Difficulty: Intermediate
Enya - Orinoco Flow
Instrument: Guitar
Tuning: EBGDFC
Tabbed By: Steve Cornacchia
Light percussive snare strum/slap on "X" above measures
Intro:
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D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
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D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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C|------------------------0-0-----0-----------------------0-0-------|
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Let me
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G|--0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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sail, let me sail,let the Orinoco flow. Let me reach, let me beach, on the shores of Tripoli. Let me
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D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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sail, let me sail. Let me crash upon your shore. Let me reach, let me beach, far beyondf the Yellow Sea.
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Sail away, sail away, sail a-
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way. Sail away, sail away, sail away. Sail away, sail away, sail a-
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way. Sail away, sail away... From Bis-
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D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-sau to Palau, in the shade of Avalon. From Fiji to Tiree and the Isles of Ebony. From Pe-
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D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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C|------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
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-ru to Cebu hear the power of Babylon. From Bali to Cali, far beneath the Coral Sea.
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|-----------------------------------------------------|
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Turn it up, turn it up,
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turn it up, up, adieu. Oh. Turn it up, turn it up,
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turn it up, up, adieu. Oh. Turn it up, turn it up,
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D|----------------3------------------0-------------------------------|
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C|-----------------------------------2-------------------------------|
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turn it up, up, adieu. Oh.
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Sail away, sail away, sail a-
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way. Sail away, sail away, sail away. Sail away, sail away, sail a-
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-way Sail away, sail away, From the
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North to the South, Ebudæ into Khartoum. From the deep sea of Clouds to the island of the moon. Carry
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D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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C|------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
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me, on the waves to the lands I've never been. Carry me on the waves to the lands I've never seen. We can
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sail, we can sail, sail away, sail away, we can
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D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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steer, we can near with Rob Dickins at the wheel. We can sigh, say goodbye Ross and his dependencies. We can
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sail, we can sail, sail away, sail away, we can
Repeate to fade...
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