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--| Solo - Repeat Verse x2 under solo Guitar Robertson Not tabbed yet Guitar Gorham Repeat Verse under solo Verse 2x

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