A Design For Life Chords & Tabs
A Design For Life Bass Tab
Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
I just tabbed this straight through. It's very easy but a hell of a good song.
Intro
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A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----| x2
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Verse
“Libraries gave us power…”
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A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----| x2
E---------3-3---------3-3-|
“Then work came and made us free…”
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A-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----| x2
E---------5-5---------5-5-|
“What price now…”
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E-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-|
“For a shallow…”
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D-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-----|
A---------1-1---------1-1-|
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“Piece of dignity…”
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A-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----|
E---------5-5---------5-5-|
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A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----| x2
E---------3-3---------3-3-|
“I wish I had a bottle…”
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A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----| x2
E---------3-3---------3-3-|
“Right here in my dirty face…”
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A-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----| x2
E---------5-5---------5-5-|
“To wear the scars…”
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E-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-|
“To show from…”
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D-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-----|
A---------1-1---------1-1-|
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“Where I came…”
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A-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----|
E---------5-5---------5-5-|
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A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----|
E---------3-3---------3-3-|
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A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----|
E---------3-3---------1-0-|
Chorus
“We don’t talk about love…”
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A-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5----------------------|
E--------------------3--3-3--3-3--0-3-1-0-|
“We only wanna get drunk…”
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A-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5------------------5-6-|
E--------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----|
“And we are not allowed to spend…”
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E-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-|
“We are told that this is the end…”
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E-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-0-1--0-0-|
“A design for life…”
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E-5--5-5--5-5--0-5-3-2-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--0--|
“A design for life…”
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A------------|
E-1--------1-|
Verse
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A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----| x2
E---------3-3---------3-3-|
“I wish I had a bottle…”
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----| x2
E---------3-3---------3-3-|
“Right here in my dirty face…”
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----| x2
E---------5-5---------5-5-|
“To wear the scars…”
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A-------------------------| x2
E-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-|
“To show from…”
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D-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-----|
A---------1-1---------1-1-|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/manic_street_preachers/a_design_for_life_btab_ver_3.html ]
“Where I came…”
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A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----|
E---------3-3---------3-3-|
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A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----|
E---------3-3---------1-0-|
Chorus
“We don’t talk about love…”
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D-----------------------------------------|
A-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5----------------------|
E--------------------3--3-3--3-3--0-3-1-0-|
“We only wanna get drunk…”
G-----------------------------------------|
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A-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5------------------5-6-|
E--------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----|
“And we are not allowed to spend…”
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E-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-|
“We are told that this is the end…”
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E-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-0-1--0-0-|
“A design for life…”
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E-5--5-5--5-5--0-5-3-2-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--0--|
“A design for life…”
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E-1--------1-1--------1-|
Bridge
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A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----| x2
E---------3-3---------3-3-|
Chorus
“We don’t talk about love…”
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5----------------------|
E--------------------3--3-3--3-3--0-3-1-0-|
“We only wanna get drunk…”
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5------------------5-6-|
E--------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----|
“And we are not allowed to spend…”
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E-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-|
“We are told that this is the end…”
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E-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-0-1--0-0-|
“A design for life…”
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E-5--5-5--5-5--0-5-3-2-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--0--|
“A design for…”
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Drum solo ending
