Salem
Chords used in following version (in order of appearance): Em, C, Dsus2, D, Dsus4, G, B7 -- Capo 3
Em
She said "Not I,"
C
But she said so many things.
Em
How were we to know... we to know
C
What to believe?
Em
And how we questioned her
C
'Til our consciences were pacified,
Em
There was seamless transformation
C
Of rumor... rumor to truth.
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
Now, isn't it truth?
C G
But I saw her gathering daisies
C G
When our men came to take her away,
Em C
And the town wrapped its fear 'round her neck with its latest
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
Mistake.
C G
And God's been too quiet here lately
C G
In the age of fanatical lies.
Em C
I wanted to tell her: "Hush, my dear,
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
"Heaven won't be so blind."
C
Forgive us
G
In Salem.
C
Oh! Forgive us
G
In Salem.
Em
I know that sin
C
Is the harbinger of emptiness,
Em C
But she was full of love for the Earth.
Em
Now, we're not gods,
C
But we've seen so many things.
Em
How were we to know... we to know
C
What to believe?
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
Really, what can you believe?
C G
But I saw her gathering daisies
C G
When our men came to take her away,
Em C
And the town wrapped its fear 'round her neck with its latest
Dsus2 D Dus4 D
Mistake.
C G
And God's been too quiet here lately
C G
In the age of fanatical lies.
Em C
I wanted to tell her: "Hush, my dear,
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
"Heaven won't be so blind."
C
But forgive us!
G
In Salem...
C
Please, forgive us!
G
Down here in Salem...
B7
And now she haunts my dreams
Em
Just like we used to claim she did.
B7 Em
And time slides over me, but I just can't forget.
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
No, I just can't forget
C G
That I saw her gathering daisies
C G
When our men came to take her away,
Em C
And the town wrapped its fear 'round her neck with its latest
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
Mistake.
C G
And God's been too quiet here lately
C G
In the age of fanatical lies.
Em C
I wanted to tell her: "Hush, my dear,
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
"Heaven won't be so blind."
C
But forgive us!
G
In Salem...
C
Could you forgive us
G
Down here in Salem?