A Design For Life (ver2) Bass Tab - 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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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
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 Then work came and made us free
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A-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----| x2
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 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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A---------1-1---------1-1-|
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 Piece of dignity
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 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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A---------1-1---------1-1-|
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 Where I came
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A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----|
E---------3-3---------1-0-|

Chorus

 We dont 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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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
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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
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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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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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 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 dont 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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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
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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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A------------------------------------------| x3
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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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-|
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A-------------------------5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-----------------------------------5-------------|

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D-------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----| x2
E---------3-3---------3-3-|

Chorus

 We dont 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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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
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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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A------------------------------------------| x3
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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E-1--------1-1--------1-|

Drum solo ending