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Design For Life Tab

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Band: Manic Street Preachers
Song: Design For Life
Album Everything Must Go
Tabbed By: grieve 

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1st verse

E I--------------------------------------------------------I
B I--------0-----------0----------0-----------0------------I
G I------5---5-------5---5------5---5-------5---5----------I
D I----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5---5-------5--------I
A I--3-----------3----------3-----------3------------------I
E I--------------------------------------------------------I

E I--------------------------------------------------------I
B I--------0-----------0----------0-----------0------------I
G I------5---5-------5---5------5---5-------5---5----------I
D I----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5---5-------5--------I
A I--3-----------3----------3-----------3------------------I
E I--------------------------------------------------------I
    libraries gave us power

E I--------------------------------------------------------I
B I--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------I
G I------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---------I
D I----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------I
A I--5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------------I
E I--------------------------------------------------------I
   then work came and made us free

E I-----------------------------------------------------------I
B I-----------------------------------------------------------I
G I--------4-----------4-----------4-----------4--------------I
D I------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3------------I
A I----5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5----------I
E I--3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------I
   At what price now

E I----------------------------I------------------------------I
B I--------8-----------8-------I--------6-----------6---------I
G I------7---7-------7---7-----I------5---5-------5---5-------I
D I----5-------5---5-------5---I----6-------6---6-------6-----I
A I--6-----------6-----------6-I--5-----------5---------------I
E I----------------------------I------------------------------I
    For    a      shallow         piece    of    dignity

2nd verse

E I--------------------------------------------------------I
B I--------0-----------0----------0-----------0------------I
G I------5---5-------5---5------5---5-------5---5----------I
D I----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5---5-------5--------I
A I--3-----------3----------3-----------3------------------I
E I--------------------------------------------------------I

E I--------------------------------------------------------I
B I--------0-----------0----------0-----------0------------I
G I------5---5-------5---5------5---5-------5---5----------I
D I----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5---5-------5--------I
A I--3-----------3----------3-----------3------------------I
E I--------------------------------------------------------I
    I wish I had a bottle

E I--------------------------------------------------------I
B I--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------I
G I------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---------I
D I----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3-------I
A I--5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------------I
E I--------------------------------------------------------I
    right here in my dirty face

E I-----------------------------------------------------------I
B I-----------------------------------------------------------I
G I--------4-----------4-----------4-----------4--------------I
D I------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3------------I
A I----5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5----------I
E I--3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------I
    to wear the scars

E I----------------------------I----------------------------------------------I
B I--------8-----------8-------I--------6-----------6-------------------------I
G I------7---7-------7---7-----I------5---5-------5---5-----------------------I
D I----5-------5---5-------5---I----6-------6---6-------6---------------------I
A I--6-----------6-------------I--5-----------5-------------------------------I
E I----------------------------I----------------------------------------------I
    to        show               from     where     i    

E I--------------------------------------------------------I
B I--------0-----------0----------0------0-----------------I
G I------5---5-------5---5------5---5----5-----------------I
D I----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5--5-----------------I
A I--3-----------3----------3------------3-----------------I
E I--------------------------------------------------------I
   Came

Bridge

E I----------------------------------------------I
B I----------------------------------------------I
G I-10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-I
D I 10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I
A I--8-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I
E I----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-I
            We   Dont  Talk   About   Love

E I----------------------------------------------I
B I----------------------------------------------I
G I-10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
D I 10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I
A I--8-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I
E I----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-I
            We  only  want to  Get  Drunk

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

         And we are not allowed to spend

   
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

E I-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------------------------I
B I-1-1---1---1-1-1---------------------------I
G I-2-2-----2-2-2-2---------------------------I   DO THIS 3 TIMES
D I-2-2-------2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-I
A I-0-0-------0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-I
E I-----------------3-2-1 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-I
    A   design            For    life

E I-----------------------------I
A I-----------------------------I
G I-----------------------------I
D I--3--------------------------I
A I--3--------------------------I
E I--1--------------------------I
   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 I------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------I
B I------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------I
G I--7-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2b3r2-2-0---------I
D I -7-8-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------3-2-----I
A I--5-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------I
E I------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------I
          And we are not  allowed to spend

Instrumental Break

E I--------------------------------------------------------I
B I--0-----------0----------0-----------0------------------I
G I--5-----------5----------5-----------5------------------I
D I--5-----------5----------5-----------5------------------I
A I--3-----------3----------3-----------3------------------I
E I--------------------------------------------------------I

E I--------------------------------------------------------I
B I--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------I
G I--5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------------I
D I--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------------I
A I--5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------------I
E I--------------------------------------------------------I

E I--------------------------------------------------------I
B I--------------------------------------------------------I
G I--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------------I
D I--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------------I
A I--5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------------I
E I--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------------I
 
 
E I----------------------------I---------------------------I
B I--------8-----------8-------I--------6-----------6------I
G I------7---7-------7---7-----I------5---5-------5---5----I
D I----5-------5---5-------5---I----6-------6---6-------6--I
A I--6-----------6-------------I--5-----------5------------I
E I----------------------------I---------------------------I


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 I---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
B I---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
G I-12-10-10--10-8-8--8-7-7--5-7-8-7--7-75-5-5/7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5--------I
D I-12-10-10--10-8-8--8-7-7--5-7-8-7--7-75-5-5/7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5--------I
A I-10--8--8---8-6-6--6-5-5--3-5-6-5--5-53-3-3/5-5-5-3--3-3-0-0-3--3-3-0-0-3--3-3--------I
E I---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I


Bridge

E I----------------------------------------------I
B I----------------------------------------------I
G I-10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-I
D I 10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I
A I--8-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I
E I----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-I
            We   Dont  Talk   About   Love

E I----------------------------------------------I
B I----------------------------------------------I
G I-10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
D I 10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I
A I--8-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I
E I----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-I
            We  only  want to  Get  Drunk

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

         And we are not allowed to spend

   
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

E I-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------------------------I
B I-1-1---1---1-1-1---------------------------I
G I-2-2-----2-2-2-2---------------------------I   DO THIS 2 TIMES
D I-2-2-------2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-I
A I-0-0-------0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-I
E I-----------------3-2-1 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-I
    A   design            For    life

   
Ending

E I-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------------------------I
B I-1-1---1---1-1-1---------------------------I
G I-2-2-----2-2-2-2---------------------------I   
D I-2-2-------2-2-2-------3-------------------I
A I-0-0-------0-0-0-------3-------------------I
E I-----------------3-2-1 1-------------------I
    A   design            For    life

E I-----------------------------I
A I-----------------------------I
G I-----------------------------I
D I--3--------------------------I
A I--3--------------------------I
E I--1--------------------------I
     A  Design  For    



1st Verse:-
libraries gave us power
then work came and made us free
At what price now
For a shallow piece of dignity

2nd Verse:-
I wish I had a bottle
right here in my dirty face
to wear the scars
to show from where i came

3rd verse:-
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

Chrous:-
A__design    for life
A__design    for______life
A__de____sign  for life
A design for life

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture More Cowbell Lead Player	#1 by More Cowbell at Nov 3, 1976 at 8:40 PM EST
	the answer: stupidly well. God it's so emotional and powerful, i actually tilted back in my chair the first time i heard it front to back. glorious

No Picture Tyler Average	#2 by Tyler at Apr 22, 1980 at 11:39 AM EST
	many thanks. i shall consider that a compliment.

No Picture adrian Average	#3 by adrian zamora at Oct 16, 1982 at 11:02 PM EST
	Greatest Manics song of all time! Well, maybe, it's hard to decide. Still brings me to tears everytime I hear it late at night. Anyone who says it's just a drinking song knows nothing about either the Manics or the British working class. It's a song for reflection, so it annoys me when I hear people play it in a shop or something knowing nothing of what the words mean. Ah sigh, I'm just a very over-protective Manics fan :>................

No Picture Juandiego Rhythm Player	#4 by Juandiego Schubnell at Dec 31, 1983 at 6:15 AM EST
	And I, in turn, shall consider that as vindication of my opinion of your intellect. Game, set and match.

No Picture eric Rhythm Player	#5 by eric johnson at Jan 15, 1985 at 1:43 AM EST
	The above person is exactly the sort of NME reading tosser whom the Manics were originally out to offend. How regrettable that it's precisely this audience they now endeavour to appeal to. 'Design for Life' is, according to Nicky Wire, specically about the British working class. Incidentally, Nicky Wire wrote it, so I expect his 'interpretation' would be decidedly more accurate than some nobhead like Roger Wilco's.

No Picture Mike Average	#6 by Mike heidkamp at Sep 2, 1988 at 11:24 AM EST
	The idea of A Design For Life is based on "designed for living", commercial slogan of american car company Ford, and on ''an ideal for living', title of Joy Division's 1978 ep. It is also the title of a biography of Joy Division, by Mark Johnson, called 'An Ideal For Living: A History Of Joy Division'.

No Picture skater-boy Rhythm Player	#7 by skater-boy at Jan 31, 1992 at 1:56 AM EST
	It took you a week to come up with that response. Do you realise how that makes you look?

No Picture austin Lead Player	#8 by austin at Nov 15, 1998 at 12:16 AM EST
	Well, put simply, you're wrong. It's about how working class identity has changed while perception hasn't. The lines "we don't talk about love, we only want to get drunk" is a comment on how the working class are perceived, not how they behave.

No Picture kelson Average	#9 by kelson white at Apr 26, 1999 at 3:28 AM EST
	For me, it's just what it says. Some people now only want to get drunk and worst still, they are told this is a good thing. "As we are told that this is the end". It charts the path of working class people " Libraries gave us power. then work came and made us free, What price now for a shallow piece of dignity?".

No Picture Mark Wanna Be	#10 by Mark masta at Mar 7, 2003 at 1:46 PM EST
	this song maybe seen as deperessing but its a good song to shout at the top of your voice.