• Song:

    Trial Before Pilate

  • Artist:

    Jesus Christ Superstar

Ddim                        Ddim   
Pilate:     And so the King                 is once again my guest 
------- Ddim                   Ddim                         Ddim 
               And why is this?       Was Herod unimpressed? 
                       Fdim(see above)    Fdim 
Caiaphas:   We turn to Rome to sentence Nazareth 
---------               Bdim(see above)     
            We have no law to put a man to death 
               Bdim                      Bdim       
            We need him crucified - it's all you have to do 
            We need him crucified - it's all you have to do 
  
{guitar notes: B  Bb-Ab  F-Eb C-Bb-Ab-Eb (Fm)} 
          Fm 
Pilate:   Talk to me Jesus Christ 
-------   You have been brought here - manacled, 
          Beaten by your own people - 
          Do you have the first idea why you deserve it? 
          Listen King of the Jews 
          Where is your kingdom? 
          Look at me - am I a Jew? 
 
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{bass}    F# 
{guitar}D|4-5-  
        A|---  repeatedly 
        E|2---  
 
{guitar}E 2-1----0---4--3---2---6--5----4-----5---6--------6--------6------  
Jesus:    I have got no kingdom in this world I'm through, through, through 
  
{notes}B    C  D  B C   D   
Mob:   Talk to me Jesus Christ 
 
{guitar}E 2-----1--0--4-3---2---6---5--4---5-------6- 
Jesus:    There maybe a kingdom for me somewhere - if I only knew 
  
{horns}   G    F    E    D    
          F# F E Eb D Db C B 
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{bass}    G 
{guitar}D|5-4-                                G F# G Bb   G F# G E  D C#   
        A|---- {repeat with "opening" melody (1 M7 1 m3 | 1 M7 1 M6 5 b5) in Gm 
        E|3---  
 
Pilate:   Then you're a King?   
 
Jesus:   It's you that say I am 
------   I look for truth and find that I get damned 
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{bass}    Ab 
{guitar}D|6-7-                                G F# G Bb   G F# G E  D C#  
        A|---- {repeat with "opening" melody (1 M7 1 m3 | 1 M7 1 M6 5 b5) in Gm 
        E|4---  
                      G#  
Pilate:   But what is truth?  Is truth unchanging law? 
-------   We both have truths - are mine the same of yours? 
 
{horns}   G    F       E    D    
          F# F E  Eb   D Db C  B 
Mob:      Crucify him! Crucify him! 
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{bass}    Bb 
{guitar}D|9-8-                                A G# A C    A G# A F# E D# 
        A|---- {repeat with "opening" melody (1 M7 1 m3 | 1 M7 1 M6 5 b5) in Am 
        E|7---  
                      Bb 
Pilate:   What do you mean - you'd crucify your King? 
 
Mob:   We have no King but Caesar! 
 
Pilate:   He's done no wrong - no not the slightest thing 
 
{horns}           A        F#       F       E    
{horns}           A   F#   F  E     Eb D    Db  C 
Mob:   We have no King but Caesar!  Crucify him! 
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{guitar tab}e|-15-15-15-15-15-15- repeat  E--15-15-15-15-15-15-15 15-15-15-15-15-15 
            B|-15-15-15-15-14-14- repeat  B--15-15-15-15-14-14-17 15-15-15-15-14-14 
             
{or notes} e|-G-G-G-G-G--G-- repeat  -G-G-G-G-G--G--G-G-G-G-G-G--G- 
           B|-D-D-D-D-C#-C#- repeat  -D-D-D-D-C#-C#-E-D-D-D-D-C#-C#  
 
{bass}    C (with Bb-C stabs on horns) 
Pilate:   I see no reason - I find no evil 
-------   This man is harmless so why does he upset you? 
 
{bass}    C# 
          He's just misguided - thinks he's important 
          But to keep you vultures happy I shall flog him 
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{strings,  | C#-C-Bb-G C-C-C-C-C-C | C#-C-Bb-G C-C-C-C-C-C | 
 very fast}| C#-C-Bb-G C-C | C#-C-Bb-G C-C | C#-C-Bb-G C-C | C#-C-Bb-G C-C | 
 
{bass}    C bass  (piano chord G-B-C#; on guitar x,x,x,12,12,8) 
Mob:      Crucify him! Crucify him! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify! 
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{bass}    D bass  (piano chord A-C-D#; on guitar x,x,x,14,13,11) 
          Crucify him! Crucify him! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify! 
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{bass}    E bass  (piano chord B-E-F; on guitar x,x,x,16,17,13) 
          Crucify him! Crucify him! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify! Crucify! 
  
--------- Thirty-nine Lashes  
{music is like opening of "Heaven On Their Minds" guitar/bass riff} 
 
          Fm                     
Pilate:   Where are you from Jesus?  What do you want Jesus? Tell me 
-------   You've got to be careful - you could be dead soon - could well be 
C7aug9    C7aug9                                           Fm  
x3234x    Why do you not speak when I have your life in my hands? 
||o|||    How can you stay quiet?  I don't believe you understand 
|o|o|| 
||||o| 
         Fm   
Jesus:     You have nothing in your hands 
------   Fm 
           Any power you have 
         Fm 
           Comes to you from far beyond  
           Everything is fixed and you can't change it 
          
        Fm     
Pilate:   You're a fool Jesus Christ. 
------- Fm            
          How can I help you? 
  
{notes} F G     Ab C B  Eb   D  F# F  
Mob:    Pilate, crucify him, cruci-fy...       
----    Ab bass  {w/B-Bb-B-Bb-F#-Bb-B-Bb over & over}  
           Remember Caesar, you have a duty,  
           To keep the peace, so crucify him! 
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        Bb bass  {w/B-A-Ab-A-F#-A-Ab-A over & over} 
           Remember Caesar, You'll be demoted, 
           You'll be deported, crucify him! 
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        C bass {w/C-Eb-D-Eb-F#-Eb-D-Eb over & over}  
           Remember Caesar, you have a duty, 
           To keep to peace, so crucify him! 
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        C# bass {w/F#-Eb-D-Eb-A#-Eb-D-Eb over & over}  
           Remember Caesar, You'll be demoted, 
           You'll be deported, crucify him! 
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        Eb bass {w/F#-G-C-F#-F#-G-Eb-F# over & over}  
           Remember Caesar, you have a duty, 
           To keep to peace, so crucify him! 
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        F bass {w/A-G#-C-G#-A-G#-A-G# over & over} 
           Remember Caesar, You'll be demoted, 
           You'll be deported, crucify him! 
 
 
          Em                     D          
Pilate:   Don't let me stop your great self-destruction 
-------   C7                       C#7 
          Die if you want to, you, misguided martyr! 
          G                       Bb  
          I wash my hands of your demolition 
          F                        B 
          Die, if you want to, you innocent puppet!
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