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A Design for Life

Manic Street Preachers
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Tab3

Bass2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Verse 1

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0----------0-----------0--------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5------5---5-------5---5------------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5---5-------5----------|
A|---3-----------3----------3-----------3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0----------0-----------0--------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5------5---5-------5---5------------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5---5-------5----------|
A|---3-----------3----------3-----------3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

libraries gave us power

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-----------|
D|-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---------|
A|---5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

then work came and made us free

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------4-----------4-----------4-----------4----------------|
D|-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3--------------|
A|-----5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5------------|
E|---3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------------------|

At what price now

e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------8-----------8-------|--------6-----------6-----------|
G|-------7---7-------7---7-----|------5---5-------5---5---------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5---|----6-------6---6-------6-------|
A|---6-----------6-----------6-|--5-----------5-----------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|

For a shallow piece of dignity

Verse 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0----------0-----------0--------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5------5---5-------5---5------------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5---5-------5----------|
A|---3-----------3----------3-----------3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0----------0-----------0--------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5------5---5-------5---5------------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5---5-------5----------|
A|---3-----------3----------3-----------3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

I wish I had a bottle

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-----------|
D|-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---------|
A|---5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

right here in my dirty face

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------4-----------4-----------4-----------4----------------|
D|-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3--------------|
A|-----5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5------------|
E|---3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------------------|

to wear the scars

e|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|---------8-----------8-------|--------6-----------6---------------------------|
G|-------7---7-------7---7-----|------5---5-------5---5-------------------------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5---|----6-------6---6-------6-----------------------|
A|---6-----------6-------------|--5-----------5---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

to show from where I

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0----------0------0-------------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5------5---5----5-------------------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5--5-------------------|
A|---3-----------3----------3------------3-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Came

Bridge

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5---|
D|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|---8-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

We Don't Talk About Love

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|---8-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

We only want to Get Drunk

e|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
B|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
G|---7-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D|---7-8-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
A|---5-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|

And we are not allowed to spend

e|---------1--------------0----|-------1-------------0--------|
B|------------1---1---1------1-|---------1---------------0----|
G|-----0----------0------------|----0--------0---0------------|
D|--3-------------3------------|-3-----------3----------------|
A|--3-------------3------------|-3-----------3----------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

As We are told that this is the end

Chorus

e|--0-0-0-----0-0-0-----------------------------|
B|--1-1---1---1-1-1-----------------------------|
G|--2-2-----2-2-2-2-----------------------------|   DO THIS 3 TIMES
D|--2-2-------2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
A|--0-0-------0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|------------------3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1---|

A design For life

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---3----------------------------|
A|---3----------------------------|
E|---1----------------------------|

A De sign for Life

Repeat 2nd Verse for the 3rd verse

3rd verse and chorus all the same apart from a little riff at the end of

this bit:

e|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
B|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------|
G|---7-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2b3r2-2-0-----------|
D|---7-8-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------3-2-------|
A|---5-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|

And we are not allowed to spend

Instrumental Break

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----------0----------0-----------0--------------------|
G|---5-----------5----------5-----------5--------------------|
D|---5-----------5----------5-----------5--------------------|
A|---3-----------3----------3-----------3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------------|
G|---5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------------------|
D|---3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------|
A|---5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-----------4-----------4-----------4-------------------|
D|---3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------|
A|---5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------------------|
E|---3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------|

|------------ Violins come in at this bit-----------------|

-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------8-----------8-------|--------6-----------6--------|
-------7---7-------7---7-----|------5---5-------5---5------|
-----5-------5---5-------5---|----6-------6---6-------6----|
---6-----------6-------------|--5-----------5--------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

You can play this part when the violins start playing as James does when they play the song live.

(Thanks to David G for this bit)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-10-10--10-8-8--8-7-7--5-7-8-7--7-7\5-5-5/7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5----------|
D|--12-10-10--10-8-8--8-7-7--5-7-8-7--7-7\5-5-5/7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5----------|
A|--10--8--8---8-6-6--6-5-5--3-5-6-5--5-5\3-3-3/5-5-5-3--3-3-0-0-3--3-3-0-0-3--3-3----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5---|
D|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|---8-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

We Dont Talk About Love

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|---8-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

We only want to Get Drunk

e|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
B|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
G|---7-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D|---7-8-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
A|---5-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|

And we are not allowed to spend

e|---------1--------------0----|-------1-------------0--------|
B|------------1---1---1------1-|---------1---------------0----|
G|-----0----------0------------|----0--------0---0------------|
D|--3-------------3------------|-3-----------3----------------|
A|--3-------------3------------|-3-----------3----------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

As We are told that this is the end

Chorus

e|--0-0-0-----0-0-0-----------------------------|
B|--1-1---1---1-1-1-----------------------------|
G|--2-2-----2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
D|--2-2-------2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
A|--0-0-------0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|------------------3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1---|(x2)

A design For life

Ending

e|--0-0-0-----0-0-0-----------------------------|
B|--1-1---1---1-1-1-----------------------------|
G|--2-2-----2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
D|--2-2-------2-2-2-------3---------------------|
A|--0-0-------0-0-0-------3---------------------|
E|------------------3-2-1-1---------------------|

A design For life

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--3----------------------------|
A|---3----------------------------|
E|---1----------------------------|

A Design For

Verse 1

libraries gave us power

then work came and made us free

At what price now

For a shallow piece of dignity

Verse 2

I wish I had a bottle

right here in my dirty face

to wear the scars

to show from where I came

Verse 3

I wish I had a bottle

Right here in my pretty face

to wear the scars

to show from where I came

Bridge

We don't talk about love

We only wanna get drunk

And we are not allowed to spend

As we are told that this is the end

Chorus

A design for life

A design for life

A design for life

A design for life

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| r Release

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

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