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Opium Trail

Intro 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------15-15~---------15-15~---------15-15~---------15-15~--| 
G|---------12-12~--4------12-12~---------12-12~--4------12-12~--| 
D|---------12-12~------2--12-12~---------12-12~------2--12-12~--| 
A|-------------------5-----------------------------5------------| 
E|--3-2-0-------------------------3-2-0-------------------------| 

Opening riff (with harmony guitar) 

e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-| 
A|--------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-------------| 
E|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-------------------------------| 

Figure 1. 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------5-4--------------------------| 
D|--------5-4-------7-5-4--------------------| 
A|----5-7-----7-----------7-5-------5--------| 
E|--7-------------------------7-5-7---7-5-0--| 

Verse (Both Guitars) 
  I took a line                  that leads you to the opium trail 
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--| 
G|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--| 
D|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--| 
A|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7------------| 
E|--------------------/7-7-7----|---------------------/5-5-5----| 

  Oriental eyes                  reveal the lies, deceit, betrayal 
e|------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------7--|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------7--|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------7--|---------------------------5-4---| 
A|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7------5-----7-| 
E|--------------------/7-7-7----|--------------------/5-7---------| 

  On this journey                behold one who travels far 
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--| 
G|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--| 
D|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--| 
A|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7------------| 
E|--------------------/7-7-7----|---------------------/5-5-5----| 

  You called him fool            but now you are 
e|------------------------------|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------7--|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------7--|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------7--|--------------------4-4-4--| 
A|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7--------| 
E|--------------------/7-7-7----|---------------------------| 

Figure 1. 
e|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------5-4----------------------------| 
D|--------5-4-------7-5-4----------------------| 
A|----5-7-----7-----------7-5-------5----------| 
E|--7-------------------------7-5-7---7-5-0----| 

Verse 

  The wizard wanders through     the world he made from dreams 
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--| 
G|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--| 
D|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--| 
A|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7------------| 
E|--------------------/7-7-7----|---------------------/5-5-5----| 

  The splashing whirlpool        hides the frightened screams 
e|------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------7--|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------7--|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------7--|---------------------------5-4---| 
A|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7------5-----7-| 
E|--------------------/7-7-7----|--------------------/5-7---------| 

  Exotic dancers, flashing lancers, this mysterious space 
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--| 
G|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--| 
D|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--| 
A|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7------------| 
E|--------------------/7-7-7----|---------------------/5-5-5----| 

  The fanfare advances,        the warlord falls from grace   
e|------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
B|---------------------------7--|-----------------------------| 
G|---------------------------7--|-----------------------------| 
D|---------------------------7--|--------------------4-4-4----| 
A|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-------5--| 
E|--------------------/7-7-7----|-----------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-7-7-7--| 
B|----------------------------------------------5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8--------------| 
G|----------------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7--------------------------------| 
D|--------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7----------------------------------------------------| 
A|--7-7-7-------------------5--------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------5-4-------------------------| 
D|--------5-4-------7-5-4-------------------| 
A|----5-7-----7-----------7-5-------5-------| 
E|--7-------------------------7-5-7---7-5-0-| 

Chorus 
  It clears your pain, but it's got you claimed again, my love                              
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------0---------0--------------------| 
A|------0--------0-2--------------2-0----------------| 
E|--2-3-------------------------------------3-2-0----| 

  You feel the need, but it lets you bleed, you must concede, my love 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------0---------0--------------------| 
A|------0--------0-2--------------2-0----------------| 
E|--2-3-------------------------------------3-2-0----| 

  No one to blame, no shame, you crave again and again, my love 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------0---------0--------------------| 
A|------0--------0-2--------------2-0----------------| 
E|--2-3-------------------------------------3-2-0----| 
  
  No use to plead from you, it feeds your greed, my love 
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------0---------0--------------------| 
A|------0--------0-2--------------2-0----------------| 
E|--2-3-------------------------------------3-2-0----| 

                             Oh, it's got you, my love 
e|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|15-15~----------15-15~-----------15-15~----------15-15~--| 
G|12-12~--4-------12-12~-----------12-12~--4-------12-12~--| 
D|12-12~------2---12-12~-----------12-12~------2---12-12~--| 
A|----------5--------------------------------5-------------| 
E|-------------------------3-2-0---------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7--------| 
E|----------------------7-7-7--| 

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