{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2874,"song":"The Prize","artist":"Semisonic","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11537970-the-prize-chords-by-semisonic/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2874?type=chord","rating":4.9603,"votes":6,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\n#\r\n\r\nDate: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 15:14:28 -0500\r\nSubject: CRD: The Prize by Semisonic\r\n\r\n\r\nTHE PRIZE by SEMISONIC from the EP PLEASURE on MCA.  \r\n\r\nAny corrections/edits welcome.  Words in brackets mean \r\nI'm probably wrong.  Check out Semisonic, consisting of \r\nDan Wilson and John Munson from Trip Shakespeare, and \r\nJake Slichter (\"a percussionist\").  First full-length \r\n\r\nIntro:\tStrumming on D (6 bars or so)-see note below\r\n[tab]Verse1:\t[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\t\tNight of a thousand verses[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t[ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\t\tOne thousand friends said have you heard[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\t\tWhat we expected[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\t\tWe are all working late and[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t[ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\t\tWaiting to win a prize that we dont deserve[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\t\tAnd live to collect it[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]Chorus:\t                [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\t\tCant you see Im weary[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t[ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\t\tMaybe this news can wait[/tab]\r\nVerse2:\t\r\n\t\tNight of a thousand verses\r\n\t\tOne thousand strivers strain to hear\r\n\t\tThe voice thats left us\r\n\t\tMagazines still have to sell us\r\n\t\tTwelve master geniuses a year\r\n\t\tIts all so shameless\r\n\r\nChorus:\tRepeat 2x, second time \"Worried\" not \"Weary\"\r\n[tab]Bridge:\t[ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\t\tMaybe there was a message in it[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\t\t(I dont know where you hid it)[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t[ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\t\tMaybe there was a [P stamp] with it[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\t\t(I dont know where to fit it)[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t[ch]B[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\t\tTell me what kind of prize can you get[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\t\t(When you dont want to win it)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nThen back to D for a few bars.\r\nThen once through verse and chorus, with no words, and \r\nwith distorted guitar on top.\r\n\r\nThen back to bridge exactly as above\r\nThen chorus 2x.\r\n\r\nWhen strumming on D, there is a little riff that is\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]/[ch]E[/ch]/[ch]F#[/ch]/[ch]F#[/ch]/[ch]G[/ch]/[ch]F#[/ch] (notes, not chords).  If you're playing \r\nD in the second fret, you can try to pick it while [/tab]\r\nholding the chord, like this:\r\n\r\n[tab]E---2------0---2---2---4h--2p\r\nB---3---3--------------------\r\nG---1------------------------\r\nD----------------------------\r\nA----------------------------\r\nE----------------------------[/tab]\r\n\r\nTry to keep the G and B strings from getting muted so \r\nthe chord continues to sound.  You may find easier \r\nplaces to play up the neck if you're on an electric.","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\n#\n\nDate: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 15:14:28 -0500\nSubject: CRD: The Prize by Semisonic\n\n\nTHE PRIZE by SEMISONIC from the EP PLEASURE on MCA.  \n\nAny corrections/edits welcome.  Words in brackets mean \nI'm probably wrong.  Check out Semisonic, consisting of \nDan Wilson and John Munson from Trip Shakespeare, and \nJake Slichter (\"a percussionist\").  First full-length \n\nIntro:\tStrumming on D (6 bars or so)-see note below\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse2:\t\n\t\tNight of a thousand verses\n\t\tOne thousand strivers strain to hear\n\t\tThe voice thats left us\n\t\tMagazines still have to sell us\n\t\tTwelve master geniuses a year\n\t\tIts all so shameless\n\nChorus:\tRepeat 2x, second time \"Worried\" not \"Weary\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThen back to D for a few bars.\nThen once through verse and chorus, with no words, and \nwith distorted guitar on top.\n\nThen back to bridge exactly as above\nThen chorus 2x.\n\nWhen strumming on D, there is a little riff that is\n\nholding the chord, like this:\n\n\n\nTry to keep the G and B strings from getting muted so \nthe chord continues to sound.  You may find easier \nplaces to play up the neck if you're on an electric.","chords":["D","Am","G","F#m","Em","C","B","E","F#","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}