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 : C F A# D# G C
Key : Bm
Capo : No capo

Intro
Gm  What's A#Boston Like, Abby ?
Is Is CmFull Of Temptation ? And D#Sin ? And Clams ?
Gm   A#Oh, I Bet It's TCmerribly Awful D#​

Verse 1
Gm  Oh Yeah, It's A#Terrible In BCmoston D#​
Gm  The Kind Of A#City You Get LCmost In D#​
Gm  Full Of Sin,A# Full Of Spice, CmWords Never MD#ake You Think Twice
Gm  I Don't Dare A#Miss It Yeah, Screw BCmoston  D#​

Pre-Chorus
Gm  If I Am A#Honest I Am DCmrowning D#​
Gm  This Place Screams A#Cult, This Perfect TCmown Thing D#​
Gm  Full Of Rules,A# Full Of Right, CmThey Say Shit LD#ike Smote And Smite
Gm  I Guess I A#Miss It Yeah, That BCmoston D#​
Where The C7Freedom Pours Like D#Wine
I Guess I A#/DMiss It Most Of The Time

Chorus
Back In A#Boston, There On The HC7arbor
The Sun Would A#/DRise, Each Day Was D#New
Back In A#Boston, Sky's The LC7imit
It Was A#/DFun, 'Cause Nobody D#Knew You
I Was CFree To Explore, Free To Be More Than
A#/DPure, Meek, Playing AD#long
Cm  I Had The Room To Be D#Wrong
Back In A#Boston Cm   D#​

Interlude
Gm  Oh, Oh A#Oh, Oh OCmh  D#​

Verse 2
Gm  I'm Glad I'm A#Gone I'm Better OCmff Now (ND#ow, Now)
Gm  Those People A#Weren't Holy LCmike Thou (TD#hou, Thou)
Gm  Who Needs A#More Than One BCmook, God Sent Me UD#p There To Cook
Gm  It Was OutA#landish There In BCmoston D#​

Pre-Chorus
Gm  Out Here I A#Feel Like An ImpCmostor D#​
Gm  Some Distant A#Relative They FCmoster D#​
Gm  Here I'm A#Stuck As A WCmaif, I Need A PD#lace I Feel Safe
Gm  To Prove There's A#Life Outside Of BCmoston D#​

Chorus
Back In A#Boston, There On The HC7arbor
The Sun Would A#/DRise, Each Day Was D#New
Back In A#Boston, I Didn't HC7arbor
My Real A#/DThoughts The Way I Know They D#All Do
I Was CFree To Explore, Free To Be More Than
A#/DPure, Meek, Playing AD#long
Cm  I Had The Room To Be D#Wrong

Bridge
Here In CSalem, We Have Our Dm7Virtues
The Good C/EBook, We're All Work And AllF Pray
Here In CSalem, We Are Dm7Tested
We'll Be C/EStrong, Never Led FmAstray
Dm7What Need Have I For Fun
D#m7When I'm A Chosen One

Outro
I'm Done Backing CBoston
COh Oh Oh Oh, Oh Oh

2. An Idle Brain Invites The Devil In

Tuning : C F A# D# G C
Key : A
Capo : 2nd fret

Intro
An D#Idle Brain Invites The Devil In
Father Forgive Me For My FmSins, My A#Sins
Give Me FmPunishments And A#Rules
And Never-FmEnding Sunday A#School
An FmIdle Brain InA#vites The Devil ID#n

Verse 1
D#Happy Means Doing What I Should (Happy Means Doing What I Should)
See! Look, I'm Smiling Coz' I'm FmGood (You're A#Good!)
My FmKnees Are Sore From A#Prayer (Ah)
Yeah, My FmFavourite Shape Is A#Square (Ah)
FmHappy Means A#Doing What I SD#hould!

Chorus
I GNever Listen To The Voice InCmside Me
It's GBetter With Commandments There To CmGuide Me
I Stay GSafe Inside The Fence
Even CmWhen Things Don't Make Sense
FmJudge Me, Give Me Grades
Oh God AdA#vise Me!

Verse 2
D#Who Needs A Hug When You're A Saint? (Who Needs A Hug When You're A Saint?)
I Only Need My Self ReFmstraint
It's A#Quaint
When I'm FmPerfect As Can A#Be
Father FmFinally Will Love A#Me
FmWho Needs A A#Hug When You're A SD#aint?

Bridge
G#Evil, Sin And DD#oubt
I'll FmHelp To Point It D#Out
And G#If I Am ImpD#ure
More FmPunishment's The D#Cure
G#Show Me Sins And SGtuff
Till' I Am Good ECmnough
Good FmEnough
Good G#Enough, Oh MGan!

Chorus
I GNever Listen To The Voice InCmside Me (I Never Listen!)
It's GBetter With Commandments There To CmGuide Me (Oh Guide Me!)
I Stay GSafe Inside The Fence (Ooh!)
Even CmWhen Things Don't Make Sense
FmJudge Me, Give Me Grades (Ah!)
Oh God AdA#vise Me!

Bridge
D#Paradise Has Got A Spot For Me!
Flawless Is All I Need To FmBe!
To A#Be!
PreFmdestined And EA#lective
I Do FmAll That They A#Expect
FmParadise Has A#Got A Spot For MD#e!

Chorus
An FIdle Brain Invites The Devil In (La La La La La La)
Father Forgive Me For My SGmins, My SCins! (La La La La La La)
Give Me GmPunishments And CRules (La, La La, La)
And Never GmEnding Sunday CSchool (La La La, La,La)
An GmIdle Brain InCvites The Devil FIn (La La La La La La La!)

3. The Samuel Touch

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

Verse 1
I FThink I've Finally Done It, At Last It's Plain To See
C/E    ADm Letter From My Minister, Dear Lord, I'm Gonna Pee
C The A#Seal Must Symbolize Me, A BA#mrave Nude Guy
They CFinally Think I'm Cool
CYes, Not Now, Don't Cry
HeFllo, Rev'rend Parris
FSee Now They Know My Name
C/E    ItDm Is With Utmost Urgency
DmYou Know Of Recent Claims
C They A#Say That There Is Witchcraft Circling OA#mur Great State
If CYou Cannot Defame Them Boston Doth Await
CBoston Doth Await, Oh !

Chorus
A#Wuh-Uh-Oh
Can't CGo Back To Boston
FWuh-Uh-Oh
'Cause DmIt Sucked So Much
A#Wuh-Uh-Oh
I'll CSave Salem From Sin
FThat's The CSamuel DmTouch
A# That's The SCamuel TFouch

Verse 2
FI Can't Go Back To Being The Punching Bag Of The Boston Ministry
FGiving Sponge Baths To The Retired Reverends
FReverend Parris, The Whole Town Is Praying For You
FOh ? To Leave !A# Oh
C This GmVillage Just FNeeds The Samuel Touch
FLet's See What I Can Fix
FExcuse Me, I Was Walking
FHey Ben ! How Have You Been
C/E    TheDm Baby Won't Stop Crying
DmAllow Me To Tuck Them In
C I A#Think She's Crying Harder
I'll JustA#m Tuck In Tight
Hey CLook At That, She's Quiet
CHave A Lovely Night
HeFllo Local Lady
FHi
FI'll Help You Cross The Street
Oh No, No C/E​
You DmWeight A Little More Than Me
DmPut Me Down You Deadbeat
C Hey A#Charles ! A Bone For Your Pup
He A#mDied Last Night
I'm CSorry For Your Loss
CIt's All Your Fault, You I Smite

Chorus
A#Wuh-Uh-Oh
I CWant Them To Love Me
FWuh-Uh-Oh
Samuel DmSucks So Much
A#Wuh-Uh-Oh
One CDay They Won't Shove Me
FThat's The CSamuel DmTouch
A# That's The SCamuel TFouch

Bridge
FHear Ye, Hear Ye
FAfter Reading Your Feedback From The Compliment Box
FIt Seems You May Have Mistook It As A Complaint Box
FAs The Most Common Submissions Were Death Threaths And Yo Mama Jokes Directed
 At Me
FYou Also Wrote That Your Homes Are Chilly
FSo I'll Drag Around This Barrel Of Hot Coals To Every Door In Town
FPlease Note There Is A One Lump Per Household Maximum
FOh ! I've Dropped The Coals
FOoh I'm Sorry! Ooh, It's Hot, Hot! Ow! Outch
FYes, Step Around, Tap Around
Ooh, A#Tap Around The Coals
Oh Look At CYou, You're Very Talented
F Have We Invented A New DmDance Form? I Like ItA#!  C  F  Dm​
A# Back In Boston, The Clergy BCullies
Made Me FClean And Lick Every DmFloor
Back In A#Boston, Nobody LCiked Me
Here In DmSalem I Might BeA# More
I D#Can't Let Rumors Run This Town
D#Or Back To Boston I'll Be Bound

Chorus
BWuh-Uh-Oh
At C#Last They All Love Me
F#Wuh-Uh-Oh
Our D#mFeet Hurt So Much
BWuh-Uh-Oh
They C#Won't Get Rid Of Me
F#That's The SC#amuel ToD#much
B That's The C#Samuel
B That's The C#Samuel
B That's The C#Samuel F#Touch

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

4. Cursed

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

Verse 1
They Could A#mEnchant Anybody And You'd Hardly Ever Tell
It F#Almost Looks Like Nothing If The Witch Can Do It Well
But You'll D#mKnow Its Bewitching
D#mIf You Begin Itching
A#mSpiders, Small Pox, Thick Wool Sweaters
A#mIt Begins With A Scratch Or Two Or Three
When You F#Think About Fleas, Poison Ivy Or Disease
Just D#mFocus On Your Stitching, But Wait!
D#mAre You Still Itching? A#m​

Chorus
D#Cursed!
We're Taken C#Over BCmy A FA#morce We CaG#n't ControF#l
Bedevilled In The D#Worst Way
They Got C#All Of UCms, For RA#meal
D#Cursed!
We're Taken C#Over
CmI BeA#mlieve That WG#as Their GoF#al
Bedеvilled In The D#Worst Way
We AC#gree It's HCmow Wе FA#meel

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

Chorus
D#Cursed!
We're Taken C#Over BCmy A FA#morce We CaG#n't ControF#l
Bedevilled In The D#Worst Way
They Got C#All Of UCms, For RA#meal
D#Cursed!
We're Taken C#Over
CmI BeA#mlieve That WG#as Their GoF#al
Bedеvilled In The D#Worst Way
We AC#gree It's HCmow Wе FA#meel

Bridge
A#mVicious, Itching, Dancing Beat
A#mGet The Witches Out Of Me!
A#mSend A Doctor, Send A Monk
A#mWe're Possesed And In A Funk
A#mWe Have A Duty
A#mNow To Spread The News
A#mSo No One Else Will Suffer Witch Abuse
A#mIf We Tell Salem Everything We Know
A#mThen Maybe We Can Rescue Someone (Some!)

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

Chorus
D#Cursed!
We're Taken C#Over BCmy A FA#morce We CaG#n't ControF#l (Oh, They'll Run Him Out Of
Town!)
Bedevilled In The D#Worst Way
They Got C#All Of UCms, For RA#meal (They Will Run Yeah)
D#Cursed!
We're Taken C#Over
CmI BeA#mlieve That WG#as Their GoF#al
Bedеvilled In The D#Worst Way
We AC#gree It's HCmow Wе FA#meel

Outro
They Could EnA#mchant Anybody And You'd Hardly Ever Tell

5. Witch Hunter General

Tuning : C F A# D# G C
Key : D
Capo : No capo

Intro
A# D# F x2

Verse 1
I Hear Salem's Got Some A#Problems
D# Where To BegiFn?
Well Guess What I Am Here To A#Solve Them
D# Where Have You BeeFn?
I'm Hopkins, Your Legit Witch A#Finder D#​
F There Could Be One Right There BeA#hind Her D#(Ooh!)  F​

Pre-Chorus
Gm  We'll Give The Witches A Prick
D   If There's No Mark, Its A Trick!
Dm   Finding Witches IsC Easy And Quick

Chorus
I've Got It CmRight With FMe!
They'll DmRun But Can'tGm Hide
That's Why I'm CmCalled
Witch FHunter A#General!
I'vе Got It CmRight
Spelled FOut In DmPure Black And GmWhitе
They Could Be CmAnyFone You A#Know!

Verse 2
I've Done My A#Research
A D#Gentleman SFcholar
I've Been Approved By A#The Church
Queen Mary D#Told Him To CFall Her
A Careful Reading Of The A#Good Book
D#The Bible, Yes F​
Shows You The Ways That Witches A#Could Look
D#Oh, Your Book, SFplendid Yes

Pre-Chorus
Gm  Look For A Mark. Hey! That's It!
D  Could Be A Wart Or A Zit
Dm   Either Way We CaCnnot Acquit

Chorus
I've Got It CmRight With FMe!
They'll DmRun But Can'tGm Hide
That's Why I'm CmCalled
Witch FHunter A#General!
I'vе Got It CmRight
Spelled FOut In DmPure Black And GmWhitе
They Could Be CmAnyFone You A#Know!

Verse 3
A#What Might My Point Towards The Witches?
A#mPoor As Church Mice? (Ooh!)
C#Up At Midnight? (Ooh!)
D#Extra Hair? (Ooh!)
DNo Hair? (Ooh!)
A#mWhispered Meetings? (Ooh!)
C#Husband Cheating? (Ooh!)
D#Lack Of Breeding? (Ooh!)
DOver Eating? (Ah!)
Get Creative Because You Never A#mKnow...

Pre-Chorus
A#mIt's Probably Who You DislC#ike, It's Time For Salem To StD#rike
Bring Out The Gallows, It's CTime To Shine!

Chorus
I've Got It CmRight With FMe!
They'll DmRun But Can'tGm Hide
That's Why I'm CmCalled
Witch FHunter A#General!
I'vе Got It CmRight
Spelled FOut In DmPure Black And GmWhitе
They Could Be CmAnyFone You A#Know!

Bridge
A#We Must Test The Accused!
A#A Witch Will Not Drown
A#Gentlemen! Bring In The Tub!
A#mAre They Bouyant? (Tub!)
Or C#An Annoyant? (Tub!)
D#Got A Blemish? (Tub!)
DToo Coquettish? (Tub!)
Or A#mWorse, A Skeptic? (Tub!)
We C#Can't Accept It!
We D#Can't Accept It!
We DCan't Accept It! Tub!

Pre-Chorus
Gm  It's Proudly Who We DislikeD, It's Time For Salem To Strike
Dm   Bring Out The Gallows, It'sC Time To Shine!

Chorus
He's Got It CmRight! You'll FSee (I've Got It Right, You'll See)
They'll DmRun But Can'tGm Hide
That's Why He's CmCalled (That's What I'm Called)
Witch FHunter A#General!
We've Got It CmRight (I've Got It Right)
Spelled FOut In DmPure Black And GmWhitе
They Could Be CmAnyFone You A#Know! (Oh Yeah!)
They Could Be CmAnyFone You A#Know
They Could Be CmAnyFone You A#Know

Outro
N.c.
Well, That Was Fun!

6. Show Them The Light

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

Intro
Cm Fm x2

Verse 1
Cm  They SayFm Faith Is Tested
Cm  So I Am PaFmtient, I Am Pure
Cm  They Say FmWe're Infested
So CmI Listen, FmI Endure
CmWhat Is This FmDark Feeling?
Cm   FmI Can't Let ItCm   FmGo Cm   Fm​
Cm  I DrankFm Up Their Libel
Cm  Let Them Cleave FmUs, Ours And Theirs
Cm  My Town'sFm Turning Tribal
While CmI Cling To FmBooks And Prayers
I'm CmDreading The Path I've FmAlways Known
I'm C#Dreading The Thought It's OvergCmrowFmn  Cm   Fm​

Pre-Chorus
If They G#Lied About This
If They G#mLied, I Did Too

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

Verse 2
DmI Stood Proud Beside Them
Gm  I Was Favoured, Idle Brained
Dm   I Let Their Worship Warm Me
GmNow I'm Freezing, My Soul Stained
GmI Stayed Safe Inside The Fence
G#Close My Eyes To What Makes Sense

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

Bridge
Dm   Burn It All, Burn The Truth, Burn The Town
Gm  What They Want's To Burn It All, Burn It Down
Dm   In The End, Will Anyone Be Left AAround?
D#m  If I've Sinned, Follow Blind, Let Them Win
G#mIs It A Sin? To Change My Mind, Trust Within
D#m  Maybe The Men Aren't WA#ho Should Be In ChCarge?

Chorus
Cm  This Is Your Final Warning
CmThis Is The Damning Bell
CmYou Better Listen Closely
A#I Know How To BGmreak This Spell
CmWhat Starts As Sparks Will Spiral
CmI've Sifted Through The Haze
CmWe've Been Inhaling Smoke
But A#Now I Know We're AGmll Ablaze

Outro
This A#mIs My Purpose, This Is My Plight
I EHear Your Call
I'll Show Them The LiFmght