Chords for Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 ( Trial Before Pilate ) HD
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D] And so the king is once again my guest.
And why is this?
Was Herod unimpressed?
[Fm] We turn to Rome to sentence Nazareth.
no law [F] to put a man to death.
We need him crucified.
It's all you have to do.
need him crucified.
And why is this?
Was Herod unimpressed?
[Fm] We turn to Rome to sentence Nazareth.
no law [F] to put a man to death.
We need him crucified.
It's all you have to do.
need him crucified.
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ And so the king _ _ _ is once again my guest. _ _
And why is this? _ _ _
Was Herod _ unimpressed? _
_ _ [Fm] We turn to Rome _ _ to sentence _ Nazareth.
_ _ _ _ We have no law _ [F] _ _ to put a man to death. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ We need him _ crucified. _ _
It's all you have to do.
We need him crucified.
It's all you have to [Eb] do.
_ _ [Fm] _ Talk to me, Jesus Christ.
You have been brought here,
[G] manacled, beaten by your own people.
Do you have a first idea why you [Fm] deserve it?
_ Listen, king of the Jews, where is your kingdom?
[Gm] Look at me.
[Ab]
Am I a Jew?
_ [Gb] I have no kingdom.
In this world I'm through.
_ _ [D] Talk to me, Jesus [Ab] Christ.
There may be a kingdom for me somewhere,
[Gb] _
if you only knew. _ _ _
[G] _ Then you are [Gb] a king, then.
It's you that say I am.
I look for truth and find that I get down.
What [Bb] is [Ab] truth?
It's a changing law.
We both have truths.
Are mine the same as yours?
_ Crucified, _ [Bb] crucified.
You mean you'd [N] crucify your king?
We have a king like Caesar.
He's done no wrong.
No, not the slightest thing.
We have a king like Caesar.
_ _ Crucified.
[Db] Isn't it new?
Respect for Caesar.
Now this has been noticeably lacking.
Who is this Jesus?
Why is he different?
_ You Jews produced messiahs by the sackful?
We need [N] him crucified.
It's all you have to do.
We need him crucified.
It's all you have to [Dm]
do.
Talk to me, [Bb] Jesus Christ.
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Look at your [G] Jesus Christ.
I'll agree he's mad, ought to be locked up, but there is not a reason to destroy him.
[Dm] _ [N]
He's a sad little man, not a king or god, not a thief.
I need a crime. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Crucified.
[Abm] Crucified.
[Eb] Crucified.
Crucified.
Crucified.
Behold the man.
Behold your shattered king.
We have [Gm] a king like Caesar.
You [Ab] hypocrites.
You hate us more than him.
We have a king like Caesar.
Crucified.
I've [G] seen no reason.
I find no evil.
This man is harmless, so why does he obsess you?
He's just [Eb] misguided.
He thinks it's important.
But to keep you [G] both so happy, I shall flog him. _
_ [C] Crucified.
_ Crucified.
Crucified.
_ _ [Cm] _ Crucified. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Crucified_
Crucified!
Crucified!
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_ _ Crucified! _ _ _ _
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_ _ Where are you from, Jesus?
_ What do you want, Jesus?
_ _ _ Tell _ _ _ me. _ _ _ _ _ _
You've got to be careful. _
You could be dead soon.
[G] _ [Db] _
_ Could [Fm] well _ _ be.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Why do you not speak when I hold your life in _ [Fm] my _ _ hands?
_ [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. _ _ _ _ _
And you can't change it. _ _
_ _ How can I help you?
You are [G] not crucified. _ _ _
Crucified by Mercedo.
You have a duty to keep the peaceful _ [N] crucified.
_ _ Remember, Caesar, you'll be demoted, you'll be deported.
_ Crucify Him.
Remember, [Gm] Caesar.
You have a duty to keep the peaceful crucified. _ _
[Dbm] Remember, Caesar, you'll be demoted, you'll be deported.
Crusify Him.
[Db] Remember, Caesar, you have a duty to keep the peaceful crucified.
_ _ Remember, Caesar, you'll be deported,
to be the most important person
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Don't let me [E] stop your _ [Dm]
great self _ _ -destruction _
If [C] _ _ _ _ _ [N]
you want to, _ you _
[Dbm] _ _ misguided _ _ mutters
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] If _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ you want to, [B] you _ _ innocent _ _ _ _ bitches _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ And so the king _ _ _ is once again my guest. _ _
And why is this? _ _ _
Was Herod _ unimpressed? _
_ _ [Fm] We turn to Rome _ _ to sentence _ Nazareth.
_ _ _ _ We have no law _ [F] _ _ to put a man to death. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ We need him _ crucified. _ _
It's all you have to do.
We need him crucified.
It's all you have to [Eb] do.
_ _ [Fm] _ Talk to me, Jesus Christ.
You have been brought here,
[G] manacled, beaten by your own people.
Do you have a first idea why you [Fm] deserve it?
_ Listen, king of the Jews, where is your kingdom?
[Gm] Look at me.
[Ab]
Am I a Jew?
_ [Gb] I have no kingdom.
In this world I'm through.
_ _ [D] Talk to me, Jesus [Ab] Christ.
There may be a kingdom for me somewhere,
[Gb] _
if you only knew. _ _ _
[G] _ Then you are [Gb] a king, then.
It's you that say I am.
I look for truth and find that I get down.
What [Bb] is [Ab] truth?
It's a changing law.
We both have truths.
Are mine the same as yours?
_ Crucified, _ [Bb] crucified.
You mean you'd [N] crucify your king?
We have a king like Caesar.
He's done no wrong.
No, not the slightest thing.
We have a king like Caesar.
_ _ Crucified.
[Db] Isn't it new?
Respect for Caesar.
Now this has been noticeably lacking.
Who is this Jesus?
Why is he different?
_ You Jews produced messiahs by the sackful?
We need [N] him crucified.
It's all you have to do.
We need him crucified.
It's all you have to [Dm]
do.
Talk to me, [Bb] Jesus Christ.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Look at your [G] Jesus Christ.
I'll agree he's mad, ought to be locked up, but there is not a reason to destroy him.
[Dm] _ [N]
He's a sad little man, not a king or god, not a thief.
I need a crime. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Crucified.
[Abm] Crucified.
[Eb] Crucified.
Crucified.
Crucified.
Behold the man.
Behold your shattered king.
We have [Gm] a king like Caesar.
You [Ab] hypocrites.
You hate us more than him.
We have a king like Caesar.
Crucified.
I've [G] seen no reason.
I find no evil.
This man is harmless, so why does he obsess you?
He's just [Eb] misguided.
He thinks it's important.
But to keep you [G] both so happy, I shall flog him. _
_ [C] Crucified.
_ Crucified.
Crucified.
_ _ [Cm] _ Crucified. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Crucified_
Crucified!
Crucified!
[Ab] _
_ _ Crucified! _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Seven_ _
_ _ Twelve_ _ _ _ _
Seventeen_
_ _ _ Eighteen_ _
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_ _ _ _ Seventeen_ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Twenty_ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ 23_ _ _
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_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Where are you from, Jesus?
_ What do you want, Jesus?
_ _ _ Tell _ _ _ me. _ _ _ _ _ _
You've got to be careful. _
You could be dead soon.
[G] _ [Db] _
_ Could [Fm] well _ _ be.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Why do you not speak when I hold your life in _ [Fm] my _ _ hands?
_ [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. _ _ _ _ _
And you can't change it. _ _
_ _ How can I help you?
You are [G] not crucified. _ _ _
Crucified by Mercedo.
You have a duty to keep the peaceful _ [N] crucified.
_ _ Remember, Caesar, you'll be demoted, you'll be deported.
_ Crucify Him.
Remember, [Gm] Caesar.
You have a duty to keep the peaceful crucified. _ _
[Dbm] Remember, Caesar, you'll be demoted, you'll be deported.
Crusify Him.
[Db] Remember, Caesar, you have a duty to keep the peaceful crucified.
_ _ Remember, Caesar, you'll be deported,
to be the most important person
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Don't let me [E] stop your _ [Dm]
great self _ _ -destruction _
If [C] _ _ _ _ _ [N]
you want to, _ you _
[Dbm] _ _ misguided _ _ mutters
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] If _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ you want to, [B] you _ _ innocent _ _ _ _ bitches _ _ _ _ _
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