Fm7/6 Priest I: Good Caiaphas, the council waits for you, --------- The pharisees and priests are here for you! Fm7/6 Ab Fm Caiaphas: Ah gentlemen, you know why we are here --------- Ab Fm We've not much time and quite a problem here Mob (outside): Hosanna ! Superstar !-------------- Fm B Fm B Annas: Listen to that howling mob of blockheads in the street ! ------ Fm B Fm A trick or two with lepers and the whole town on it's feet Fm All: He's dangerous ! ---- C F Mob (outside): Jesus Christ Superstar - -------------- Bb F C Tell us that you've who they say you are Fm All: He's dangerous ! ---- Fm Priest 2: The man is in town right now to whip us some support --------- Priest 2: A rabble rousing mission that I think we must abort --------- All: He's dangerous ! ---- Mob (outside): Jesus Christ ! Superstar ! -------------- All: He's dangerous ! ---- Priest 2: Look, Caiaphas - they're right outside our yard --------- Priest 3: Quick, Caiaphas - go call the Roman guard... --------- Caiaphas: No wait - we need a more permonent solution to our problem... --------- Fm C C7 Fm Annas: What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth ------ Ab B Eb Ab Miracle wonderman - hero of fools ?Priest 2: No riots, no army, no fighting, no slogans ... --------- Caiaphas: One thing I'll say for him: Jesus is cool. --------- Priest 1: We dare not leave him to his own devices --------- His half-whitted fans will get out of control Priest 3: But how can we stop him ? His glamour increases --------- By leaps every minute - he's top of the poll . Db Ab Caiaphas: I see bad things arising --------- Bbm Fm C Db The crowd crown him King which the Romanes would ban Db Ab I see blood and destruction Bbm Fm C7 Fm Our elimination because of one man C7 Fm Blood and destruction because of one man ! Ab Bb Eb Ab All: Because, because, because of one man ---- Caiaphas: Our elimination because of one man --------- Blood and destruction because of one man C ... Fm All: Because, because, because of one, 'cause of one, 'cause of one man . ---- Priest 3: What then to do about this Jesusmania ? --------- Annas: How do we deal with the carpenter king ? ------ Priest 3: Where do we start with a man who is bigger --------- Then John was when John did his Baptism thing ? Caiaphas: Fools ! You have no perception --------- The stakes we are gambling are frighteningly high ! We must crush him completely - So like John before him , this Jesus must die For the sake of the nation this Jesus must die All: Must die, must die, this Jesus must die ---- Caiaphas: So like John before him , this Jesus must die --------- All: Must die, must die, this Jesus must, Jesus must, Jesus must die ! ----