Jesus Christ Superstar - Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)
(IMHO this is probably THE most powerful piece in the entire show. A true
perfect blend of Lloyd-Webber and Rice at their finest! This is a
difficult tune to put into ASCII, mainly because the bulk of the piece is
arranged orchestral, and even on piano itґs hard to capture the magic of
this work... here goes nothing... ad lib where deemed appropriate)
[in 4/4, Bb]
[verse]
Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb Bbm/F
I only want to say
Ebm Ebm/Db Ebm/C Ebm/Bb
If there is a way
Ab Absus Ab Dbsus Db
Take this cup a - way from me
F F+ F Bbmsus Bbm Gb
For I donґt want to taste its poison -- feel it burn me
Bbm/F C7 F F+ F7 F
I have changed, Iґm not as sure as when we started
Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb Bbm/F
Then I was inspired
Ebm Ebm/Db Ebm/C Ebm/Bb
Now Iґm sad and tired
Ab Absus Ab Dbsus Db F F+ F
Listen, sure - ly Iґve exceeded expectations
Bbmsus Bbm Gb
Tried for three years -- seems like thirty
Bbm/f F Bbm
Could you ask as much from any other man?
[sub-verse]
Bbm Ab Gb F
But if I die
Bbm Ab Gb F
See the saga through and do the things you ask of me
Bbm Ab Gb F
Let them hate me, hit me, hurt me, nail me to their tree
Bbm Eb7
Iґd wanna know Iґd wanna know my God (x2)
Bbm Eb7
Iґd wanna see Iґd wanna see my God (x2)
Bbm Ab Gb F
Why I should die
Bbm Ab Gb F
Would I be more noticed than I ever was before?
Bbm Ab Gb F
Would the things Iґve said and done matter any more?
Bbm Eb7
Iґd have to know Iґd have to know my Lord (x2)
Bbm Eb7
Iґd have to see Iґd have to see my Lord (x2)
[key change to C]
Cm F7
If I die what would be my reward? (x2)
Cm F
Iґd have to know Iґd have to know my Lord (x2)
Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G
Why should I die? Why should I die?
Cm Bb Ab G
Can you show me now that I would not be killed in vain?
Cm Bb Ab G
Show me just a little of your omnipresent brain
Cm Bb Ab G
Show me thereґs a reason for your wanting me to die
Cm Bb Ab G
Youґre far too keen on where and how and not so hot on why
[repeat Cm - Bb - Ab - G progression]
Alright Iґll die! Just watch me die!
See how I die! See how I die!
[Instrumental orchestra break in 5/8 -- Cm Bbsus Ab G]
[Break last round at Ab - Tacet - return to initial tempo in Cm]
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/Ab Cm/G Fm Fm/Eb Fm/D Fm/C
Then I was inspired, now Iґm sad and tired
Bb Bbsus Ebsus Eb G G+ G
After all, Iґve tried for three years seems like ninety
Cm Ab Cm/G
Why then am I scared to finish what I started
D7 D7-9 G
What you started -- I didnґt start it
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/Ab Cm/G Fm Fm/Eb Fm/Eb Fm/D Fm7/C
God, thy will is hard but you hold every card
Bb Bbsus Ebsus Eb
I will drink your cup of poison
G G+ G Cm Ab
Nail me to your cross and break me, bleed me, beat me
Cm/G G7 G+ G7 G7sus G7 Ab Fm G7sus Cm
Kill me -- take me now before I change my mind
