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A Design For A Life Bass

(ver. 2)
Manic Street Preachers
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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D-------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----| x2
E---------3-3---------3-3-|

Verse

 “Libraries gave us power…”
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D-------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----| x2
E---------3-3---------3-3-|

 “Then work came and made us free…”
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----| x2
E---------5-5---------5-5-|

 “What price now…”
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-------------------------| x2
E-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-3-3-0-0-|

 “For a shallow…”
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-----|
E---------6-6---------6-6-|

 “Piece of dignity…”
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----|
E---------5-5---------5-5-|

G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
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…”
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-------------------------| x2
E-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-3-3-0-0-|

 “To show from…”
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-----|
E---------6-6---------6-6-|

 “Where I came…”
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----|
E---------5-5---------5-5-|

G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----|
E---------3-3---------3-3-|

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

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…”
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
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…”
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-0-1--0-0-|

 “A design for life…”
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------| x3
E-5--5-5--5-5--0-5-3-2-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--0--|


“A design for life…”
G------------|
D------------|
A------------|
E-1--------1-|


Verse

G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
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…”
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-------------------------| x2
E-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-3-3-0-0-|

 “To show from…”
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-----|
E---------6-6---------6-6-|

 “Where I came…”
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----|
E---------5-5---------5-5-|

G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----|
E---------3-3---------3-3-|

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

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…”
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
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…”
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-0-1--0-0-|

 “A design for life…”
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------| x3
E-5--5-5--5-5--0-5-3-2-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--0--|


“A design for life…”
G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-1--------1-1--------1-|

Bridge

G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-----------------------------------5-------------|

G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
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…”
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
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…”
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-0-1--0-0-|

 “A design for life…”
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------| x3
E-5--5-5--5-5--0-5-3-2-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--0--|


“A design for…”
G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-1--------1-1--------1-|

Drum solo ending
            
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