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Song title:      A Design For Life
Original Album:  Everything Must Go

Words and Music by Nicholas Allen Jones, James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore
Copyright © 1996 Sony Music Publishing
Published by Sony Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Timing is 12/8.



INTRO:
Notes:
This Cmaj7 is missing its 3rd but let's call it Cmaj7, anyway.



[play:]


INTRO Figure

12/8
  Cmaj7
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|
|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|
|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |
  |---|---|   |---|---|   |---|---|   |---|---|     |---|---|   |---|---|   |---|---|   |---|---|



VERSE1:
Chords:
Cmaj7   x3550x    Ebmaj7  x6x033
Dm7add6 x5350x    Dm7b5   x5656x
G7      3534xx


12/8
  Cmaj7
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|
|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|
|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

  Lib  -'ries     gave    us  power,




  Dm7add6
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|
|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|
|-----3---------------3-------3---------------3---|-----3---------------3-------3-------------------|
|-5-----------------------5-----------------------|-5-----------------------5-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

  then        work        came    and made    us    free




  G7
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------4-----------------------4-----------|-------------4-----------------------4-----------|
|---------3-------3---------------3-------3-------|---------3-------3---------------3-------3---0---|
|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|-----5---------------5-------5-------------------|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

  What        price       now




  Ebmaj7                                            Dm7b5
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------8-----------------------8-----------|-------------6-------------------6---6---6-------|
|---------7-------7---------------7-------7-------|---------5-------5---------------5---5---5-------|
|-----5---------------5-------5-------------------|-----6---------------6-------6---6---6---6-------|
|-6-----------------------6-------------------0---|-5-----------------------5---5---5---5---5---0---|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

  for                 a   shal    -   low           piece               of  dig     -   ni  -




  Cmaj7
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|
|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|
|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

- ty.





VERSE2:
Chords:
Cmaj7   x35500    Ebmaj7  x6x033
Dm7add6 x5350x    Dm7b5   x5656x
G7      353433


12/8
  Cmaj7
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|
|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|
|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|-----5---------------5-------5-------------------|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-3-----------------------3-------------------3---|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

  I       wish    I       had a   bottle, 




  Dm7add6
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|
|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|
|-----3---------------3-------3---------------3---|-----3---------------3-------3---------------3---|
|-5-----------------------5-----------------------|-5-----------------------5-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

  right       here        in  my  dir  -  ty        face




  G7
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------4-----------------------4-----------|-------------4-----------------------4-----------|
|---------3-------3---------------3-------3-------|---------3-------3---------------3-------3---0---|
|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|-----5---------------5-------5-------------------|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

  To          wear    the scars,




  Ebmaj7                                            Dm7b5
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------8-----------------------8-----------|-------------6-----------------------6-----------|
|---------7-------7---------------7-------7-------|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|
|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|-----6---------------6-------6---------------6---|
|-6-----------------------6-----------------------|-5-----------------------5-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

  to                  show                          from                    where       I




  Cmaj7
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------0____________-----------|
|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|-------------0-----------0____________-----------|
|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|---------5-------5-------5____________-----------|
|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|-----5---------------5---------------------------|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-3-----------------------------------3---1---0---|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

  came





PRE-CHORUS:
Chords:
Dm   xx0231 or x57765    Am     x02210 or 577555
G    320033 or 355433    F      xx3211 or 133211
Em   022000 or x79987    Fsus2  x33011


12/8
  Dm                                                G
|-1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------1---|-3-----------3________---3-----------------------|
|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------3---|-3-----------3________---3-----------------------|
|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------2---|-0-----------0________---0-----------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------0---|-0-----------0________---0-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-2-----------2________---2-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-3-----------3________---3-----------3---1---0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

              We          don't       talk    a  -  bout        life




  Dm                                                G
|-1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------1---|-3-----------3________---3-----------------------|
|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------3---|-3-----------3________---3-----------------------|
|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------2---|-0-----------0________---0-----------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------0---|-0-----------0________---0-----------5-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-2-----------2________---2---------------3---4---|
|-------------------------------------------------|-3-----------3________---3-----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

              We          on-ly       want    to    get         drunk




  Em                                                Am
|-------------0-----------------------0________---|-------------0________---------------0---0---0---|
|-------------0-----------------------0-------1---|-------------1-------1____-----------1---1---1---|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------0____________---0---0---|
|-------------------------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------------------|
|-2---2________-----------2-------2____________---|-0-----------------------------------------------|
|-0---0________-----------0-------0____________---|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

                      And we      are not     al  - lowed       to      spend                   as




  F
|-------------1________---------------0________---|-------------1________---------------0________---|
|-1-------------------1-----------1____-------1---|-1-------------------1---1-------1____-------1---|
|-2-----------------------2-----------------------|-2---------------------------2-------0____-------|
|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3---------------3-------------------|
|-------------------------3-----------------------|-----------------------------3-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

  we          are         told        that          this        is          the         end





CHORUS:


[play x3]

12/8
  Am                                                F
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------|-2-----------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------2-------2-------3-------|-3-----------3-----------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------3-------------------3---|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

  A           de__________sign                      for_________or          life




[then play:]

 Fsus2
|-1-----------------------------------------------|
|-1-----------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------0-----------|
|-3-----------3-----------3-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  A           de     -    sign        for...




12/8
  Cmaj7
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|
|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---------------5-------5-------|
|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|-----5---------------5-------5---------------5---|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |
  |---|---|   |---|---|   |---|---|   |---|---|     |---|---|   |---|---|   |---|---|   |---|---|

  life



[repeat VERSE2]


[repeat PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS]


[STRING INSTRUMENTAL over these (VERSE) chords: 12/8| Cmaj7 | % | Dm7add6 | % | G7 | % |]


[then play:]

12/8
 Ebmaj7                                             Dm7b5
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------|-6-----------6-----------6---6---6---6---6-------|
|-7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------|-5-----------5-----------5---5---5---5---5-------|
|-5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------|-6-----------6-----------6---6---6---6---6-------|
|-6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------|-5-----------5-----------5---5---5---5---5-------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |



 Cmaj7
|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|
|-0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---|
|-5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---|-5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---|
|-5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---|-5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---|
|-3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---|-3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |




[repeat PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS (strum chords)]

CODA (last line of CHORUS):

 Fsus2
|-1-----------------------------------------------|
|-1-----------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------0-----------|
|-3-----------3-----------3-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  A           de     -    sign        for...




ENDING: [Drums]