Opium Trail tab by Thin Lizzy

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OPIUM TRAIL - Thin Lizzy

(From the Album "Still Dangerous" and "Bad Reputation")
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Tabbed by: B. White
Email: [email protected]

Version 1.0 April 127th, 2011
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|         |
| /  slide up  |
| \  slide down |
| h  hammer-on  |
| p  pull-off  |
| ~  vibrato   |
| b  Bend    |
| r  Release   |
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This is my first attempt at a complete tab, I will finish it, but for now here's the basics.
Please feel free to amend, correct, or add to this!

Tuning: Down a half-step to Eb MajorEb (tuning on "Still Dangerous")
Lyrics from LP version

Intro

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------15-15~---------15-15~---------15-15~---------15-15~--|
G+G|---------12-12~--4------12-12~---------12-12~--4------12-12~--|
D MajorD|---------12-12~------2--12-12~---------12-12~------2--12-12~--|
A augmentedA|-------------------5-----------------------------5------------|
E MajorE|--3-2-0-------------------------3-2-0-------------------------|

Opening riff (with harmony guitar)

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|--------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-------------|
E MajorE|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-------------------------------|

Figure 1.
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------5-4--------------------------|
D MajorD|--------5-4-------7-5-4--------------------|
A augmentedA|----5-7-----7-----------7-5-------5--------|
E MajorE|--7-------------------------7-5-7---7-5-0--|

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

 Oriental eyes         reveal the lies, deceit, betrayal
e|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------7--|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------7--|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------7--|---------------------------5-4---|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7------5-----7-|
E MajorE|--------------------/7-7-7----|--------------------/5-7---------|

 On this journey        behold one who travels far
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--|
G+G|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--|
D MajorD|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7------------|
E MajorE|--------------------/7-7-7----|---------------------/5-5-5----|

 You called him fool      but now you are
e|------------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------7--|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------7--|---------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------7--|--------------------4-4-4--|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7--------|
E MajorE|--------------------/7-7-7----|---------------------------|

Figure 1.
e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------5-4----------------------------|
D MajorD|--------5-4-------7-5-4----------------------|
A augmentedA|----5-7-----7-----------7-5-------5----------|
E MajorE|--7-------------------------7-5-7---7-5-0----|

Verse

 The wizard wanders through   the world he made from dreams
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--|
G+G|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--|
D MajorD|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7------------|
E MajorE|--------------------/7-7-7----|---------------------/5-5-5----|

 The splashing whirlpool    hides the frightened screams
e|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------7--|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------7--|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------7--|---------------------------5-4---|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7------5-----7-|
E MajorE|--------------------/7-7-7----|--------------------/5-7---------|

 Exotic dancers, flashing lancers, this mysterious space
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--|
G+G|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--|
D MajorD|---------------------------7--|----------------------------5--|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7------------|
E MajorE|--------------------/7-7-7----|---------------------/5-5-5----|

 The fanfare advances,    the warlord falls from grace
e|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB|---------------------------7--|-----------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------7--|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------7--|--------------------4-4-4----|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------|--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-------5--|
E MajorE|--------------------/7-7-7----|-----------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-7-7-7--|
BB|----------------------------------------------5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8--------------|
G+G|----------------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------5-4-------------------------|
D MajorD|--------5-4-------7-5-4-------------------|
A augmentedA|----5-7-----7-----------7-5-------5-------|
E MajorE|--7-------------------------7-5-7---7-5-0-|

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

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

 No one to blame, no shame, you crave again and again, my love
e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------0---------0--------------------|
A augmentedA|------0--------0-2--------------2-0----------------|
E MajorE|--2-3-------------------------------------3-2-0----|

 No use to plead from you, it feeds your greed, my love
e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------0---------0--------------------|
A augmentedA|------0--------0-2--------------2-0----------------|
E MajorE|--2-3-------------------------------------3-2-0----|

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

e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7--------|
E MajorE|----------------------7-7-7--|

Solo - Repeat Verse x2 under solo
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Verse 2x