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Chords and lyrics to "COULD WE START AGAIN, PLEASE ?"
(One of the additional songs from the 1973 movie Jesus Christ Superstar)
Chords for guitar by Robb Anagnostis 7-28-03 robb@musician.org
 MIDI by Robb  of "COULD WE START AGAIN, PLEASE ?"!>>>
[Misc. chord suggestions at bottom of page]

Intro 
bass- G B A F# D    A    D    A    D    A    D    A
piano-         D    G/A  D    G/A  D    G/A  D    G/A

  [*strings over D(sus9)-  E   D   C#  B  A]
       D         G/A      *D(sus9) G/A    D     D/F#  G               A
Mary:  I've been living to see you,       dying to    see you, but it shouldn't be like this.
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                     [*strings over G -  F# E  D E]
       Em                   G6          *G            A        A/C#   D    D/F#    A11(Em7/A)  D
       This was unexpected, what do I do now?         Could we start again please?
       D              G/A     D           D/F#     G          A
       I've been very hopeful so far, now for  the first time   I think we're going wrong.
       Em                     G6             G        A            A/C#   D    D/F#    A11(Em7/A)  D
         Hurry up and tell me this is just a dream or Could we start     again please?
       D              G/D       D
Peter: I think you've made your point now! 
-----         D           G               A
       You've even gone a bit too far to get the message home.
         Em                              G                         A        A/C#   D    D/F#  A11(Em7/A) 
       Before it gets too frightening we ought to call a halt. So! Could we start again please?
       D          G/D      D         D/F#    G               A
All:   I've been living to see you, dying to see you, but it shouldn't be like this.
---    Em                   G                  A       A/C#   D    D/F#   A 
       This was unexpected, what do I do now? Could we start again please?
       A                     
Women: Could we start again please?
-----    D            G/D       D
All:   I think you've made your point now! 
---    D                  G              A
       You've even gone a bit too far to get the message home.
         Em                              G6              G         A        A/C#   D    D/F#   A 
       Before it gets too frightening we ought to call a halt. So! Could we start again please?
       Gsus9/A   
Men:   Could we start again please?   
---    Gsus9/A  
Women: Could we start again please?
---    Gsus9/A         
Men:   Could we start again please?   
---    Gsus9/A   
Women: Could we start again please?
---    Gsus9/A        G/A  
Men:   Could we start again...? 
---    G/A            A7  D
Mary:  Could we start a___gain...?
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Misc. chord suggestions for verses
 G/A	 A/C#    D/F#     G6	
xo	x    o  xx	  oooo
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||||oo	||||||	||||o|  o|||||
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 3rd
 
(Alternate chords for those above in verses - to simulate the piano part)
  D      G/A     D/F#     G6	
xxo     xoo      xx       oooo 
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|||oo|	|||o|o	||||o|	o|||||
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5th fr. 7th fr.	2nd fr. 3rd fr.

 ADVANCED CHORDS
(Alternate chords for verse - to add string part to piano part)
Dsus9	  D	Gdim5	  G	
xxo  o	xxo      xoo 	  ooo  
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   [strings over chords - E     D  C#     B  A]
      D         G/A       Dsus9 D  Gdim5  G  D  D/F#  G               A
Mary: I've been living to see   you,         dying to see you, but it shouldn't...

 (Alternate chords for verse - to add string part over piano part)

Gmaj7	  G6 	   G	  G6	
 ooo	 oooo	 oo x	 oooo
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|o|||o	|o||||	|o||||	|o||||
o|||||	o|||||	o|||o|	o|||||

                      [*strings over G - F#    E  D E]
       Em                   G6           Gmaj7 G6 G G6  A        A/C# 
 Mary: This was unexpected, what do I do now?           Could we start...