Salem The Ep

Full Album Of Salem The Musical

Salem : The Ep

1. Back In Boston
2. An Idle Brain Invites The Devil In
3. The Samuel Touch
4. Cursed
5. Witch Hunter General
6. Show Them The Light

1. Back In Boston

Tuning : A D G C E A
Key : Bm
Capo : No capo

Intro
Em  What's GBoston Like, Abby ?
Is Is AmFull Of Temptation ? And CSin ? And Clams ?
Em   GOh, I Bet It's AmTerribly AwfulC​

Verse 1
Em  Oh Yeah, It's GTerrible In AmBostonC​
Em  The Kind Of GCity You Get AmLost InC​
Em  Full Of Sin,G Full Of Spice,Am Words Never CMake You Think Twice
Em  I Don't Dare GMiss It Yeah, Screw AmBoston C​

Pre-Chorus
Em  If I Am GHonest I Am AmDrowningC​
Em  This Place Screams GCult, This Perfect AmTown ThingC​
Em  Full Of Rules,G Full Of Right,Am They Say Shit CLike Smote And Smite
Em  I Guess I GMiss It Yeah, That AmBostonC​
Where The A7Freedom Pours Like CWine
I Guess I G/BMiss It Most Of The Time

Chorus
Back In GBoston, There On The A7Harbor
The Sun Would G/BRise, Each Day WasC New
Back In GBoston, Sky's The A7Limit
It Was G/BFun, 'Cause NobodyC Knew You
I Was AFree To Explore, Free To Be More Than
G/BPure, Meek, Playing CAlong
Am  I Had The Room To Be CWrong
Back In GBostonAm   C​

Interlude
Em  Oh, Oh GOh, Oh AmOh C​

Verse 2
Em  I'm Glad I'm GGone I'm Better AmOff Now (CNow, Now)
Em  Those People GWeren't Holy AmLike Thou (CThou, Thou)
Em  Who Needs GMore Than One AmBook, God Sent Me CUp There To Cook
Em  It Was OutGlandish There In AmBostonC​

Pre-Chorus
Em  Out Here I GFeel Like An ImAmpostorC​
Em  Some Distant GRelative They AmFosterC​
Em  Here I'm GStuck As A AmWaif, I Need A CPlace I Feel Safe
Em  To Prove There's GLife Outside Of AmBostonC​

Chorus
Back In GBoston, There On The A7Harbor
The Sun Would G/BRise, Each Day WasC New
Back In GBoston, I Didn't A7Harbor
My Real G/BThoughts The Way I Know TheyC All Do
I Was AFree To Explore, Free To Be More Than
G/BPure, Meek, Playing CAlong
Am  I Had The Room To Be CWrong

Bridge
Here In ASalem, We Have Our Bm7Virtues
The Good A/C#Book, We're All Work And All DPray
Here In ASalem, We Are Bm7Tested
We'll Be A/C#Strong, Never Led ADmstray
Bm7What Need Have I For Fun
Cm7When I'm A Chosen One

Outro
I'm Done Backing ABoston
AOh Oh Oh Oh, Oh Oh

2. An Idle Brain Invites The Devil In

Tuning : A D G C E A
Key : A
Capo : 2nd fret

Intro
An CIdle Brain Invites The Devil In
Father Forgive Me For My DmSins, My GSins
Give Me DmPunishments And GRules
And Never-DmEnding Sunday GSchool
An DmIdle Brain InGvites The Devil CIn

Verse 1
CHappy Means Doing What I Should (Happy Means Doing What I Should)
See! Look, I'm Smiling Coz' I'm DmGood (You're GGood!)
My DmKnees Are Sore From GPrayer (Ah)
Yeah, My DmFavourite Shape Is GSquare (Ah)
DmHappy Means GDoing What I CShould!

Chorus
I ENever Listen To The Voice InAmside Me
It's EBetter With Commandments There To AmGuide Me
I Stay ESafe Inside The Fence
Even AmWhen Things Don't Make Sense
DmJudge Me, Give Me Grades
Oh God AdGvise Me!

Verse 2
CWho Needs A Hug When You're A Saint? (Who Needs A Hug When You're A Saint?)
I Only Need My Self ReDmstraint
It's GQuaint
When I'm DmPerfect As Can GBe
Father DmFinally Will Love GMe
DmWho Needs A GHug When You're A CSaint?

Bridge
FEvil, Sin And CDoubt
I'll DmHelp To Point It COut
And FIf I Am ImCpure
More DmPunishment's The CCure
FShow Me Sins And EStuff
Till' I Am Good EAmnough
Good DmEnough
Good FEnough, Oh EMan!

Chorus
I ENever Listen To The Voice InAmside Me (I Never Listen!)
It's EBetter With Commandments There To AmGuide Me (Oh Guide Me!)
I Stay ESafe Inside The Fence (Ooh!)
Even AmWhen Things Don't Make Sense
DmJudge Me, Give Me Grades (Ah!)
Oh God AdGvise Me!

Bridge
CParadise Has Got A Spot For Me!
Flawless Is All I Need To DmBe!
To GBe!
PreDmdestined And EGlective
I Do DmAll That They GExpect
DmParadise Has GGot A Spot For CMe!

Chorus
An DIdle Brain Invites The Devil In (La La La La La La)
Father Forgive Me For My SEmins, My SAins! (La La La La La La)
Give Me EmPunishments And ARules (La, La La, La)
And Never EmEnding Sunday ASchool (La La La, La,La)
An EmIdle Brain InAvites The Devil DIn (La La La La La La La!)

3. The Samuel Touch

Tuning : A D G C E A
Key : Bb
Capo : 1st fret

Verse 1
I DThink I've Finally Done It, At Last It's Plain To See
A/C#    A BmLetter From My Minister, Dear Lord, I'm Gonna Pee
A The GSeal Must Symbolize Me, A GmBrave Nude Guy
They AFinally Think I'm Cool
AYes, Not Now, Don't Cry
HeDllo, Rev'rend Parris
DSee Now They Know My Name
A/C#    It BmIs With Utmost Urgency
BmYou Know Of Recent Claims
A They GSay That There Is Witchcraft Circling GmOur Great State
If AYou Cannot Defame Them Boston Doth Await
ABoston Doth Await, Oh !

Chorus
GWuh-Uh-Oh
Can't AGo Back To Boston
DWuh-Uh-Oh
'Cause BmIt Sucked So Much
GWuh-Uh-Oh
I'll ASave Salem From Sin
DThat's The ASamuel BmTouch
G That's The ASamuel DTouch

Verse 2
DI Can't Go Back To Being The Punching Bag Of The Boston Ministry
DGiving Sponge Baths To The Retired Reverends
DReverend Parris, The Whole Town Is Praying For You
DOh ? To Leave !G Oh
A This EmVillage Just DNeeds The Samuel Touch
DLet's See What I Can Fix
DExcuse Me, I Was Walking
DHey Ben ! How Have You Been
A/C#    The BmBaby Won't Stop Crying
BmAllow Me To Tuck Them In
A I GThink She's Crying Harder
I'll JustGm Tuck In Tight
Hey ALook At That, She's Quiet
AHave A Lovely Night
HeDllo Local Lady
DHi
DI'll Help You Cross The Street
Oh No, No A/C#​
You BmWeight A Little More Than Me
BmPut Me Down You Deadbeat
A Hey GCharles ! A Bone For Your Pup
He GmDied Last Night
I'm ASorry For Your Loss
AIt's All Your Fault, You I Smite

Chorus
GWuh-Uh-Oh
I AWant Them To Love Me
DWuh-Uh-Oh
Samuel BmSucks So Much
GWuh-Uh-Oh
One ADay They Won't Shove Me
DThat's The ASamuel BmTouch
G That's The ASamuel DTouch

Bridge
DHear Ye, Hear Ye
DAfter Reading Your Feedback From The Compliment Box
DIt Seems You May Have Mistook It As A Complaint Box
DAs The Most Common Submissions Were Death Threaths And Yo Mama Jokes Directed
 At Me
DYou Also Wrote That Your Homes Are Chilly
DSo I'll Drag Around This Barrel Of Hot Coals To Every Door In Town
DPlease Note There Is A One Lump Per Household Maximum
DOh ! I've Dropped The Coals
DOoh I'm Sorry! Ooh, It's Hot, Hot! Ow! Outch
DYes, Step Around, Tap Around
Ooh, GTap Around The Coals
Oh Look At AYou, You're Very Talented
D Have We Invented A New BmDance Form? I Like ItG! A  D  Bm​
G Back In Boston, The Clergy ABullies
Made Me DClean And Lick Every BmFloor
Back In GBoston, Nobody ALiked Me
Here In BmSalem I Might BeG More
I CCan't Let Rumors Run This Town
COr Back To Boston I'll Be Bound

Chorus
G#Wuh-Uh-Oh
At A#Last They All Love Me
D#Wuh-Uh-Oh
Our CmFeet Hurt So Much
G#Wuh-Uh-Oh
They A#Won't Get Rid Of Me
D#That's The SA#amuel ToCmuch
G# That's The SA#amuel
G# That's The SA#amuel
G# That's The SA#amuel TD#ouch

Outro
N.c.
I'm Touchin' You- Oh, I'm Sorry-What- What? We're Done? Okay.

4. Cursed

Tuning : A D G C E A
Key : Ebm
Capo : 1st fret

Verse 1
They Could GmEnchant Anybody And You'd Hardly Ever Tell
It D#Almost Looks Like Nothing If The Witch Can Do It Well
But You'll CmKnow Its Bewitching
CmIf You Begin Itching
GmSpiders, Small Pox, Thick Wool Sweaters
GmIt Begins With A Scratch Or Two Or Three
When You D#Think About Fleas, Poison Ivy Or Disease
Just CmFocus On Your Stitching, But Wait!
CmAre You Still Itching?Gm​

Chorus
CCursed!
We're Taken A#Over BAmy A FGmorce We CFan't ContD#rol
Bedevilled In The CWorst Way
They Got A#All Of UAms, For RGmeal
CCursed!
We're Taken A#Over
AmI BeGmlieve That FWas Their D#Goal
Bedеvilled In The CWorst Way
We AA#gree It's HAmow Wе FGmeel

Verse 2
GmAnd Have You Heard A Drum Beat That Made You Want To Move?
Look! You're D#Tapping With Your Toe But The Preacher Won't Approve
The CmRhythm Have Commanded
CmBecause You've Been Enchanted
Gm  You Know I'm Righteous, I Don't Choose To Thrust My Hips
What's D#Happening!? I'm Dancing With Suggestive Finger Tips
Too CmPious, For The Twerking
It's Witches And It's Working!Gm​

Chorus
CCursed!
We're Taken A#Over BAmy A FGmorce We CFan't ContD#rol
Bedevilled In The CWorst Way
They Got A#All Of UAms, For RGmeal
CCursed!
We're Taken A#Over
AmI BeGmlieve That FWas Their D#Goal
Bedеvilled In The CWorst Way
We AA#gree It's HAmow Wе FGmeel

Bridge
GmVicious, Itching, Dancing Beat
GmGet The Witches Out Of Me!
GmSend A Doctor, Send A Monk
GmWe're Possesed And In A Funk
GmWe Have A Duty
GmNow To Spread The News
GmSo No One Else Will Suffer Witch Abuse
GmIf We Tell Salem Everything We Know
GmThen Maybe We Can Rescue Someone (Some!)

Pre-Chorus
GmSo Tell One Friend And They'll Tell A Couple More
They D#All Deserve To Know You've Been Possessed, They Can't Ignore!
We CmItched And Danced All Day
CmJust Ten Feet From Where We Pray
Oh, We'll GmRun Him Out Of Town!

Chorus
CCursed!
We're Taken A#Over BAmy A FGmorce We CFan't ContD#rol (Oh, They'll Run Him Out Of
Town!)
Bedevilled In The CWorst Way
They Got A#All Of UAms, For RGmeal (They Will Run Yeah)
CCursed!
We're Taken A#Over
AmI BeGmlieve That FWas Their D#Goal
Bedеvilled In The CWorst Way
We AA#gree It's HAmow Wе FGmeel

Outro
They Could EnGmchant Anybody And You'd Hardly Ever Tell

5. Witch Hunter General

Tuning : A D G C E A
Key : D
Capo : No capo

Intro
G C D x2

Verse 1
I Hear Salem's Got Some GProblems
C Where To BegDin?
Well Guess What I Am Here To GSolve Them
C Where Have You BeDen?
I'm Hopkins, Your Legit Witch GFinderC​
D There Could Be One Right There BeGhind HerC (Ooh!)D​

Pre-Chorus
Em  We'll Give The Witches A Prick
B   If There's No Mark, Its A Trick!
Bm   Finding Witches IsA Easy And Quick

Chorus
I've Got It AmRight With DMe!
They'll BmRun But Can'tEm Hide
That's Why I'm AmCalled
Witch DHunter GGeneral!
I'vе Got It AmRight
Spelled DOut In BmPure Black And EmWhitе
They Could Be AmAnyDone You GKnow!

Verse 2
I've Done My GResearch
A CGentleman DScholar
I've Been Approved By GThe Church
Queen Mary CTold Him To DCall Her
A Careful Reading Of The GGood Book
CThe Bible, YesD​
Shows You The Ways That Witches GCould Look
COh, Your Book, DSplendid Yes

Pre-Chorus
Em  Look For A Mark. Hey! That's It!
B  Could Be A Wart Or A Zit
Bm   Either Way We CaAnnot Acquit

Chorus
I've Got It AmRight With DMe!
They'll BmRun But Can'tEm Hide
That's Why I'm AmCalled
Witch DHunter GGeneral!
I'vе Got It AmRight
Spelled DOut In BmPure Black And EmWhitе
They Could Be AmAnyDone You GKnow!

Verse 3
GWhat Might My Point Towards The Witches?
GmPoor As Church Mice? (Ooh!)
A#Up At Midnight? (Ooh!)
CExtra Hair? (Ooh!)
BNo Hair? (Ooh!)
GmWhispered Meetings? (Ooh!)
A#Husband Cheating? (Ooh!)
CLack Of Breeding? (Ooh!)
BOver Eating? (Ah!)
Get Creative Because You Never GmKnow...

Pre-Chorus
GmIt's Probably Who You DisA#like, It's Time For Salem To SCtrike
Bring Out The Gallows, It's ATime To Shine!

Chorus
I've Got It AmRight With DMe!
They'll BmRun But Can'tEm Hide
That's Why I'm AmCalled
Witch DHunter GGeneral!
I'vе Got It AmRight
Spelled DOut In BmPure Black And EmWhitе
They Could Be AmAnyDone You GKnow!

Bridge
GWe Must Test The Accused!
GA Witch Will Not Drown
GGentlemen! Bring In The Tub!
GmAre They Bouyant? (Tub!)
Or A#An Annoyant? (Tub!)
CGot A Blemish? (Tub!)
BToo Coquettish? (Tub!)
Or GmWorse, A Skeptic? (Tub!)
We A#Can't Accept It!
We CCan't Accept It!
We BCan't Accept It! Tub!

Pre-Chorus
Em  It's Proudly Who We DislikeB, It's Time For Salem To Strike
Bm   Bring Out The Gallows, It'sA Time To Shine!

Chorus
He's Got It AmRight! You'll DSee (I've Got It Right, You'll See)
They'll BmRun But Can'tEm Hide
That's Why He's AmCalled (That's What I'm Called)
Witch DHunter GGeneral!
We've Got It AmRight (I've Got It Right)
Spelled DOut In BmPure Black And EmWhitе
They Could Be AmAnyDone You GKnow! (Oh Yeah!)
They Could Be AmAnyDone You GKnow
They Could Be AmAnyDone You GKnow

Outro
N.c.
Well, That Was Fun!

6. Show Them The Light

Tuning : A D G C E A
Key : Bm
Capo : 1st fret

Intro
Am Dm x2

Verse 1
Am  They SayDm Faith Is Tested
Am  So I Am PaDmtient, I Am Pure
Am  They Say DmWe're Infested
So AmI Listen, DmI Endure
AmWhat Is This DmDark Feeling?
Am   DmI Can't Let ItAm   DmGo Am   Dm​
Am  I DrankDm Up Their Libel
Am  Let Them Cleave DmUs, Ours And Theirs
Am  My Town'sDm Turning Tribal
While AmI Cling To DmBooks And Prayers
I'm AmDreading The Path I've DmAlways Known
I'm A#Dreading The Thought It's OvergAmrowDmn  Am   Dm​

Pre-Chorus
If They FLied About This
If They FmLied, I Did Too

Chorus
C#m   This Is Our Final Warning
Bm   This Is The Damning Bell
C#m   Thought I Was Listening Closely
BmBut I Wasn't Listening Well
C#m   What Starts As Sparks Will Spiral
Bm   The Truths Become A Hazе
C#m   I've Been Inhaling Smoke
BmUnaware Wе're All Ablaze
It's EmTime To Make Their Wrong A Right
What A#Can I Do?
Who'll Show Them The BmLight?

Verse 2
BmI Stood Proud Beside Them
Em  I Was Favoured, Idle Brained
Bm   I Let Their Worship Warm Me
EmNow I'm Freezing, My Soul Stained
EmI Stayed Safe Inside The Fence
FClose My Eyes To What Makes Sense

Chorus
C#m   This Is Our Final Warning
Bm   This Is The Damning Bell
C#m   Thought I Knew Everything
BmBut Now I See Those Cast A Spell
C#m   What Starts As Sparks Will Spiral
Bm   The Truths Become A Hazе
C#m   I've Been Inhaling Smoke
BmUnaware Wе're All Ablaze
It's EmTime To Make Their Wrong A Right
    A#
The question now :
N.c.
"Who'll Show Them A-?"

Bridge
Bm   Burn It All, Burn The Truth, Burn The Town
Em  What They Want's To Burn It All, Burn It Down
Bm   In The End, Will Anyone Be Left F#Around?
Cm  If I've Sinned, Follow Blind, Let Them Win
FmIs It A Sin? To Change My Mind, Trust Within
Cm  Maybe The Men Aren't GWho Should Be In ACharge?

Chorus
Am  This Is Your Final Warning
AmThis Is The Damning Bell
AmYou Better Listen Closely
GI Know How To EmBreak This Spell
AmWhat Starts As Sparks Will Spiral
AmI've Sifted Through The Haze
AmWe've Been Inhaling Smoke
But GNow I Know We're EmAll Ablaze

Outro
This GmIs My Purpose, This Is My Plight
I C#Hear Your Call
I'll Show Them The LiDmght