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Consolation Prize

Words and music by Edwyn Collins
Tabs by Rick Strang


Chords Used:

                  E  A  D  G  B  E
E --------------- O  2  2  1  O  O
A                 O  O  2  2  2  O
A(2) ------------ 5  7  7  6  5  5
B                 2  2  4  4  4  2
F#m ------------- 2  4  4  2  2  2
G#m               4  6  6  4  4  4



Intro: (picked on...)

E - E - A - B



Verse:

E ------------ A ------- B ------ E -
A thousand vio-lins will play for you

----------------- A ------- B ------- E --
While you sit and roll your deep blue eyes.

------------- A ---- B ---------- E ---
A thousand to win, a thousand you lose,

---------------- A --- B ---- E --- 
But I'll be your conso-lation prize.

F#m --- G#m --- A(2) ---
------------------------

---------------- A --- B ---- E ---
But I'll be your conso-lation prize.

---------------- A --- B ---- E --- 
But I'll be your conso-lation prize.

F#m --- G#m --- A(2) ---
------------------------
                                                   
E --- F#m - G#m --- A(2)- E ---  
....... And all you do is sigh.

F#m --- G#m --- A(2) ---
------------------------

(picked) 
E - F#m - G#m - A(2) 



(Fiddly fill on B, answers on a postcard please!)


(as before)
    Well I wore my fringe like Roger McGuinn's.
    I wore it hoping to impress.
    So frightfully "camp", it made you laugh.
    Tomorrow I'll buy myself a dress.
    So Ludicrous!



Bridge:

B --------------------------------------
I don't mean to pry, but didn't that guy

G#m - F#m - E - A -- G#m - F#m - E -- A -- F#m --
Crum--ple   up  your face  a     thou-sand times?

-- G#m - F#m - E --
He made  you   cry.

G#m --------------------------
I'll be your consolation prize

- A ---------------
Although (although)...... 

- B -----------
I know (I know)......



Outro:

E ----------- A -- B ------- E --
I'll never be man enough for you.

------------- A -- B ------
I'll never be man enough (etc.)

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