Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Diwatta:
D
Boy, whatcha doin’?
F#m
Boy, watcha thinkin’?
D
Boy, what’s your name?
Blondeboi:
F#m
It’s Abraham Lincoln.
Diwatta:
G Bb
I’ve landed in a land that’s strange and foreign.
Blondeboi:
G
Now tell me your name.
Diwatta:
Bb
It’s Mary Warren.
D F#m
Boy, this is Salem. I just had my trial.
D F#m
They think I‘m a witch they think I‘m vile.
G Bb
They said, “Girl, you’ll hang. You must confess!”
G Bb
So, I lied and said, “Yes, I am possessed.”
Blondeboi:
D F#m
You held it in. (I held it in.)
D F#m D
But Mary you lied. (I held it in.)
F#m
Don’t you feel awful?
Mary Warren:
D F#m
Yes, but I’m alive. This girl is headstrong!
G
Abe, I lied in court but what the heck?
C D
I lost my honour, not my neck.
Blondeboi:
D
Today was a tough day for me.
F#m
I was just on my way to have a talk with my parents.
Diwatta:
D
What kind of talk, Abraham?
Blondeboi:
F#m
Oh, you know. I just wanted to share with them that
D
I’m a little different. That, I love them, but I also
F#m
love the way army men look. In and out of their uniforms.
Diwatta:
D
Wow, too bad there’s no place for you to share your feelings.
F#m
Why don’t you join the recycling club?
D
You don’t have to talk about what’s on your mind when you can recycle.
F#m
Do you want my advice, Abraham?
Blondeboi:
Yes, Mary Warren.
Diwatta:
D F#m
Hold it in! (I wanna share my feelings.)
D F#m D F#m
No, don’t be obscene. Just hold it in! (But my voice matters.)
D F#m
Not if you’re a teen. Swallow your feelings.
G C
Don’t you wanna run the country someday? (Yes! You think I can do it?)
G
Not if you’re gay! (Mary, speaking my mind is not a sin!)
C D
Trust me, I’m a Puritan!
Eb
Hold it in! (Yeah!)
Cm Eb
Keep your feelings inside. Just hold it in!
Cm
(Girl, I can’t lie.) Please don’t riff.
Blondeboi:
A
If I hold it in, I’ll lose my bravery.
Diwatta:
D
If you hold it in, you will end slavery.
A
You win! (I win.)
D B E A
If you (I) hold it in! Yeah.
