The Price bass tab by Twisted Sister

The Price

                              by Twisted Sister
                         From the album: Stay Hungry
                               Bass Tablature

          transcribed by Joe Vahabzadeh . . . king_v@excaliber.net
                      Originally completed on: 1/24/97
                             Updated on: 1/25/97
              Please email me for any problems or corrections.

         Thanks to Mike Zalot, whose guitar tablature of this song,
              I used as a general framework to help me in this.

                 Lyrics are at the end after the tablature

h.= dotted half note
h = half note
q.= dotted quarter note
q = quarter note
e.= dotted eigth note
e = eigth note
s = 16th note

R = Rest

() = indicates note is not struck again, but is continued from previous
note.

)|       |(
)|       |(
)|  and  |(  indicate the beginning and end of a set of measures to be
)|       |(  repeated, followed by how many times to be played.

Pre-intro: 1/2 measure
 |----------------|
 |----------------|
 |----------------|
 |R---------------|
  h

Intro: 8 measures

)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
)|--------------------------------|3---------------2---------------|
)|----------------3---------------|--------------------------------|
)|1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  h               h                h               h

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
 |--------------------------------|0---------------0---------------|(
 |----------------3---------------|----------0-3-0-----------------|(
 |1-------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|( x2
  h               h                q       s s s s h

Verse 1:   Rest for 7 measures, followed by:
 |--------------------------------|
 |----------------0---0---0-------|
 |--------------0-----------3-1---|
 |R-----------R-------------------|
  q.          s s e   e   s s e
                  *

Pre-Chorus:   4 measures
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|------------0---0-------0-------|
 |----------------3---------------|3-------------------------3-----|
 |1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  h               h                q.          e   q       s e.

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|0----------(0)--0---0-----------|
 |1-----------------------3-------|--------------0-----------------|
 |----------------1---------------|--------------------------------|
  h               q       q        q.         (s)s e   q
                                                   *

Chorus:  Play intro

Verse 2:  8 measures
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|0----------(0)--0---0-----------|(
)|1---------------3---------------|--------------0-----------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(x3
  h               h                q.         (s)s e   q.
                                                   *

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|0----------(0)--0---0---0-------|
 |1---------------3---------------|--------------0-----------3-1---|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  h               h                q.         (s)s e   e   s s e
                                                   *

Repeat Pre-chorus, then Chorus.

Solo: Play last 4 measures of verse 2 section.

Repeat Pre-chorus.

Repeat Chorus to fade out.

LYRICS:

Verse 1:
        How long I have wanted,
        This dream to come true.
        And as it approaches,
        I can't believe I'm through.

Pre-Chorus 1:
        I've tried, oh, how I've tried,
        For the life, yes the life, I'm onto.

Chorus:
        Oh it's the price we've gotta pay,
        And all the games we've gotta play,
        Makes me wonder if it's worth it to carry on.
        Cause it's a game we're gonna lose,
        though it's a life we've gotta choose,
        And the price is your whole life until it's gone.

Verse 2:
        Time seems to have frozen,
        But the mind can't be fooled.
        As the days pass I discover,
        Destiny just can't be ruled.

Pre-Chorus 2:
        Hard times, oh, hard times,
        For the price, yes the price, I'm onto.

Repeat Chorus.

(Solo)

Repeat Pre-chorus.

Repeat Chorus to fade out.