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From: C0rdr0y@aol.com
 Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 12:29:31 -0500 (EST)
 Subject: TAB:A design for life by the Manic Street Preachers
 A design for life-Manic street preachers
 intro/main verse:-
  C maj 7 ( play for 4 bars)      Dminadd6(play for 2 bars)
 E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
 B I--------0-----------0-------I--------0-----------0-------I
 G I------5---5-------5---5-----I------5---5-------5---5-----I
 D I----5-------5---5-------5---I----3-------3---3-------3---I
 A I--3-----------3-------------I--5-----------5-------------I
 E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
 
    G7(play for 2 bars)           Ebmaj7(play for 1 bar)
 
 E I----------------------------I--------3-----------3-------I
 B I----------------------------I------3---3-------3---3-----I
 G I--------4-----------4-------I----------------------------I
 D I------3---3-------3---3-----I----5-------5---5-------5---I
 A I----5-------5---5-------5---I--6-----------6-----------6-I
 E I--3-----------3-------------I----------------------------I
 
    Dmin7b5(play for 1 bar)
 
 E I----------------------------I 
 B I--------6-----------6-6-----I
 G I------5---5-------5-5-5-----I
 D I----6-------6-----6-6-6-----I
 A I--5-----------5-5-5-5-5-----I
 E I----------------------------I(on first time repeat again(so play twice),
                            to bit below, third verse play once
                                  second play once) 
 
 then just before the bridge(we dont talk about love....)
 
 C maj 7                          Cmaj7           F5    E5 
 E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
 B I--------0-----------0-------I--------0-------------------I
 G I------5---5-------5---5-----I------5---5-----------------I
 D I----5-------5---5-------5---I----3-------3---------------I
 A I--3-----------3-------------I--5-----------5---3-3--2-2--I
 E I----------------------------I------------------1-1--0-0--I
 
 
 Bit between verse and chorus (bridge)
 
    Dm                           G5                F5  E5
 E I----------------------------I-3--3----3--3--3------------I
 B I--6--6--6----5--6----6--6---I-3--3----3--3--3------------I
 G I--7--7--7----5--7----7--7---I-0--0----0--0--0------------I
 D I--7--7--7----5--7----7--7---I-0--0----0--0--0------------I
 A I--5--5--5----5--5----5--5--0I------------------3-3--2-2--I
 E I---------------------------0I-3--3----3--3--3--1-1--0-0--I
    We   Dont  Talk     A________Bout Love
 
  Dm                           G5                   D5  D#5
 E I----------------------------I-3--3----3--3--3------------I
 B I--6--6--6----5--6----6--6---I-3--3----3--3--3------------I
 G I--7--7--7----5--7----7--7---I-0--0----0--0--0---7-7--8-8-I
 D I--7--7--7----5--7----7--7---I-0--0----0--0--0------------I
 A I--5--5--5----5--5----5--5--0I-------------------5-5--6-6-I
 E I---------------------------0I-3--3----3--3--3------------I
        We     only  want   to     Get   Drunk
 
 EM(normal strum)Am            
 We are not allowed to spend
 
 
    Fsus2          Fmaj9         Fsus2         Fmaj9
 E I--------1--------------0----I-------1-------------0------I
 B I-----------1---1---1------1-I---------1---------------0--I
 G I----0----------0------------I----0--------0---0----------I
 D I-3-------------3------------I-3-----------3--------------I
 A I-3-------------3------------I-3-----------3--------------I
 E I----------------------------I----------------------------I  
 As   We___  are____  told  that    this   is the end    
 
 Chorus
 
  
    Am                           F5
 E I-------0--------------------I----------------------------I
 B I----------0-----------------I----------------------------I
 G I-------------5--------------I----------------------------I
 D I-2--2-----------2-----2-----I----------------------------I
 A I-0--0-----------0-----0-----I3---3-3----3--3---3--3--0---I
 E I--------------------0---3-2-I1---1-1----0--1---0--1--0---I
    A______  De__sign             For___________ Life             
 
 Repeat twice then on third:-
  
    Am                           F5
 E I-------0--------------------I----------------------------I
 B I----------0-----------------I----------------------------I
 G I-------------5--------------I----------------------------I
 D I-2--2-----------2-----2-----I----------------------------I
 A I-0--0-----------0-----0-----I3---------------------------I
 E I--------------------0---3-2-I1---------------------------I(on last(third
 time) go to coda)
    A______  De__sign             For___________ Life           
 
  
    Fsus2                           
 E I----------------------------I
 A I--1-------------------------I
 G I--0-------------------------I
 D I--3-------------------------I
 A I--3-------------------------I
 E I----------------------------I(back  to verse, on second time of chorus go
 to below tab)
    A______  De__sign       for    Life)
 
 verse on second time(instrumental)
             
  C maj 7 ( play for 2 bars)      Dminadd6(play for 2 bars)
 
 E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
 B I--0-------------------------I---0------------------------I
 G I--5-------------------------I---5------------------------I
 D I--5-------------------------I---3------------------------I
 A I--3-------------------------I---5------------------------I
 E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
 
    G7(play for 2 bars)           Ebmaj7
 
 E I----------------------------I--------3-----------3-------I
 B I----------------------------I------3---3-------3---3-----I
 G I--4-------------------------I----------------------------I
 D I--3-------------------------I----5-------5---5-------5---I
 A I--5-------------------------I--6-----------6-----------6-I
 E I--3-------------------------I----------------------------I
 
    Dmin7b5                      Cmaj7
 
 E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
 B I--------6-----------6-6-6-6-I-0-0---0--0--0---0---0-0-0--I
 G I------5---5-------5-5-5-5-5-I-5-5---5--5--5---5---5-5-5--I
 D I----6-------6-----6-6-6-6-6-I-5-5---5--5--5---5---5-5-5--I
 A I--5-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I-3-3---3--3--3---3---3-3-3--I
 E I----------------------------I----------------------------I
 
     Cmaj7                F5  E5
 E I----------------------------I
 B I--0---0-0------0-0----------I
 G I--5---5-5------5-5----------I
 D I--5---5-5------5-5--0-------I
 A I--3---3-3------3-3--0--11-00I
 E I--------------------0--33-11I  then repeat bridge and chorus
 
 
 
 CODA
    Fmaj9                           
 E I--1-------------------------I
 A I--1-------------------------I
 G I--0-------------------------I
 D I--3-------------------------Ithen drums solo
 A I--3-------------------------I
 E I----------------------------I
 
 Lyrics(only to verse as chorus and bridge are above)
 
 1 Verse:-
 libraries gave us power
 then work came and made us free
 At what price now
 For a shallow piece of dignity
 
 2Verse:-
 I wish I had a bottle
 right here in my dirty face
 to wear the scars
 to show from where i came
 
 3 verse:-
 I wish i had a bottle
 Right here in my pretty face
 to wear the scars
 to show from where i came
 
 Listening to the record will help to tell you where to sing in the verse.
 Also there is this high pitched pinging every verse this can be done on the
 guitar
 at the 15th fret on the High e string. Whenever James does this live instead
 of picking
 after the dignity/came bit(at the end of every verse) he strums Cmaj7
 heavily. The chords
 above the tab are what rhythm guitar would play/the overall sound of each
 one.
 
 Chords:-
 Cmaj7-x3550x
 Dm7add6-x5350x
 G7-353433
 EbMaj7-x65333
 Dm7b5-x5656x
 F5-13xxxx
 E5-02xxxx
 Dm-x57765
 G5-3x0033
 D5-x5x7xx
 D#5-x6x8xx
 Em-022000
 Am-x02210
 Fsus2-x33011
 Fmaj9-x33010 
 

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