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

Intro
Am  What's CBoston Like, Abby ?
Is Is DmFull Of Temptation ? And FSin ? And Clams ?
Am   COh, I Bet It's DmTerribly AwfulF​

Verse 1
Am  Oh Yeah, It's CTerrible In DmBostonF​
Am  The Kind Of CCity You Get DmLost InF​
Am  Full Of Sin,C Full Of Spice,Dm Words Never FMake You Think Twice
Am  I Don't Dare CMiss It Yeah, Screw DmBoston F​

Pre-Chorus
Am  If I Am CHonest I Am DmDrowningF​
Am  This Place Screams CCult, This Perfect DmTown ThingF​
Am  Full Of Rules,C Full Of Right,Dm They Say Shit FLike Smote And Smite
Am  I Guess I CMiss It Yeah, That DmBostonF​
Where The D7Freedom Pours Like FWine
I Guess I C/EMiss It Most Of The Time

Chorus
Back In CBoston, There On The D7Harbor
The Sun Would C/ERise, Each Day WasF New
Back In CBoston, Sky's The D7Limit
It Was C/EFun, 'Cause NobodyF Knew You
I Was DFree To Explore, Free To Be More Than
C/EPure, Meek, Playing FAlong
Dm  I Had The Room To Be FWrong
Back In CBostonDm   F​

Interlude
Am  Oh, Oh COh, Oh DmOh F​

Verse 2
Am  I'm Glad I'm CGone I'm Better DmOff Now (FNow, Now)
Am  Those People CWeren't Holy DmLike Thou (FThou, Thou)
Am  Who Needs CMore Than One DmBook, God Sent Me FUp There To Cook
Am  It Was OutClandish There In DmBostonF​

Pre-Chorus
Am  Out Here I CFeel Like An ImDmpostorF​
Am  Some Distant CRelative They DmFosterF​
Am  Here I'm CStuck As A DmWaif, I Need A FPlace I Feel Safe
Am  To Prove There's CLife Outside Of DmBostonF​

Chorus
Back In CBoston, There On The D7Harbor
The Sun Would C/ERise, Each Day WasF New
Back In CBoston, I Didn't D7Harbor
My Real C/EThoughts The Way I Know TheyF All Do
I Was DFree To Explore, Free To Be More Than
C/EPure, Meek, Playing FAlong
Dm  I Had The Room To Be FWrong

Bridge
Here In DSalem, We Have Our Em7Virtues
The Good D/F#Book, We're All Work And All GPray
Here In DSalem, We Are Em7Tested
We'll Be D/F#Strong, Never Led AGmstray
Em7What Need Have I For Fun
Fm7When I'm A Chosen One

Outro
I'm Done Backing DBoston
DOh Oh Oh Oh, Oh Oh

2. An Idle Brain Invites The Devil In

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

Intro
An FIdle Brain Invites The Devil In
Father Forgive Me For My GmSins, My CSins
Give Me GmPunishments And CRules
And Never-GmEnding Sunday CSchool
An GmIdle Brain InCvites The Devil FIn

Verse 1
FHappy Means Doing What I Should (Happy Means Doing What I Should)
See! Look, I'm Smiling Coz' I'm GmGood (You're CGood!)
My GmKnees Are Sore From CPrayer (Ah)
Yeah, My GmFavourite Shape Is CSquare (Ah)
GmHappy Means CDoing What I FShould!

Chorus
I ANever Listen To The Voice InDmside Me
It's ABetter With Commandments There To DmGuide Me
I Stay ASafe Inside The Fence
Even DmWhen Things Don't Make Sense
GmJudge Me, Give Me Grades
Oh God AdCvise Me!

Verse 2
FWho Needs A Hug When You're A Saint? (Who Needs A Hug When You're A Saint?)
I Only Need My Self ReGmstraint
It's CQuaint
When I'm GmPerfect As Can CBe
Father GmFinally Will Love CMe
GmWho Needs A CHug When You're A FSaint?

Bridge
A#Evil, Sin And DFoubt
I'll GmHelp To Point It FOut
And A#If I Am ImpFure
More GmPunishment's The FCure
A#Show Me Sins And SAtuff
Till' I Am Good EDmnough
Good GmEnough
Good A#Enough, Oh MAan!

Chorus
I ANever Listen To The Voice InDmside Me (I Never Listen!)
It's ABetter With Commandments There To DmGuide Me (Oh Guide Me!)
I Stay ASafe Inside The Fence (Ooh!)
Even DmWhen Things Don't Make Sense
GmJudge Me, Give Me Grades (Ah!)
Oh God AdCvise Me!

Bridge
FParadise Has Got A Spot For Me!
Flawless Is All I Need To GmBe!
To CBe!
PreGmdestined And EClective
I Do GmAll That They CExpect
GmParadise Has CGot A Spot For FMe!

Chorus
An GIdle Brain Invites The Devil In (La La La La La La)
Father Forgive Me For My SAmins, My SDins! (La La La La La La)
Give Me AmPunishments And DRules (La, La La, La)
And Never AmEnding Sunday DSchool (La La La, La,La)
An AmIdle Brain InDvites The Devil GIn (La La La La La La La!)

3. The Samuel Touch

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

Verse 1
I GThink I've Finally Done It, At Last It's Plain To See
D/F#    A EmLetter From My Minister, Dear Lord, I'm Gonna Pee
D The CSeal Must Symbolize Me, A CmBrave Nude Guy
They DFinally Think I'm Cool
DYes, Not Now, Don't Cry
HeGllo, Rev'rend Parris
GSee Now They Know My Name
D/F#    It EmIs With Utmost Urgency
EmYou Know Of Recent Claims
D They CSay That There Is Witchcraft Circling CmOur Great State
If DYou Cannot Defame Them Boston Doth Await
DBoston Doth Await, Oh !

Chorus
CWuh-Uh-Oh
Can't DGo Back To Boston
GWuh-Uh-Oh
'Cause EmIt Sucked So Much
CWuh-Uh-Oh
I'll DSave Salem From Sin
GThat's The DSamuel EmTouch
C That's The DSamuel GTouch

Verse 2
GI Can't Go Back To Being The Punching Bag Of The Boston Ministry
GGiving Sponge Baths To The Retired Reverends
GReverend Parris, The Whole Town Is Praying For You
GOh ? To Leave !C Oh
D This AmVillage Just GNeeds The Samuel Touch
GLet's See What I Can Fix
GExcuse Me, I Was Walking
GHey Ben ! How Have You Been
D/F#    The EmBaby Won't Stop Crying
EmAllow Me To Tuck Them In
D I CThink She's Crying Harder
I'll JustCm Tuck In Tight
Hey DLook At That, She's Quiet
DHave A Lovely Night
HeGllo Local Lady
GHi
GI'll Help You Cross The Street
Oh No, No D/F#​
You EmWeight A Little More Than Me
EmPut Me Down You Deadbeat
D Hey CCharles ! A Bone For Your Pup
He CmDied Last Night
I'm DSorry For Your Loss
DIt's All Your Fault, You I Smite

Chorus
CWuh-Uh-Oh
I DWant Them To Love Me
GWuh-Uh-Oh
Samuel EmSucks So Much
CWuh-Uh-Oh
One DDay They Won't Shove Me
GThat's The DSamuel EmTouch
C That's The DSamuel GTouch

Bridge
GHear Ye, Hear Ye
GAfter Reading Your Feedback From The Compliment Box
GIt Seems You May Have Mistook It As A Complaint Box
GAs The Most Common Submissions Were Death Threaths And Yo Mama Jokes Directed
 At Me
GYou Also Wrote That Your Homes Are Chilly
GSo I'll Drag Around This Barrel Of Hot Coals To Every Door In Town
GPlease Note There Is A One Lump Per Household Maximum
GOh ! I've Dropped The Coals
GOoh I'm Sorry! Ooh, It's Hot, Hot! Ow! Outch
GYes, Step Around, Tap Around
Ooh, CTap Around The Coals
Oh Look At DYou, You're Very Talented
G Have We Invented A New EmDance Form? I Like ItC! D  G  Em​
C Back In Boston, The Clergy DBullies
Made Me GClean And Lick Every EmFloor
Back In CBoston, Nobody DLiked Me
Here In EmSalem I Might BeC More
I FCan't Let Rumors Run This Town
FOr Back To Boston I'll Be Bound

Chorus
C#Wuh-Uh-Oh
At D#Last They All Love Me
G#Wuh-Uh-Oh
Our FmFeet Hurt So Much
C#Wuh-Uh-Oh
They D#Won't Get Rid Of Me
G#That's The SD#amuel ToFmuch
C# That's The SD#amuel
C# That's The SD#amuel
C# That's The SD#amuel TG#ouch

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

4. Cursed

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

Verse 1
They Could CmEnchant Anybody And You'd Hardly Ever Tell
It G#Almost Looks Like Nothing If The Witch Can Do It Well
But You'll FmKnow Its Bewitching
FmIf You Begin Itching
CmSpiders, Small Pox, Thick Wool Sweaters
CmIt Begins With A Scratch Or Two Or Three
When You G#Think About Fleas, Poison Ivy Or Disease
Just FmFocus On Your Stitching, But Wait!
FmAre You Still Itching?Cm​

Chorus
FCursed!
We're Taken D#Over BDmy A FCmorce We CA#an't ContrG#ol
Bedevilled In The FWorst Way
They Got D#All Of UDms, For RCmeal
FCursed!
We're Taken D#Over
DmI BeCmlieve That A#Was Their GG#oal
Bedеvilled In The FWorst Way
We AD#gree It's HDmow Wе FCmeel

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

Chorus
FCursed!
We're Taken D#Over BDmy A FCmorce We CA#an't ContrG#ol
Bedevilled In The FWorst Way
They Got D#All Of UDms, For RCmeal
FCursed!
We're Taken D#Over
DmI BeCmlieve That A#Was Their GG#oal
Bedеvilled In The FWorst Way
We AD#gree It's HDmow Wе FCmeel

Bridge
CmVicious, Itching, Dancing Beat
CmGet The Witches Out Of Me!
CmSend A Doctor, Send A Monk
CmWe're Possesed And In A Funk
CmWe Have A Duty
CmNow To Spread The News
CmSo No One Else Will Suffer Witch Abuse
CmIf We Tell Salem Everything We Know
CmThen Maybe We Can Rescue Someone (Some!)

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

Chorus
FCursed!
We're Taken D#Over BDmy A FCmorce We CA#an't ContrG#ol (Oh, They'll Run Him Out Of
Town!)
Bedevilled In The FWorst Way
They Got D#All Of UDms, For RCmeal (They Will Run Yeah)
FCursed!
We're Taken D#Over
DmI BeCmlieve That A#Was Their GG#oal
Bedеvilled In The FWorst Way
We AD#gree It's HDmow Wе FCmeel

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

5. Witch Hunter General

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

Intro
C F G x2

Verse 1
I Hear Salem's Got Some CProblems
F Where To BegGin?
Well Guess What I Am Here To CSolve Them
F Where Have You BeGen?
I'm Hopkins, Your Legit Witch CFinderF​
G There Could Be One Right There BeChind HerF (Ooh!)G​

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

Chorus
I've Got It DmRight With GMe!
They'll EmRun But Can'tAm Hide
That's Why I'm DmCalled
Witch GHunter CGeneral!
I'vе Got It DmRight
Spelled GOut In EmPure Black And AmWhitе
They Could Be DmAnyGone You CKnow!

Verse 2
I've Done My CResearch
A FGentleman GScholar
I've Been Approved By CThe Church
Queen Mary FTold Him To GCall Her
A Careful Reading Of The CGood Book
FThe Bible, YesG​
Shows You The Ways That Witches CCould Look
FOh, Your Book, GSplendid Yes

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

Chorus
I've Got It DmRight With GMe!
They'll EmRun But Can'tAm Hide
That's Why I'm DmCalled
Witch GHunter CGeneral!
I'vе Got It DmRight
Spelled GOut In EmPure Black And AmWhitе
They Could Be DmAnyGone You CKnow!

Verse 3
CWhat Might My Point Towards The Witches?
CmPoor As Church Mice? (Ooh!)
D#Up At Midnight? (Ooh!)
FExtra Hair? (Ooh!)
ENo Hair? (Ooh!)
CmWhispered Meetings? (Ooh!)
D#Husband Cheating? (Ooh!)
FLack Of Breeding? (Ooh!)
EOver Eating? (Ah!)
Get Creative Because You Never CmKnow...

Pre-Chorus
CmIt's Probably Who You DisD#like, It's Time For Salem To SFtrike
Bring Out The Gallows, It's DTime To Shine!

Chorus
I've Got It DmRight With GMe!
They'll EmRun But Can'tAm Hide
That's Why I'm DmCalled
Witch GHunter CGeneral!
I'vе Got It DmRight
Spelled GOut In EmPure Black And AmWhitе
They Could Be DmAnyGone You CKnow!

Bridge
CWe Must Test The Accused!
CA Witch Will Not Drown
CGentlemen! Bring In The Tub!
CmAre They Bouyant? (Tub!)
Or D#An Annoyant? (Tub!)
FGot A Blemish? (Tub!)
EToo Coquettish? (Tub!)
Or CmWorse, A Skeptic? (Tub!)
We D#Can't Accept It!
We FCan't Accept It!
We ECan't Accept It! Tub!

Pre-Chorus
Am  It's Proudly Who We DislikeE, It's Time For Salem To Strike
Em   Bring Out The Gallows, It'sD Time To Shine!

Chorus
He's Got It DmRight! You'll GSee (I've Got It Right, You'll See)
They'll EmRun But Can'tAm Hide
That's Why He's DmCalled (That's What I'm Called)
Witch GHunter CGeneral!
We've Got It DmRight (I've Got It Right)
Spelled GOut In EmPure Black And AmWhitе
They Could Be DmAnyGone You CKnow! (Oh Yeah!)
They Could Be DmAnyGone You CKnow
They Could Be DmAnyGone You CKnow

Outro
N.c.
Well, That Was Fun!

6. Show Them The Light

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

Intro
Dm Gm x2

Verse 1
Dm  They SayGm Faith Is Tested
Dm  So I Am PaGmtient, I Am Pure
Dm  They Say GmWe're Infested
So DmI Listen, GmI Endure
DmWhat Is This GmDark Feeling?
Dm   GmI Can't Let ItDm   GmGo Dm   Gm​
Dm  I DrankGm Up Their Libel
Dm  Let Them Cleave GmUs, Ours And Theirs
Dm  My Town'sGm Turning Tribal
While DmI Cling To GmBooks And Prayers
I'm DmDreading The Path I've GmAlways Known
I'm D#Dreading The Thought It's OvergDmrowGmn  Dm   Gm​

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

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

Verse 2
EmI Stood Proud Beside Them
Am  I Was Favoured, Idle Brained
Em   I Let Their Worship Warm Me
AmNow I'm Freezing, My Soul Stained
AmI Stayed Safe Inside The Fence
A#Close My Eyes To What Makes Sense

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

Bridge
Em   Burn It All, Burn The Truth, Burn The Town
Am  What They Want's To Burn It All, Burn It Down
Em   In The End, Will Anyone Be Left BAround?
Fm  If I've Sinned, Follow Blind, Let Them Win
A#mIs It A Sin? To Change My Mind, Trust Within
Fm  Maybe The Men Aren't CWho Should Be In DCharge?

Chorus
Dm  This Is Your Final Warning
DmThis Is The Damning Bell
DmYou Better Listen Closely
CI Know How To AmBreak This Spell
DmWhat Starts As Sparks Will Spiral
DmI've Sifted Through The Haze
DmWe've Been Inhaling Smoke
But CNow I Know We're AmAll Ablaze

Outro
This CmIs My Purpose, This Is My Plight
I F#Hear Your Call
I'll Show Them The LiGmght