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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 
Intro:	Strumming on D (6 bars or so)-see note below
Verse1:	D  
		Night of a thousand verses
		DOne thousand friends said have you Amheard
		GWhat we expDected
		DWe are all working late and
		DWaiting to win a prize that we dont deAmserve
		GAnd live to Dcollect it
Chorus:	                 F#m  G  
		Cant you see Im weary
		EmMaybe this Cnews can Dwait
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 Emknow where you hid it)
		BMaybe there was a C[P stamp] with itG  
		(I dont Emknow where to fit it)
		BTell me what kind of Cprize can you getG  
		(When you Emdont 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/E/F#/F#/G/ F#(notes, not chords).  If you're playing 
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------------------------
D----------------------------
A----------------------------
E----------------------------
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.

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The Prize

by Semisonic

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F#m

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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

Intro: Strumming on D (6 bars or so)-see note below

Verse1:

Night of a thousand verses

D Am

One thousand friends said have you heard

G D

What we expected

We are all working late and

D Am

Waiting to win a prize that we dont deserve

G D

And live to collect it

F#m G

Chorus:

Cant you see Im weary

Em C D

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"

B C G

Bridge:

Maybe there was a message in it

(I dont know where you hid it)

B C G

Maybe there was a [P stamp] with it

(I dont know where to fit it)

B C G

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 E F# F# G F#

///// (notes, not chords). If you're playing

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------------------------

D----------------------------

A----------------------------

E----------------------------

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.

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