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Intro
D
C-Em-D  
Verse 1
DI'm safe and submerged in a submarine
And the bells of the town strike free
And it's Chappening to Emme
And I Dgrabbed the Prize
Verse 2
DThe prize was a song and a lullaby
And I think that my voice agree
And they're Ctaking the words from Emme
Like the Dother day
And you're Ctaking these froEmm me
Like the Dother day
Verse 3
DNow the race to the dark is it anyone
And the things that they take to me
For the Cpower that you Embring
ODn through thee
Verse 4
DThere's a new baby boy down the corridor
There's a new baby born at sea
And you're Ctaking these from Emme
Like the Dother day
And you're Ctaking the words from Emme
Like the other Dday
Interlude
DHey now now!
CAnd you noEmw!
Dyea yea
hey now now!
CAnd I KnEmew
DYea yea 
CAnd you nEmow
AmThings that Emget you Gwhen you're Fmaj7alone
AmTry to Embreak you, for gGetting your Fmaj7stone
EmCause I've got the DPrize
Outro
C-Bb- D(till your heart is content)
La la la

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The Prize

by Shack

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Intro

C Em D

Verse 1

I'm safe and submerged in a submarine

And the bells of the town strike free

C Em

And it's happening to me

And I grabbed the Prize

Verse 2

The prize was a song and a lullaby

And I think that my voice agree

C Em

And they're taking the words from me

Like the other day

C Em

And you're taking these from me

Like the other day

Verse 3

Now the race to the dark is it anyone

And the things that they take to me

C Em

For the power that you bring

On through thee

Verse 4

There's a new baby boy down the corridor

There's a new baby born at sea

C Em

And you're taking these from me

Like the other day

C Em

And you're taking the words from me

Like the other day

Interlude

Hey now now!

C Em

And you now!

yea yea

hey now now!

C Em

And I Knew

Yea yea

C Em

And you now

Am Em G Fmaj7

Things that get you when you're alone

Am Em G Fmaj7

Try to break you, for getting your stone

Em D

Cause I've got the Prize

Outro

C Bb D

-- (till your heart is content)

La la la

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