#------------PLEASE NOTE------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------## # From: Date: Sun 10 Mar 1996 15:14:28 -0500 Subject: CRD: The Prize by Semisonic THE PRIZE by SEMISONIC from the EP PLEASURE on MCA.   Any corrections/edits welcome.  Words in brackets mean I’m probably wrong.  Check out Semisonic consisting of Dan Wilson and John Munson from Trip Shakespeare and Jake Slichter ("a percussionist").  First full-length CD due out in April.  Email to Intro: Strumming on D (6 bars or so)-see note below Verse1: D Night of a thousand verses One thousand friends said have you heard What we expected We are all working late and Waiting to win a prize that we dont deserve And live to collect it Chorus:                 F#m G Cant you see Im weary Maybe this news can wait Verse2: Night of a thousand verses One thousand strivers strain to hear The voice thats left us Magazines still have to sell us Twelve master geniuses a year Its all so shameless Chorus: Repeat 2x second time "Worried" not "Weary" Bridge: B                 C              G Maybe there was a message in it (I dont know where you hid it) Maybe there was a [P stamp] with it    (I dont know where to fit it) Tell me what kind of prize can you get (When you dont want to win it) Then back to D for a few bars. Then once through verse and chorus with no words and with distorted guitar on top. Then back to bridge exactly as above Then chorus 2x. When strumming on D there is a little riff that is D in the second fret you can try to pick it while holding the chord like this: E---2------0---2---2---4h--2p B---3---3------------ G---1------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Try to keep the G and B strings from getting muted so the chord continues to sound.  You may find easier places to play up the neck if you’re on an electric.