A Design For Life Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
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[Verse 1]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0----------0-----------0--------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5------5---5-------5---5------------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5---5-------5----------|
A|---3-----------3----------3-----------3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0----------0-----------0--------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5------5---5-------5---5------------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5---5-------5----------|
A|---3-----------3----------3-----------3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    libraries gave us power
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-----------|
D|-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---------|
A|---5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
   then work came and made us free
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------4-----------4-----------4-----------4----------------|
D|-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3--------------|
A|-----5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5------------|
E|---3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------------------|
   At what price now
 
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------8-----------8-------|--------6-----------6-----------|
G|-------7---7-------7---7-----|------5---5-------5---5---------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5---|----6-------6---6-------6-------|
A|---6-----------6-----------6-|--5-----------5-----------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
    For    a      shallow         piece    of    dignity
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0----------0-----------0--------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5------5---5-------5---5------------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5---5-------5----------|
A|---3-----------3----------3-----------3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0----------0-----------0--------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5------5---5-------5---5------------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5---5-------5----------|
A|---3-----------3----------3-----------3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
   I wish I had a bottle
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-----------|
D|-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---------|
A|---5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    right here in my dirty face
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------4-----------4-----------4-----------4----------------|
D|-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3--------------|
A|-----5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5------------|
E|---3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------------------|
    to wear the scars
 
e|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|---------8-----------8-------|--------6-----------6---------------------------|
G|-------7---7-------7---7-----|------5---5-------5---5-------------------------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5---|----6-------6---6-------6-----------------------|
A|---6-----------6-------------|--5-----------5---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
    to        show               from     where     I
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0----------0------0-------------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5------5---5----5-------------------|
D|-----5-------5---5-------5--5-------5--5-------------------|
A|---3-----------3----------3------------3-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
   Came
 
 
[Bridge]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5---|
D|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|---8-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
            We   Don't  Talk   About   Love
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|---8-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
            We  only  want to  Get  Drunk
 
e|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
B|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
G|---7-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D|---7-8-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
A|---5-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
 
         And we are not allowed to spend
 
 
e|---------1--------------0----|-------1-------------0--------|
B|------------1---1---1------1-|---------1---------------0----|
G|-----0----------0------------|----0--------0---0------------|
D|--3-------------3------------|-3-----------3----------------|
A|--3-------------3------------|-3-----------3----------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
As   We     are      told  that    this   is the end
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|--0-0-0-----0-0-0-----------------------------|
B|--1-1---1---1-1-1-----------------------------|
G|--2-2-----2-2-2-2-----------------------------|   DO THIS 3 TIMES
D|--2-2-------2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
A|--0-0-------0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|------------------3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1---|
    A   design            For    life
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---3----------------------------|
A|---3----------------------------|
E|---1----------------------------|
   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|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
B|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------|
G|---7-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2b3r2-2-0-----------|
D|---7-8-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------3-2-------|
A|---5-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
          And we are not  allowed to spend
 
 
[Instrumental Break]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----------0----------0-----------0--------------------|
G|---5-----------5----------5-----------5--------------------|
D|---5-----------5----------5-----------5--------------------|
A|---3-----------3----------3-----------3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------------|
G|---5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------------------|
D|---3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------|
A|---5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-----------4-----------4-----------4-------------------|
D|---3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------|
A|---5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------------------|
E|---3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------|
 
  |------------ Violins come in at this bit-----------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------8-----------8-------|--------6-----------6--------|
-------7---7-------7---7-----|------5---5-------5---5------|
-----5-------5---5-------5---|----6-------6---6-------6----|
---6-----------6-------------|--5-----------5--------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
 
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-10-10--10-8-8--8-7-7--5-7-8-7--7-7\5-5-5/7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5----------|
D|--12-10-10--10-8-8--8-7-7--5-7-8-7--7-7\5-5-5/7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5----------|
A|--10--8--8---8-6-6--6-5-5--3-5-6-5--5-5\3-3-3/5-5-5-3--3-3-0-0-3--3-3-0-0-3--3-3----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5---|
D|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|---8-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
            We   Dont  Talk   About   Love
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D|--10-9-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|---8-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
            We  only  want to  Get  Drunk
 
e|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
B|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
G|---7-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D|---7-8-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
A|---5-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
 
 
And we are not allowed to spend
e|---------1--------------0----|-------1-------------0--------|
B|------------1---1---1------1-|---------1---------------0----|
G|-----0----------0------------|----0--------0---0------------|
D|--3-------------3------------|-3-----------3----------------|
A|--3-------------3------------|-3-----------3----------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
As   We     are      told  that    this   is the end
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|--0-0-0-----0-0-0-----------------------------|
B|--1-1---1---1-1-1-----------------------------|
G|--2-2-----2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
D|--2-2-------2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
A|--0-0-------0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|------------------3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1---|(x2)
    A   design            For    life
 
 
[Ending]
 
e|--0-0-0-----0-0-0-----------------------------|
B|--1-1---1---1-1-1-----------------------------|
G|--2-2-----2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
D|--2-2-------2-2-2-------3---------------------|
A|--0-0-------0-0-0-------3---------------------|
E|------------------3-2-1-1---------------------|
    A   design            For    life
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--3----------------------------|
A|---3----------------------------|
E|---1----------------------------|
     A  Design  For
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
libraries gave us power
then work came and made us free
At what price now
For a shallow piece of dignity
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
I wish I had a bottle
right here in my dirty face
to wear the scars
to show from where I came
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
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
 
 
[Chorus]
 
A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
A design for life
 
 
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| r  Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
 
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3 comments
Great tab, why only 4 stars?? Great song, very good job tabbing mate! I appreciate how long it takes to tab, underrated tab this one! Well done, superb! Very happy with your contribution :)
Great tab, 1 thing when I originally learnt this song in the 90's, the 4th chord shape was 6 5 / 3 3 missing the 3rd string, not 6578 as its shown here. Not sure which version is right but the 65 33 does sound right. Love this song it's a classic thanks for taking the time to upload it!
I think it's an Asus2 in the chorus rather than Aminor