Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice
----------------------- (x means to pick the muted G string)
{guitar riff} G|----7-xx8-x5-x77|----7-xx8-x5-x77| repeat &
D|0-0-(let ring)--|0-0-(let ring)--| repeat
{Use these suggested chord forms on the opening so that the chords and the "main riff"
can be played by one person on one guitar at the same time. Let the chords ring.}
(The very first D and G chords are mimicing VERY low voicings on Piano and used only once.
The rest are around the 5th fret to 7th fret.
The "®" shows notes used to play the riff at the same time)
D* G* F G Dm Em D7sus
x0023x x2003x xx0768 xx0787 xx0765 xx0787 xxo788
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|||o|| |o|||| ||||o| |||||| ||||o| |||||| ||||||
||||o| ||||o| |||o|| |||o|o |||o|| |||o|o |||o||
||||®| ||||®| |||®|o |||®o| |||®|| |||®o| |||®oo
{Chords shown in the opening are Piano chords played over guitar riff}
D* G* F G
Judas: My mind is clearer now - at last all too well
------ Dm G Dm F
I can see where we all soon will be
Dm Dm F G
If you strip away the myth from the man
Dm Em F D7sus
You will see where we all soon will be
Dm D7sus
Jesus! >> >> >> {repetitive lead line begins (see ** below)}
Dm
You've started to believe
Em
The things they say of you
F
You really do believe
G Dm
This talk of God is true
And all the good you've done
Will soon get swept away
You've begun to matter more
Than the things you say
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**{repetitive lead line (below)
fades in at "JESUS!!" and repeats until "Listen Jesus..."}
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-------8-----------------------------|
B|--8b10------10r8-6--8--8-8-----------|
G|-----------------------------7-------|
D|-------------------------------------|
and sometimes
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-------8-----------------------------|
B|--8b10------10r8-6--8----------------|
G|-----------------------7-7---7-------|
D|-------------------------------------|
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{guitar covering the horn part (after "...matter more than the things you say")}
e|--------------------|------10-11-8--10---|
B|------10-11-8--10---|------10-11-8--10---| |*Note: Fsus4/6 is like a |
G|------7--8--5--7----|------7--8--5--7----| |Bb bar over an F bar chord. |
D|-0-0-(let ring)-----|-0-0-(let ring)-----| |Then release to F and |
|hammer-on the 3rd (Ab to A). |
Dm F *Fsus4/6 F |Gsus4/6 is a C bar over G bar.|
Listen Jesus I don't like what I see |Then release to G and |
Dm G *Gsus4/6 G |hammer-on the 3rd (Bb to B). |
All I ask is that you listen to me |The 4/6 comps the piano parts |
Bb C F A Asus A
And remember - I've been your right hand man all along
Dm Dm/C
You have set them all on fire
Bb F *Fsus4/6 F
They think they've found the new Messiah
Dm BbM7
And they'll hurt you when they find they're wrong
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
{piano arranged for guitar} e|10-------10-------10----|8--------8--------8----|
B|10-------10-------------|8--------8-------------|
G|---12-10----12-10----10-|---10-9-----10-9-----9-|
I remember when this whole thing began
No talk of God then - we called you a man
And believe me - my admiration for you hasn't died
But every word you say today
Gets twisted 'round some other way
And they'll hurt you if they'll think you've lied
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
{piano arranged for guitar} e|6--------6--------6-----|5--------5--------5----|
B|6--------6--------------|5--------5-------------|
G|---9--7-----9--7-----7--|---7--5-----7--5-----5-|
{in 7/8} |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
Bb F |Gm Dm
Naza-reth your famous son should have stayed a great unknown
Gm Dm/A
Like his father carving wood
A7 Dm
He'd have made good!
Tables, chairs and oaken chests would have suited Jesus best
He'd have caused nobody harm
No one alarm!
{back to 4/4}
Listen Jesus do you care for your race,
Can't you see we must keep in our place
We are occupied - Have you forgotten how put down we are?
I am frightened by the crowd
For we are getting much too loud
And they'll crush us if we go to far.
If we go-oh-oh-oh to-oo
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
{piano arranged for guitar} e|10-------10-------10----|8--------8--------8----|
B|10-------10-------------|8--------8-------------|
G|---12-10----12-10----10-|---10-9-----10-9-----9-|
far________________________________________
e|6--------6--------6-----|5--------5--------5----|
B|6--------6--------------|5--------5-------------|
G|---9--7-----9--7-----7--|---7--5-----7--5-----5-|
{notes of melody to previous line}
Bb C D F G A A A G-A-G F-G-F E-F E-F-E D-E-D
If we go-oh-oh-oh to-oo far________________________
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{Instrumental section to "Nazareth your famous son..." chords}
{in 7/8} (Play section below twice)
Bb F Gm Dm Gm Dm/A A7 Dm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--6--6--------|--------------|--------------|--5--5--6-----|
G|7--7--7-5-----|--7--7--------|--7--7--------|----------7-7-|
D|----------7---|8--8--8-7-----|8--8--8-------|7--7--7-------|
A|------------8-|----------8---|--------8-7-5-|--------------|
E|--------------|------------10|--------------|--------------|
Hear a MIDI file of the above instrumental section!>>>
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Listen Jesus to the warning I give,
Please remember that I want us to live
But it's sad to see our chances weakening with every hour....
All your followers are blind,
Too much heaven on their minds
It was beautiful but now it's
BbM7 Dm Repeat & Fade BbM7 & Dm
sour, Yes it's ah-all... go-ah-one
sour ......................
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh,...
God ah ah ah! Jesus! ,Cause it's
all.... gone sour
Listen Jesus to the warning I give
Can't you know that I'm warning...
C'mon, c'mon listen to
me ahhh! ah ah ah ah
Ahhh! ah ah ah aha ha ha
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Won't you listen to me.
(Numbers above tab lines are the beat count.)
F Dm A BbM7 Dm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------6-8-10--|
G|----------------|--5-------------|----------------|--7-------------|
D|--------------5-|7---7---7---5---|3-----------3-5-|7---------------|
A|------------8---|------8---------|--5-------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
It was... sour Yes..all Go-ah-one
BbM7 Dm BbM7 Dm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E|----------3-353-|----------------|----------------|-5--5--5----78--|
B|10--10---------6|8-6-5-6-----5-6-|------------6810|8--8--8--810----|
G|----------------|----------7-----|79-79-79-79-----|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
so--ur! Ah______ah ah... ahah oh-oh... oh-oh...
BbM7 Dm BbM7 Dm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E|10----5-5--5-5--|5-5---------5-5-|8--5------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|------868--6----|6---------------|
G|----------------|----------------|--------------7-|-7--------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
God! Ah... Jesus! Cause....all... gone sour
BbM7 Dm BbM7 Dm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E|----------------|----5-5---------|--10-8--531--3-3-|----------------|
B|6-8---5---6---5-|6---------------|-----------------|--6-8-----6-5-65|
G|------------7---|--7-------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
ListenJesus Can't You... warning...
BbM7 Dm BbM7 Dm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
B|6---------------|----------6-8-10|10----8---6---5-|5-6-5----------|
G|-7--------------|79-79-----------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
Cmoncmon listen me ah...
BbM7 Dm BbM7 Dm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|10--------8--6--|565-5-----------|10--------108-6-|565-56----------|
G|----------------|---7------------|----------------|---7------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ah... Ah...
BbM7 Dm BbM7 Dm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E|----10----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------10----|8--10-------10--|586-6-----------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|---7-7----------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Won't you listen to me_____
Full
key step up
Half
key step up
Half
key step down
Full
key step down
