This Jesus must die
ANNAS : What then to do about Jesus of Nazareth,
C D G C
miracle wonderman, hero of fools?
Am E
E7 Am
PRIESTS : No riots, no army, no fighting, no slogans.
C D E Am
CAIAPHAS : one thing I say for him : Jesus is cool.
Am E E7 Am
ANNAS : we dare not leave him to his own devices,
C D G C
his half-witted fans will get out of control.
Am E E7 Am
PRIESTS : But how can we stop him, his glamour increases
C D E Am
by leaps every minute – he’s top of the poll.
F C
CAIAPHAS : I see bad things arising –
E Am E Am
the crowd call him “King”, which the Romans would ban.
F C
I see
blood and destruction –
E Am E Am
our elimination because of one man.
C D G Am
ALL : Because, because, because of one man.
G E Am
CAIAPHAS : Our elimination because of one man.
C D
ALL : Because, because,
E
E7 Am
because of one, ‘cause of one, ‘cause of one man.
Am E E7 Am
PRIESTS : What then to do about this Jesus mania ?
C D G C
ANNAS : How do we deal with the Carpenter King?
PRIESTS : Where do we start with a man who is bigger
C D E Am
than John was when John did his baptism thing.
CAIAPHAS : Fools, you have no perception !
E Am E Am
The
stakes we are gambling, are frighteningly high.
F
C
We
must crush him completely,
E Am E Am
for the sake of the nation this Jesus must die.
C D G Am
ALL : Must die, must die, this Jesus must die.
G E Am
CAIAPHAS : So like John before him, this Jesus must die.
C D
ALL : Must die, must die,
E E7 Am
this Jesus must, Jesus
must, Jesus must die.