(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 it´s 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 don´t want to taste its poison — feel it burn me
Bbm/F C7 F F+ F7 F
I have changed, I´m 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 I´m sad and tired
Ab Absus Ab Dbsus Db F F+ F
Listen, sure — ly I´ve 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
I´d wanna know I´d wanna know my God (x2)
Bbm Eb7
I´d wanna see I´d 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 I´ve said and done matter any more?
Bbm Eb7
I´d have to know I´d have to know my Lord (x2)
Bbm Eb7
I´d have to see I´d have to see my Lord (x2)
[key change to C]
Cm F7
If I die what would be my reward? (x2)
Cm F
I´d have to know I´d 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 there´s a reason for your wanting me to die
Cm Bb Ab G
You´re far too keen on where and how and not so hot on why
[repeat Cm — Bb — Ab — G progression]
Alright I´ll 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 I´m sad and tired
Bb Bbsus Ebsus Eb G G+ G
After all, I´ve 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 didn´t 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
