Christ.
You have been brought here, manacled, beaten by your own people.
Do you have a first idea why you deserve it?
Listen, king of the Jews, where is your kingdom?
Look at me.
Am I a [Gb] Jew?
I have got no kingdom in this world and through, through, through, through the ages,
there may be a kingdom for me somewhere if I only knew.
_ _ Then you're a king.
It's you could say I am.
I look for truth and find it I it damns.
[Bb] But what is truth?
[E] Not easy to define.
[Gm] We both have [A] truths.
Are yours the same as mine?
Crucify him!
[Bb] Crucify him!
What do you mean?
You crucify your king?
_ _ He's done a wrong.
No, not the slightest thing.
He has a king. _
Crucify him!
[G] And this is new.
Respect for Caesar.
Till now, this is noticeably lacking.
Who is his dealer?
Why is he different?
You Jews produce the size by [B] the black hole.
We think _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ _
_ like him, don't we?
_ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [D] _ Look at your Jesus Christ.
I'll agree [Dm] he's mad, ought to be locked up, but that is not a reason to destroy him.
He's a sad little man, not a king or god.
A [N] thief.
I need a crime.
He's dead!
He's dead!
He's gone!
He's a blasphemer!
Welcome to you!
The last man in the city's
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ dead!
Crucify [B] him!
Behold the man!
Behold your shattered king!
We have to blame that [Bb] Caesar!
You hypocrite!
You hate [B] us more than him!
We have to blame that Caesar!
[G] Crucify him!
I see no reason.
I've claimed no evil.
This man is harmless.
Why does he upset you?
He's just misguided.
He thinks he's important.
[Db] But to keep you bumful happy, I shall flood [C] him!
Crucify him!
Crucify him!
Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
[Dm] Crucify!
Crucify!
_ [D] Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
_ [C] Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
Crucify!
[E] _
_ _ _ [D] 2, _ [Ebm] _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] 3, _ _ 4, [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] 7, [A] _ _
[D] 8, _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[D] 10, [Eb] _ [D] _ 11, _ _
[Dm] 12, _ _ _ [D] [Dm] 13, _ 14, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
15, _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[D] 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, [Eb] _ [C] _ [D] _ [Cm] 21, _
[D] 22, [Cm] _ _ [D] 23, [Eb] _ [D] _
_ 24, _ _ 25, _ _ 26, _ _ [A] 27,
27, _
[D] _ 28, _ 29, [Eb] _ [Dm] _
[Gm] 30, _ _ [D] 31, [A] _ _
[D] 32, [Eb] _ [Dm] _ 33, _ _ 34, _ _ [D] 35, _ _ _ 36, _ [Gm] 37, _ _ 38, _ _ [N] 39, _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ Where are you from Jesus?
What do you want Jesus?
Tell _ me! _ _ _ _ _
You've got to be careful, you could be dead soon, good _ will be! _ _ _ _
_ [C] Why do you not speak when I have your life in [Fm] my hand?
_ _ [C]
How can you stay quiet?
I don't believe you [Fm] understand!
You have nothing in your hands, any power you have comes to you from far beyond, everything is fixed and you can't change it!
You are a fool Jesus Christ, how can I help you?
_ Crucify Him, Crucify [B] Him, let the sins out, you and me, repeat the peace, oh crucify _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ Him!
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Em] Let me stop your [D] great self destruction, _ [C] _ _
if you want to, [Db] you _ misguided monster, _ [G] _ _ wash my [Bb] hands of your _ demolition, _
[F] _ _ _ if you want [B] to, you ain't no saint! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _