Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life (Guitar Tab)

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[Verse 1]

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    libraries gave us power

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   then work came and made us free

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   At what price now

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    For    a      shallow         piece    of    dignity

[Verse 2]

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   I wish I had a bottle

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    right here in my dirty face

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    to wear the scars

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    to        show               from     where     I

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   Came

[Bridge]

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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

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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

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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

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As   We     are      told  that    this   is the end

[Chorus]

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G|--2-2-----2-2-2-2-----------------------------|   DO THIS 3 TIMES
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    A   design            For    life

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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:

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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]

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-----5-------5---5-------5---|----6-------6---6-------6----|
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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)
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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----------|
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[Bridge]

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            We   Dont  Talk   About   Love

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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

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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
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As   We     are      told  that    this   is the end

[Chorus]

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E|------------------3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1---|(x2)
    A   design            For    life

[Ending]

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A|--0-0-------0-0-0-------3---------------------|
E|------------------3-2-1-1---------------------|
    A   design            For    life

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D|--3----------------------------|
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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 ************************************ | r Release | b Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************