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 : E A D G B E
Key : Bm
Capo : No capo

Intro
Bm  What's DBoston Like, Abby ?
Is Is EmFull Of Temptation ? And GSin ? And Clams ?
Bm   DOh, I Bet It's EmTerribly AwfulG​

Verse 1
Bm  Oh Yeah, It's DTerrible In EmBostonG​
Bm  The Kind Of DCity You Get EmLost InG​
Bm  Full Of Sin,D Full Of Spice,Em Words Never GMake You Think Twice
Bm  I Don't Dare DMiss It Yeah, Screw EmBoston G​

Pre-Chorus
Bm  If I Am DHonest I Am EmDrowningG​
Bm  This Place Screams DCult, This Perfect EmTown ThingG​
Bm  Full Of Rules,D Full Of Right,Em They Say Shit GLike Smote And Smite
Bm  I Guess I DMiss It Yeah, That EmBostonG​
Where The E7Freedom Pours Like GWine
I Guess I D/GbMiss It Most Of The Time

Chorus
Back In DBoston, There On The E7Harbor
The Sun Would D/GbRise, Each Day Was GNew
Back In DBoston, Sky's The E7Limit
It Was D/GbFun, 'Cause Nobody GKnew You
I Was EFree To Explore, Free To Be More Than
D/GbPure, Meek, Playing AGlong
Em  I Had The Room To Be GWrong
Back In DBostonEm   G​

Interlude
Bm  Oh, Oh DOh, Oh EmOh G​

Verse 2
Bm  I'm Glad I'm DGone I'm Better EmOff Now (GNow, Now)
Bm  Those People DWeren't Holy EmLike Thou (GThou, Thou)
Bm  Who Needs DMore Than One EmBook, God Sent Me GUp There To Cook
Bm  It Was OutDlandish There In EmBostonG​

Pre-Chorus
Bm  Out Here I DFeel Like An ImEmpostorG​
Bm  Some Distant DRelative They EmFosterG​
Bm  Here I'm DStuck As A EmWaif, I Need A GPlace I Feel Safe
Bm  To Prove There's DLife Outside Of EmBostonG​

Chorus
Back In DBoston, There On The E7Harbor
The Sun Would D/GbRise, Each Day Was GNew
Back In DBoston, I Didn't E7Harbor
My Real D/GbThoughts The Way I Know They GAll Do
I Was EFree To Explore, Free To Be More Than
D/GbPure, Meek, Playing AGlong
Em  I Had The Room To Be GWrong

Bridge
Here In ESalem, We Have Our Gbm7Virtues
The Good E/AbBook, We're All Work And All APray
Here In ESalem, We Are Gbm7Tested
We'll Be E/AbStrong, Never Led AAmstray
Gbm7What Need Have I For Fun
Gm7When I'm A Chosen One

Outro
I'm Done Backing EBoston
EOh Oh Oh Oh, Oh Oh

2. An Idle Brain Invites The Devil In

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

Intro
An GIdle Brain Invites The Devil In
Father Forgive Me For My AmSins, My DSins
Give Me AmPunishments And DRules
And Never-AmEnding Sunday DSchool
An AmIdle Brain InDvites The Devil GIn

Verse 1
GHappy Means Doing What I Should (Happy Means Doing What I Should)
See! Look, I'm Smiling Coz' I'm AmGood (You're DGood!)
My AmKnees Are Sore From DPrayer (Ah)
Yeah, My AmFavourite Shape Is DSquare (Ah)
AmHappy Means DDoing What I GShould!

Chorus
I BNever Listen To The Voice InEmside Me
It's BBetter With Commandments There To EmGuide Me
I Stay BSafe Inside The Fence
Even EmWhen Things Don't Make Sense
AmJudge Me, Give Me Grades
Oh God AdDvise Me!

Verse 2
GWho Needs A Hug When You're A Saint? (Who Needs A Hug When You're A Saint?)
I Only Need My Self ReAmstraint
It's DQuaint
When I'm AmPerfect As Can DBe
Father AmFinally Will Love DMe
AmWho Needs A DHug When You're A GSaint?

Bridge
CEvil, Sin And GDoubt
I'll AmHelp To Point It GOut
And CIf I Am ImGpure
More AmPunishment's The GCure
CShow Me Sins And BStuff
Till' I Am Good EEmnough
Good AmEnough
Good CEnough, Oh BMan!

Chorus
I BNever Listen To The Voice InEmside Me (I Never Listen!)
It's BBetter With Commandments There To EmGuide Me (Oh Guide Me!)
I Stay BSafe Inside The Fence (Ooh!)
Even EmWhen Things Don't Make Sense
AmJudge Me, Give Me Grades (Ah!)
Oh God AdDvise Me!

Bridge
GParadise Has Got A Spot For Me!
Flawless Is All I Need To AmBe!
To DBe!
PreAmdestined And EDlective
I Do AmAll That They DExpect
AmParadise Has DGot A Spot For GMe!

Chorus
An AIdle Brain Invites The Devil In (La La La La La La)
Father Forgive Me For My SBmins, My SEins! (La La La La La La)
Give Me BmPunishments And ERules (La, La La, La)
And Never BmEnding Sunday ESchool (La La La, La,La)
An BmIdle Brain InEvites The Devil AIn (La La La La La La La!)

3. The Samuel Touch

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

Verse 1
I AThink I've Finally Done It, At Last It's Plain To See
E/Ab    A GbmLetter From My Minister, Dear Lord, I'm Gonna Pee
E The DSeal Must Symbolize Me, A DmBrave Nude Guy
They EFinally Think I'm Cool
EYes, Not Now, Don't Cry
HeAllo, Rev'rend Parris
ASee Now They Know My Name
E/Ab    It GbmIs With Utmost Urgency
GbmYou Know Of Recent Claims
E They DSay That There Is Witchcraft Circling DmOur Great State
If EYou Cannot Defame Them Boston Doth Await
EBoston Doth Await, Oh !

Chorus
DWuh-Uh-Oh
Can't EGo Back To Boston
AWuh-Uh-Oh
'Cause GbmIt Sucked So Much
DWuh-Uh-Oh
I'll ESave Salem From Sin
AThat's The ESamuel GbmTouch
D That's The ESamuel ATouch

Verse 2
AI Can't Go Back To Being The Punching Bag Of The Boston Ministry
AGiving Sponge Baths To The Retired Reverends
AReverend Parris, The Whole Town Is Praying For You
AOh ? To Leave !D Oh
E This BmVillage Just ANeeds The Samuel Touch
ALet's See What I Can Fix
AExcuse Me, I Was Walking
AHey Ben ! How Have You Been
E/Ab    The GbmBaby Won't Stop Crying
GbmAllow Me To Tuck Them In
E I DThink She's Crying Harder
I'll JustDm Tuck In Tight
Hey ELook At That, She's Quiet
EHave A Lovely Night
HeAllo Local Lady
AHi
AI'll Help You Cross The Street
Oh No, No E/Ab​
You GbmWeight A Little More Than Me
GbmPut Me Down You Deadbeat
E Hey DCharles ! A Bone For Your Pup
He DmDied Last Night
I'm ESorry For Your Loss
EIt's All Your Fault, You I Smite

Chorus
DWuh-Uh-Oh
I EWant Them To Love Me
AWuh-Uh-Oh
Samuel GbmSucks So Much
DWuh-Uh-Oh
One EDay They Won't Shove Me
AThat's The ESamuel GbmTouch
D That's The ESamuel ATouch

Bridge
AHear Ye, Hear Ye
AAfter Reading Your Feedback From The Compliment Box
AIt Seems You May Have Mistook It As A Complaint Box
AAs The Most Common Submissions Were Death Threaths And Yo Mama Jokes Directed
 At Me
AYou Also Wrote That Your Homes Are Chilly
ASo I'll Drag Around This Barrel Of Hot Coals To Every Door In Town
APlease Note There Is A One Lump Per Household Maximum
AOh ! I've Dropped The Coals
AOoh I'm Sorry! Ooh, It's Hot, Hot! Ow! Outch
AYes, Step Around, Tap Around
Ooh, DTap Around The Coals
Oh Look At EYou, You're Very Talented
A Have We Invented A New GbmDance Form? I Like It!D  E  A  Gbm​
D Back In Boston, The Clergy EBullies
Made Me AClean And Lick Every GbmFloor
Back In DBoston, Nobody ELiked Me
Here In GbmSalem I Might Be DMore
I GCan't Let Rumors Run This Town
GOr Back To Boston I'll Be Bound

Chorus
EbWuh-Uh-Oh
At FLast They All Love Me
BbWuh-Uh-Oh
Our GmFeet Hurt So Much
EbWuh-Uh-Oh
They FWon't Get Rid Of Me
BbThat's The SFamuel TGmouch
Eb That's The SFamuel
Eb That's The SFamuel
Eb That's The SFamuel BbTouch

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

4. Cursed

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

Verse 1
They Could DmEnchant Anybody And You'd Hardly Ever Tell
It BbAlmost Looks Like Nothing If The Witch Can Do It Well
But You'll GmKnow Its Bewitching
GmIf You Begin Itching
DmSpiders, Small Pox, Thick Wool Sweaters
DmIt Begins With A Scratch Or Two Or Three
When You BbThink About Fleas, Poison Ivy Or Disease
Just GmFocus On Your Stitching, But Wait!
GmAre You Still Itching?Dm​

Chorus
GCursed!
We're Taken FOver EmBy A DmForce We CCan't ConBbtrol
Bedevilled In The GWorst Way
They Got FAll Of EmUs, For DmReal
GCursed!
We're Taken FOver
EmI BeDmlieve That CWas Their BbGoal
Bedеvilled In The GWorst Way
We AFgree It's EmHow Wе DmFeel

Verse 2
DmAnd Have You Heard A Drum Beat That Made You Want To Move?
Look! You're BbTapping With Your Toe But The Preacher Won't Approve
The GmRhythm Have Commanded
GmBecause You've Been Enchanted
Dm  You Know I'm Righteous, I Don't Choose To Thrust My Hips
What's BbHappening!? I'm Dancing With Suggestive Finger Tips
Too GmPious, For The Twerking
It's Witches And It's Working!Dm​

Chorus
GCursed!
We're Taken FOver EmBy A DmForce We CCan't ConBbtrol
Bedevilled In The GWorst Way
They Got FAll Of EmUs, For DmReal
GCursed!
We're Taken FOver
EmI BeDmlieve That CWas Their BbGoal
Bedеvilled In The GWorst Way
We AFgree It's EmHow Wе DmFeel

Bridge
DmVicious, Itching, Dancing Beat
DmGet The Witches Out Of Me!
DmSend A Doctor, Send A Monk
DmWe're Possesed And In A Funk
DmWe Have A Duty
DmNow To Spread The News
DmSo No One Else Will Suffer Witch Abuse
DmIf We Tell Salem Everything We Know
DmThen Maybe We Can Rescue Someone (Some!)

Pre-Chorus
DmSo Tell One Friend And They'll Tell A Couple More
They BbAll Deserve To Know You've Been Possessed, They Can't Ignore!
We GmItched And Danced All Day
GmJust Ten Feet From Where We Pray
Oh, We'll DmRun Him Out Of Town!

Chorus
GCursed!
We're Taken FOver EmBy A DmForce We CCan't ConBbtrol (Oh, They'll Run Him Out Of
Town!)
Bedevilled In The GWorst Way
They Got FAll Of EmUs, For DmReal (They Will Run Yeah)
GCursed!
We're Taken FOver
EmI BeDmlieve That CWas Their BbGoal
Bedеvilled In The GWorst Way
We AFgree It's EmHow Wе DmFeel

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

5. Witch Hunter General

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

Intro
D G A x2

Verse 1
I Hear Salem's Got Some DProblems
G Where To BegAin?
Well Guess What I Am Here To DSolve Them
G Where Have You BeAen?
I'm Hopkins, Your Legit Witch DFinderG​
A There Could Be One Right There BeDhind HerG (Ooh!)A​

Pre-Chorus
Bm  We'll Give The Witches A Prick
Gb   If There's No Mark, Its A Trick!
Gbm   Finding Witches Is EEasy And Quick

Chorus
I've Got It EmRight With AMe!
They'll GbmRun But Can't BmHide
That's Why I'm EmCalled
Witch AHunter DGeneral!
I'vе Got It EmRight
Spelled AOut In GbmPure Black And WBmhitе
They Could Be EmAnyAone You DKnow!

Verse 2
I've Done My DResearch
A GGentleman AScholar
I've Been Approved By DThe Church
Queen Mary GTold Him To ACall Her
A Careful Reading Of The DGood Book
GThe Bible, YesA​
Shows You The Ways That Witches DCould Look
GOh, Your Book, ASplendid Yes

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

Chorus
I've Got It EmRight With AMe!
They'll GbmRun But Can't BmHide
That's Why I'm EmCalled
Witch AHunter DGeneral!
I'vе Got It EmRight
Spelled AOut In GbmPure Black And WBmhitе
They Could Be EmAnyAone You DKnow!

Verse 3
DWhat Might My Point Towards The Witches?
DmPoor As Church Mice? (Ooh!)
FUp At Midnight? (Ooh!)
GExtra Hair? (Ooh!)
GbNo Hair? (Ooh!)
DmWhispered Meetings? (Ooh!)
FHusband Cheating? (Ooh!)
GLack Of Breeding? (Ooh!)
GbOver Eating? (Ah!)
Get Creative Because You Never DmKnow...

Pre-Chorus
DmIt's Probably Who You DisFlike, It's Time For Salem To GStrike
Bring Out The Gallows, It's ETime To Shine!

Chorus
I've Got It EmRight With AMe!
They'll GbmRun But Can't BmHide
That's Why I'm EmCalled
Witch AHunter DGeneral!
I'vе Got It EmRight
Spelled AOut In GbmPure Black And WBmhitе
They Could Be EmAnyAone You DKnow!

Bridge
DWe Must Test The Accused!
DA Witch Will Not Drown
DGentlemen! Bring In The Tub!
DmAre They Bouyant? (Tub!)
Or FAn Annoyant? (Tub!)
GGot A Blemish? (Tub!)
GbToo Coquettish? (Tub!)
Or DmWorse, A Skeptic? (Tub!)
We FCan't Accept It!
We GCan't Accept It!
We GbCan't Accept It! Tub!

Pre-Chorus
Bm  It's Proudly Who We DislikeGb, It's Time For Salem To Strike
Gbm   Bring Out The Gallows, It's ETime To Shine!

Chorus
He's Got It EmRight! You'll ASee (I've Got It Right, You'll See)
They'll GbmRun But Can't BmHide
That's Why He's EmCalled (That's What I'm Called)
Witch AHunter DGeneral!
We've Got It EmRight (I've Got It Right)
Spelled AOut In GbmPure Black And WBmhitе
They Could Be EmAnyAone You DKnow! (Oh Yeah!)
They Could Be EmAnyAone You DKnow
They Could Be EmAnyAone You DKnow

Outro
N.c.
Well, That Was Fun!

6. Show Them The Light

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

Intro
Em Am x2

Verse 1
Em  They SayAm Faith Is Tested
Em  So I Am PaAmtient, I Am Pure
Em  They Say AmWe're Infested
So EmI Listen, AmI Endure
EmWhat Is This AmDark Feeling?
Em   AmI Can't Let ItEm   AmGo Em   Am​
Em  I DrankAm Up Their Libel
Em  Let Them Cleave AmUs, Ours And Theirs
Em  My Town'sAm Turning Tribal
While EmI Cling To AmBooks And Prayers
I'm EmDreading The Path I've AmAlways Known
I'm FDreading The Thought It's OverEmgroAmwn Em   Am​

Pre-Chorus
If They CLied About This
If They CmLied, I Did Too

Chorus
Abm   This Is Our Final Warning
Gbm   This Is The Damning Bell
Abm   Thought I Was Listening Closely
GbmBut I Wasn't Listening Well
Abm   What Starts As Sparks Will Spiral
Gbm   The Truths Become A Hazе
Abm   I've Been Inhaling Smoke
GbmUnaware Wе're All Ablaze
It's BmTime To Make Their Wrong A Right
What FCan I Do?
Who'll Show Them The GbmLight?

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

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

Bridge
Gbm   Burn It All, Burn The Truth, Burn The Town
Bm  What They Want's To Burn It All, Burn It Down
Gbm   In The End, Will Anyone Be Left ADbround?
Gm  If I've Sinned, Follow Blind, Let Them Win
CmIs It A Sin? To Change My Mind, Trust Within
Gm  Maybe The Men Aren't DWho Should Be In ECharge?

Chorus
Em  This Is Your Final Warning
EmThis Is The Damning Bell
EmYou Better Listen Closely
DI Know How To BmBreak This Spell
EmWhat Starts As Sparks Will Spiral
EmI've Sifted Through The Haze
EmWe've Been Inhaling Smoke
But DNow I Know We're BmAll Ablaze

Outro
This DmIs My Purpose, This Is My Plight
I AbHear Your Call
I'll Show Them The LiAmght