Chords for Ted Neeley - Gethsemane (Farewell tour, New York, 2006)
Tempo:
163.9 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Bb
Cm
G
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Will no one [Bb]
stay awake with [Eb] me?
Peter, [B] [Bb]
John, James
[Gm] Will none of you [Bb] wait with [Eb]
me?
Peter, [Bb]
James
[Bbm]
I only want to say
[Ebm]
If there is a way
[Ab]
Take this [Db] cup away from [F] me
For I don't [Bb] want [Bbm] to taste its [Gb] poison
Feel it [Bbm] burn me
I have changed
[C] I'm not as sure [F] as when we [Bbm] started
[Db] Then [Bbm] I was [Ebm] inspired
Now [C]
[Bbm] I'm sad [Ab] and tired
Listen, [Db]
surely I've [F] exceeded [Bbm] expectation
I've tried for [Gb] three years
Seems [Bbm] like thirty
Could you ask [F] as much from any [Bbm]
other man?
[Ab] But if [Gb]
I [F] die
[Bbm]
See the [Ab] saga through
And [Gb] do the things you [F] ask of me
[Bbm]
Let them [Ab] hate me, hit me, hurt [Gb]
me
Nail [F] me to their tree
[Bb]
I want to know, want to know my God
Want to know, want to know [Eb] my [Bbm] God
Want to see, want to see my [Bb] God
Want to see, want to see [Eb] my [Bbm] God
Why [Ab] I [Gb]
[F] should die?
[Bbm]
Would [Ab] I be more noticed [Gb] than I [F] ever was [Bbm] before?
Would the [Ab] things I've said and [Gb] done [F] matter anymore?
[Bb] I'd have to know, I'd have to know my Lord
Have to know, have to know my [Bbm] Lord
Have to see, have to see my Lord
Have to see, have to see [C] my Lord
If I die, what will be my reward?
Have to know, have to know my Lord
Have to know, have to know [Cm] my Lord
[Bb] Why
[Ab] [G]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] should [G] I [Cm] die?
Can [Bb] you show [Ab] me now?
[G] I'd not be [Cm] killed in vain
[Bb] Show me, [Ab] just a little of your [G] unliberal [Cm] sunray
Show [Bb] me, there's a [Ab] reason for your [G] wanting me to [Cm] die
You're [Bb] far too keen on where [Ab] and how
[G] But you're not so hot [Cm] on why
[Fm]
[C]
[Cm] [C]
[Ab] Wait!
[G]
[Cm] I'll [Bb]
die!
[Ab] Watch [G] me [Cm] die!
See [Bb]
[Ab] how, see [G] how I'll die!
[C] [Bb] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] I'm [Bb] now, [Ab] now!
[G]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] [G] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] [N]
[Gb]
[Bm]
[Cm]
Then I [Ab]
[Cm] was [Fm] inspired
[Ab] Now [D] I'm [Fm]
sad [Bb] and tired
[Ab] After all [Eb] I've tried [G] for three [Em] years
Seems [Cm] like ninety
Why then [Ab] am I scared to finish [Cm] what I started?
[D]
What [G] you started, I didn't start [Cm]
it
God, thy will is [Fm] hard
But you hold every card
[Bb]
[D] [Bbm] I [Eb] will drink your cup of [G]
poison
[Cm] Nail me to your cross
And [Ab] break me, bleed me, [Cm] beat me, kill
Take [G] me now, before I change [Ab] Remember
[G] Before I
[G] change [Cm] Remember
[G]
[Ab] [G]
[C] [Gm]
[Db] [Fm] [Ab]
[Gb]
stay awake with [Eb] me?
Peter, [B] [Bb]
John, James
[Gm] Will none of you [Bb] wait with [Eb]
me?
Peter, [Bb]
James
[Bbm]
I only want to say
[Ebm]
If there is a way
[Ab]
Take this [Db] cup away from [F] me
For I don't [Bb] want [Bbm] to taste its [Gb] poison
Feel it [Bbm] burn me
I have changed
[C] I'm not as sure [F] as when we [Bbm] started
[Db] Then [Bbm] I was [Ebm] inspired
Now [C]
[Bbm] I'm sad [Ab] and tired
Listen, [Db]
surely I've [F] exceeded [Bbm] expectation
I've tried for [Gb] three years
Seems [Bbm] like thirty
Could you ask [F] as much from any [Bbm]
other man?
[Ab] But if [Gb]
I [F] die
[Bbm]
See the [Ab] saga through
And [Gb] do the things you [F] ask of me
[Bbm]
Let them [Ab] hate me, hit me, hurt [Gb]
me
Nail [F] me to their tree
[Bb]
I want to know, want to know my God
Want to know, want to know [Eb] my [Bbm] God
Want to see, want to see my [Bb] God
Want to see, want to see [Eb] my [Bbm] God
Why [Ab] I [Gb]
[F] should die?
[Bbm]
Would [Ab] I be more noticed [Gb] than I [F] ever was [Bbm] before?
Would the [Ab] things I've said and [Gb] done [F] matter anymore?
[Bb] I'd have to know, I'd have to know my Lord
Have to know, have to know my [Bbm] Lord
Have to see, have to see my Lord
Have to see, have to see [C] my Lord
If I die, what will be my reward?
Have to know, have to know my Lord
Have to know, have to know [Cm] my Lord
[Bb] Why
[Ab] [G]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] should [G] I [Cm] die?
Can [Bb] you show [Ab] me now?
[G] I'd not be [Cm] killed in vain
[Bb] Show me, [Ab] just a little of your [G] unliberal [Cm] sunray
Show [Bb] me, there's a [Ab] reason for your [G] wanting me to [Cm] die
You're [Bb] far too keen on where [Ab] and how
[G] But you're not so hot [Cm] on why
[Fm]
[C]
[Cm] [C]
[Ab] Wait!
[G]
[Cm] I'll [Bb]
die!
[Ab] Watch [G] me [Cm] die!
See [Bb]
[Ab] how, see [G] how I'll die!
[C] [Bb] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] I'm [Bb] now, [Ab] now!
[G]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] [G] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] [N]
[Gb]
[Bm]
[Cm]
Then I [Ab]
[Cm] was [Fm] inspired
[Ab] Now [D] I'm [Fm]
sad [Bb] and tired
[Ab] After all [Eb] I've tried [G] for three [Em] years
Seems [Cm] like ninety
Why then [Ab] am I scared to finish [Cm] what I started?
[D]
What [G] you started, I didn't start [Cm]
it
God, thy will is [Fm] hard
But you hold every card
[Bb]
[D] [Bbm] I [Eb] will drink your cup of [G]
poison
[Cm] Nail me to your cross
And [Ab] break me, bleed me, [Cm] beat me, kill
Take [G] me now, before I change [Ab] Remember
[G] Before I
[G] change [Cm] Remember
[G]
[Ab] [G]
[C] [Gm]
[Db] [Fm] [Ab]
[Gb]
Key:
Ab
Bb
Cm
G
Bbm
Ab
Bb
Cm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Will no one _ [Bb] _ _
stay awake with [Eb] _ me? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Peter, _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
John, _ _ _ _ James _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ Will none of you [Bb] wait _ _ with [Eb] _
me? _ _ _ _ _ _
Peter, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ James _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I only want to say
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ If _ there is a way
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
Take this [Db] cup away _ from [F] me
_ _ For I don't [Bb] want _ [Bbm] _ to taste its [Gb] poison _ _ _
Feel it [Bbm] burn me _
I have changed
[C] _ _ I'm not as sure [F] _ _ as _ when we [Bbm] started _ _
_ [Db] _ Then _ [Bbm] _ I _ _ was _ [Ebm] _ inspired
_ _ _ Now [C] _ _ _
[Bbm] I'm _ sad [Ab] and tired _
_ _ Listen, _ _ [Db] _ _
_ surely _ I've [F] exceeded _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] expectation
I've _ tried for [Gb] three years
_ _ _ Seems [Bbm] like _ thirty
_ Could you ask [F] as much _ _ from any [Bbm]
other _ man? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] But if _ [Gb] _
I _ [F] _ die
_ [Bbm] _
See the [Ab] saga through
And [Gb] do the things you [F] ask of me
[Bbm] _
Let them [Ab] hate me, hit me, hurt [Gb]
me
Nail [F] me to their tree
[Bb]
I want to know, want to know my God
Want to know, want to know [Eb] my [Bbm] God
Want to see, want to see my [Bb] God
Want to see, want to see [Eb] my [Bbm] God
Why [Ab] _ I _ [Gb] _ _
[F] should die?
_ [Bbm] _ _
Would [Ab] I be more noticed [Gb] _ than I [F] ever was _ [Bbm] before?
Would the [Ab] things I've said and [Gb] done _ _ [F] matter anymore?
_ [Bb] I'd have to know, I'd have to know my Lord
Have to know, have to know my [Bbm] Lord
Have to see, have to see my Lord
Have to see, have to see [C] my Lord
If I die, what will be my reward? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Have to know, have to know my Lord
Have to know, have to know [Cm] my Lord
_ _ [Bb] Why _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ should [G] I _ [Cm] die?
_ Can [Bb] you show [Ab] me now?
[G] I'd not be [Cm] killed in vain
_ [Bb] Show me, [Ab] just a little of your _ [G] _ unliberal [Cm] sunray
Show [Bb] me, there's a [Ab] reason for your [G] wanting me to [Cm] die
_ You're [Bb] far too keen on where [Ab] and how
[G] But you're not so hot [Cm] on why
[Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Wait!
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[Cm] I'll _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
die!
[Ab] _ Watch _ [G] _ me [Cm] die!
_ See [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] how, see [G] how I'll die! _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ I'm [Bb] now, _ _ [Ab] _ now!
[G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Then _ _ _ _ _ I [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ was _ [Fm] inspired
_ _ _ [Ab] Now _ _ _ [D] _ I'm _ [Fm]
sad _ _ [Bb] and _ tired
_ [Ab] _ After all [Eb] I've _ tried _ [G] for three _ _ [Em] years
_ _ _ _ Seems [Cm] like _ ninety
_ Why then [Ab] am I scared to finish _ _ _ [Cm] what _ I _ _ started?
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ What [G] you started, _ I _ didn't start [Cm]
it
_ _ _ _ God, _ _ _ _ thy will is _ [Fm] hard
_ But _ _ _ you _ hold _ every _ _ card
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Bbm] I [Eb] will drink _ your cup of _ [G] _
_ poison
_ _ _ [Cm] Nail me to your _ cross
And [Ab] break me, bleed _ _ me, [Cm] beat me, kill _
_ Take [G] me now, _ before I change _ [Ab] Remember
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ Before I _
_ [G] _ _ change _ [Cm] Remember
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
Will no one _ [Bb] _ _
stay awake with [Eb] _ me? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Peter, _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
John, _ _ _ _ James _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ Will none of you [Bb] wait _ _ with [Eb] _
me? _ _ _ _ _ _
Peter, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ James _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I only want to say
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ If _ there is a way
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
Take this [Db] cup away _ from [F] me
_ _ For I don't [Bb] want _ [Bbm] _ to taste its [Gb] poison _ _ _
Feel it [Bbm] burn me _
I have changed
[C] _ _ I'm not as sure [F] _ _ as _ when we [Bbm] started _ _
_ [Db] _ Then _ [Bbm] _ I _ _ was _ [Ebm] _ inspired
_ _ _ Now [C] _ _ _
[Bbm] I'm _ sad [Ab] and tired _
_ _ Listen, _ _ [Db] _ _
_ surely _ I've [F] exceeded _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] expectation
I've _ tried for [Gb] three years
_ _ _ Seems [Bbm] like _ thirty
_ Could you ask [F] as much _ _ from any [Bbm]
other _ man? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] But if _ [Gb] _
I _ [F] _ die
_ [Bbm] _
See the [Ab] saga through
And [Gb] do the things you [F] ask of me
[Bbm] _
Let them [Ab] hate me, hit me, hurt [Gb]
me
Nail [F] me to their tree
[Bb]
I want to know, want to know my God
Want to know, want to know [Eb] my [Bbm] God
Want to see, want to see my [Bb] God
Want to see, want to see [Eb] my [Bbm] God
Why [Ab] _ I _ [Gb] _ _
[F] should die?
_ [Bbm] _ _
Would [Ab] I be more noticed [Gb] _ than I [F] ever was _ [Bbm] before?
Would the [Ab] things I've said and [Gb] done _ _ [F] matter anymore?
_ [Bb] I'd have to know, I'd have to know my Lord
Have to know, have to know my [Bbm] Lord
Have to see, have to see my Lord
Have to see, have to see [C] my Lord
If I die, what will be my reward? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Have to know, have to know my Lord
Have to know, have to know [Cm] my Lord
_ _ [Bb] Why _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ should [G] I _ [Cm] die?
_ Can [Bb] you show [Ab] me now?
[G] I'd not be [Cm] killed in vain
_ [Bb] Show me, [Ab] just a little of your _ [G] _ unliberal [Cm] sunray
Show [Bb] me, there's a [Ab] reason for your [G] wanting me to [Cm] die
_ You're [Bb] far too keen on where [Ab] and how
[G] But you're not so hot [Cm] on why
[Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Wait!
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[Cm] I'll _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
die!
[Ab] _ Watch _ [G] _ me [Cm] die!
_ See [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] how, see [G] how I'll die! _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ I'm [Bb] now, _ _ [Ab] _ now!
[G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Then _ _ _ _ _ I [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ was _ [Fm] inspired
_ _ _ [Ab] Now _ _ _ [D] _ I'm _ [Fm]
sad _ _ [Bb] and _ tired
_ [Ab] _ After all [Eb] I've _ tried _ [G] for three _ _ [Em] years
_ _ _ _ Seems [Cm] like _ ninety
_ Why then [Ab] am I scared to finish _ _ _ [Cm] what _ I _ _ started?
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ What [G] you started, _ I _ didn't start [Cm]
it
_ _ _ _ God, _ _ _ _ thy will is _ [Fm] hard
_ But _ _ _ you _ hold _ every _ _ card
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Bbm] I [Eb] will drink _ your cup of _ [G] _
_ poison
_ _ _ [Cm] Nail me to your _ cross
And [Ab] break me, bleed _ _ me, [Cm] beat me, kill _
_ Take [G] me now, _ before I change _ [Ab] Remember
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ Before I _
_ [G] _ _ change _ [Cm] Remember
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _