Design For Life Chords by Manic Street Preachers

Tempo:
88.45 bpm
Chords used:

F

G

Am

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life chords
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[C]
The life we gave was far, [Dm]
then what came and made us free?
[G]
What price now [Eb]
for a [D] shallow piece of [C] dignity?
I wish I had a bottle [Dm]
right here with my dirty bones.
[G]
To wear the scars, [Eb]
to [A] show [D] from [G] where [C] I came.
[Dm]
We [G] don't talk about love, [D]
we only [G] wanna get drunk.
[E]
And we ain't [A] had [Am] to spend, [F] as we [C] are told [F] that this is the end.
[Am]
This [D] time, [F] this [Am]
[Em] time, [F] [Am] this [F]
[C] time for life.
I wish I had a bottle [Dm] right here in my pretty face.
[G] To wear the scars,
[Eb] to show [D]
from where [C] I came.
[Dm] We don't [G] talk about [D] love, we only [G] wanna get drunk.
[E] And we ain't [A] had to spend, [F] as we are told that this is the end.
[Am] This time, [F]
this [Am] [Em] time, [F]
[Am] this [F]
[C] time for life.
[Dm]
[Bm] [G] [Dm] [G]
We [Eb]
[D] [C]
[Dm]
don't [G] talk about [D]
love, we only [G] wanna get [E]
drunk.
And we ain't [A] [Am] [F]
had to spend, as we are told that this is the end.
[Am]
This time [F] [Am]
[F] [Am]
[F] for life, this time for life.
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
Dm
2311
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
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To learn Manic Street Preachers - Design For Life chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, C, Dm, G, Eb, G, C, Am, F, Am, Em and F of chords. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 44 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 88 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The life we gave was far, _ _ _ _ [Dm]
then what came and made us free?
_ _ [G]
What price now _ _ _ [Eb]
for a [D] shallow piece of [C] dignity?
_ I _ _ _ _ wish I had a bottle _ _ _ _ [Dm]
right here with my dirty bones.
_ _ [G]
To wear the scars, _ _ _ _ [Eb]
to [A] show [D] from [G] where [C] I came.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
We [G] don't talk about love, _ [D] _
we only [G] wanna get drunk.
_ [E] _
And we ain't [A] had [Am] to spend, [F] as we [C] are told [F] that this is the end.
[Am] _
This [D] time, [F] _ this _ [Am] _
_ [Em] time, [F] _ _ _ [Am] this _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] time for life. _ _
_ _ I wish I had a _ bottle _ _ [Dm] right here in my pretty face.
_ _ [G] To wear the scars, _
_ _ _ [Eb] to show [D]
from where [C] I came. _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ We don't [G] talk about _ _ [D] love, we only [G] wanna get drunk.
_ [E] _ And we ain't [A] had to _ spend, [F] as we are told that this is the end.
[Am] _ This time, [F]
this _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] time, [F] _
_ _ _ [Am] this _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] time for life.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ We _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ don't [G] talk about _ _ [D]
love, we only [G] wanna get _ _ [E] _
drunk.
And we ain't [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F]
had to spend, as we are told that this is the end.
[Am] _
This time [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [F] _ for life, _ this time for life.
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Nicholas Jones, Sean Moore and James Dean Bradfield, is among the lineup of tracks on the National Treasures - The Complete Singles album.

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