Chords for Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life - LYRICS

Tempo:
88.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

Dm

Am

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life - LYRICS chords
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[C]
The light we escaped was far, [Dm] then what came and made us free?
[G] What lies now?
[Eb] Oh, a [D] shallow piece of [C] dignity.
I wish I had a bottle, [Dm] right to where my dead goes.
[G] To where the stars [Eb] do show [D] from [Gm] where [C] I came.
[Dm]
We don't [G] talk about [Dm]
the wrong, [G] right, [E]
way in [A] our [Em] systems.
[F] I'm free, I'm told that's the solution.
[Am]
Please sign, [F] [Am]
please [Em] sign, [F] [Am]
please [G] sign, [F] a [C] tear sign for life.
I wish I had a bottle,
[Dm] right to where my pretty goes.
[G] To where the stars
[Eb] do show [D] from where [C] I came.
[Dm] We don't [G] talk about the [F] [D] [Dm] wrong, [G]
[E] right, way in [A] our [Em] systems.
[F] I'm free, I'm told that's the solution.
[Am] Please [Db] sign, [F]
please [Am] [Em] sign, [F] please sign, a [Am] tear [F]
[C] sign for
[Dm]
[D] [G] [Dm] [G]
[Eb]
[D] [G] [C]
[Dm]
life.
We don't [G] talk about love.
[F] [D]
We are [G] born to sweat, [E]
and we [A] are to [Am] stand.
[F] I'm free, [C] I'm told [F] that's the end.
[Am]
Please [G] sign [F] for life.
[Am]
Sign [G] [F] for life.
[Am]
[G] Sign [F] for life.
Sign for [N]
life.
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Dm
2311
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To learn Manic Street Preachers - Design For Life chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, C, Dm, G, Eb, G, F, Am, Em and F in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 44 BPM and then match the original tempo of 88 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Gb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The light we escaped was far, _ _ _ [Dm] then what came and made us free?
_ _ [G] What lies now?
_ _ _ [Eb] Oh, a [D] shallow piece of [C] dignity. _
_ _ _ _ _ I wish I had a bottle, _ _ _ [Dm] right to where my dead goes.
_ _ [G] To where the stars _ _ _ [Eb] do show [D] from [Gm] where [C] I came.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
We don't [G] talk about _ _ [Dm] _ _
the wrong, [G] right, _ _ _ [E] _ _
way in [A] our _ [Em] systems.
[F] I'm free, I'm told that's the solution.
_ [Am] _
Please sign, [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
please [Em] sign, [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
please [G] sign, [F] _ _ _ _ a [C] tear sign for life. _ _ _
_ I wish I had a bottle, _
_ _ [Dm] right to where my pretty goes.
_ _ [G] To where the stars _ _
_ _ [Eb] do show [D] from where [C] I came. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ We don't [G] talk about the _ [F] _ [D] _ _ [Dm] wrong, [G] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ right, way in [A] our _ [Em] systems.
[F] I'm free, I'm told that's the solution.
[Am] _ Please [Db] sign, [F] _ _
please [Am] _ _ [Em] sign, [F] please sign, a _ _ [Am] tear _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] sign for _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
life.
We don't [G] talk about love.
[F] _ [D] _
We are [G] born to sweat, _ _ [E] _
and we [A] are to [Am] stand.
[F] I'm free, [C] I'm told [F] that's the end.
[Am] _
Please [G] sign [F] for _ life.
[Am] _
Sign [G] [F] for life.
_ [Am] _ _
[G] Sign [F] for _ life. _
Sign for _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ life. _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The album National Treasures - The Complete Singles includes this song, written by Nicholas Jones, Sean Moore and James Dean Bradfield.

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