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A Design For Life
Manic Street Preachers
[Intro]
Cmaj7
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7Libraries gave us power,
DmThen work came and made us free.
G7What price now
Ebmaj7For a shallow Dmpiece of dCmaj7ignity?
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7I wish I had a bottle
DmRight here in my dirty face,
G7To wear the scars
Ebmaj7To show Dmfrom wherCmaj7e i came.
[Chorus 1]
DmWe C/Ddon't Dmtalk Gabout love,
DmWe C/Donly Dmwant to Gget drunk,
EmAnd we are not allAmowed to spenAm7d,
FAs we are C/Ftold that Fthis is the Fmaj7end.
AmA design Ffor life,
AmA design Ffor life,
AmA design Ffor life,
FA design foCmaj7r life.
[Verse 3]
Cmaj7I wish I had a bottle
DmRight here in my pretty face,
G7To wear the scars
Ebmaj7To show Dmfrom where I Cmaj7came.
[Chorus 2]
DmWe C/Ddon't Dmtalk Gabout love,
DmWe C/Donly Dmwant to Gget drunk,
EmAnd we are not allAmowed to spenAm7d,
FAs we are C/Ftold that Fthis is the Fmaj7end
[Instrumental] 
Cmaj7   Dm     G7
Ebmaj7  Dm     Cmaj7
[Chorus 3]
DmWe C/Ddon't Dmtalk Gabout love,
DmWe C/Donly Dmwant to Gget drunk,
EmAnd we are not allAmowed to spenAm7d,
FAs we are C/Ftold that Fthis is the Fmaj7end
AmA design Ffor life,
AmA design Ffor life,
AmA design Ffor life,
FA design for...

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A Design For Life

by Manic Street Preachers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Ebmaj7

C/D

Am7

C/F

Fmaj7

A Design For Life

Manic Street Preachers

[Intro]

Cmaj7

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7

Libraries gave us power,

Then work came and made us free.

What price now

Ebmaj7 Dm Cmaj7

For a shallow piece of dignity?

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7

I wish I had a bottle

Right here in my dirty face,

To wear the scars

Ebmaj7 Dm Cmaj7

To show from where i came.

[Chorus 1]

Dm C/D Dm G

We don't talk about love,

Dm C/D Dm G

We only want to get drunk,

Em Am Am7

And we are not allowed to spend,

F C/F F Fmaj7

As we are told that this is the end.

Am F

A design for life,

Am F

A design for life,

Am F

A design for life,

F Cmaj7

A design for life.

[Verse 3]

Cmaj7

I wish I had a bottle

Right here in my pretty face,

To wear the scars

Ebmaj7 Dm Cmaj7

To show from where I came.

[Chorus 2]

Dm C/D Dm G

We don't talk about love,

Dm C/D Dm G

We only want to get drunk,

Em Am Am7

And we are not allowed to spend,

F C/F F Fmaj7

As we are told that this is the end

[Instrumental]

Cmaj7 Dm G7

Ebmaj7 Dm Cmaj7

[Chorus 3]

Dm C/D Dm G

We don't talk about love,

Dm C/D Dm G

We only want to get drunk,

Em Am Am7

And we are not allowed to spend,

F C/F F Fmaj7

As we are told that this is the end

Am F

A design for life,

Am F

A design for life,

Am F

A design for life,

A design for...

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