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Orinoco Flow Tab by Enya

Orinoco Flow tab by Enya

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate

Enya - Orinoco Flow
Instrument: Guitar
Tuning: EBGDFC
Tabbed By: Steve Cornacchia
Light percussive snare strum/slap on "X" above measures

Intro:
         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3---------3-----1-----0---------3---------3-----1-----0-----|
B|------3---------3-----1-----1---------3---------3-----1-----1-----|
G|------0---------0-----2-----0---------0---------0-----2-----0-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2-2-------2-2---0-0-------------2-2-------2-2---0-0-------------|
C|------------------------0-0-----0-----------------------0-0-----0-|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3---------3-----1-----0---------3---------3-----1-----0-----|
B|------3---------3-----1-----1---------3---------3-----1-----1-----|
G|------0---------0-----2-----0---------0---------0-----2-----0-0-0-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2-2-------2-2---0-0-------------2-2-------2-2---0-0-------------|
C|------------------------0-0-----0-----------------------0-0-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

                                                                Let me

         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3---------3-----1-----0---------3---------3-----1-----0-----|
B|----0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-------0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-----|
G|--0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2---------2-----0---------------2---------2-----0---------------|
C|------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

 sail, let me sail,let the Orinoco flow. Let me reach, let me beach, on the shores of Tripoli. Let me


         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3---------3-----1-----0---------3---------3-----1-----0-----|
B|----0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-------0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-----|
G|--0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2---------2-----0---------------2---------2-----0---------------|
C|------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 sail, let me sail. Let me crash upon your shore. Let me reach, let me beach, far beyondf the Yellow Sea.

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3-----1---------8-----8---------3-----1-----|
G|------8-----8---5-----3-----2---------8-----8---8-----3-----2-----|
D|----5-------5-------3-------3-------5-----------5---3-------3-----|
F|--7-------7---x---5-------0-----2-7-------7---x---5-------0-----2-|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3-----1---------8-----8---------3-----1-----|
G|------8-----8---5-----3-----2---------8-----8---8-----3-----2-----|
D|----5-------5-------3-------3-------5-----------5---3-------3-----|
F|--7-------7---x---5-------0-----2-7-------7---x---5-------0-----2-|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x


         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3-----3---3-----3---3-----------3-------3---1---1---0---0---|
B|----3-3-----3---3---3-3---3-----------3---------3-----1-1---1---1-|
G|------0-----0---0-----0---0-----------0---------0-----2-----0-----|
D|------------------------------------------------0-----------2-----|
F|--2-------2---x---2-------2-------2-2---2---2-----0-0-------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------0-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
                                                Sail away, sail away, sail a-

         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3-------3---1---1---0---0-------3-------3---1---1---0---0---|
B|------3---------3-----1-1---1---1-----3---------3-----1-1---1---1-|
G|------0---------0-----2-----0---------0---------0-----2-----0-----|
D|----------------0-----------2-------------------0-----------2-----|
F|--2-2---2---2-----0-0-------------2-2---2---2-----0-0-------------|
C|--------------------------0-------------------------------0-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
    way.         Sail away, sail away, sail away. Sail away, sail away, sail a-

         X         X     X     X
E|------3-------3---1---1---0-------|
B|------3---------3-----1-1---1-----|
G|------0---------0-----2-----0-0-0-|
D|----------------0-----------2-----|
F|--2-2---2---2-----0-0-------------|
C|--------------------------0-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
    way.       Sail away, sail away... From Bis-

         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3---------3-----1-----0---------3---------3-----1-----0-----|
B|----0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-------0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-----|
G|--0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2---------2-----0---------------2---------2-----0---------------|
C|------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 -sau to Palau, in the shade of Avalon. From Fiji to Tiree and the Isles of Ebony. From Pe-

         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3---------3-----1-----0---------3---------3-----1-----0-----|
B|----0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-------0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-----|
G|--0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2---------2-----0---------------2---------2-----0---------------|
C|------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 -ru to Cebu hear the power of Babylon. From Bali to Cali, far beneath the Coral Sea.

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3-----1---------8-----8---------3-----1-----|
G|------8-----8---5-----3-----2---------8-----8---8-----3-----2-----|
D|----5-------5-------3-------3-------5-----------5---3-------3-----|
F|--7-------7-------5-------0-----2-7-------7-------5-------0-----2-|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3-----1---------8-----8---------3-----1-----|
G|------8-----8---5-----3-----2-------8-8-----8---8-----3-----2-----|
D|----5-------5-------3-------3-------5-----------5---3-------3-----|
F|--7-------7-------5-------0-----2-7-------7---x---5-------0-----2-|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

E|------3-----3---3-----3---3--------0-3-3----0-3-3----|
B|----3-3-----3---3---3-3---3--------1--------1--------|
G|------0-----0---0-----0---0--------0-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|--2-------2-------2-------2--------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------0--------0--------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x    |   x    |   x
                                     Turn it up, turn it up,

E|----3-3---3---3------------------------------------0-3-3---0-3-3---|
B|--3-------------1------------------1-------3-------1-------1-------|
G|--0-------------2------------------2-------0-------0---------------|
D|----------------2------------------2-------0-----------------------|
F|--2--------------------------------0-------2-----------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------0-------0-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x    |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
     turn it up, up, adieu. Oh.                     Turn it up, turn it up,

E|----3-3---3---3------------------------------------0-3-3---0-3-3---|
B|--3-------------1------------------1-------3-------1-------1-------|
G|--0-------------2------------------2-------0-------0---------------|
D|----------------2------------------2-------0-----------------------|
F|--2--------------------------------0-------2-----------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------0-------0-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x    |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
    turn it up, up, adieu. Oh.                       Turn it up, turn it up,

E|----3-3---5---3--------------------2-------------------------------|
B|--3-------------1------------------3-------------------------------|
G|--0-------------2------------------2-------------------------------|
D|----------------3------------------0-------------------------------|
F|--2---------------0-----------0----x-------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------2-------------------------------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x    |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
turn it up, up, adieu. Oh.

         X         X     X     X
E|------3-------3---1---1---0---0---|
B|------3---------3-----1-1---1---1-|
G|------0---------0-----2-----0-----|
D|----------------0-----------2-----|
F|--2-2---2---2-----0-0-------------|
C|--------------------------0-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
                Sail away, sail away, sail a-

         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3-------3---1---1---0---0-------3-------3---1---1---0---0---|
B|------3---------3-----1-1---1---1-----3---------3-----1-1---1---1-|
G|------0---------0-----2-----0---------0---------0-----2-----0-----|
D|----------------0-----------2-------------------0-----------2-----|
F|--2-2---2---2-----0-0-------------2-2---2---2-----0-0-------------|
C|--------------------------0-------------------------------0-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
    way.        Sail away, sail away, sail away. Sail away, sail away, sail a-

         X         X     X     X
E|------3-------3---1---1---0---0---|
B|------3---------3-----1-1---1---1-|
G|------0---------0-----2-----0-----|
D|----------------0-----------2-----|
F|--2-2---2---2-----0-0-------------|
C|--------------------------0-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
    -way       Sail away, sail away, From the

         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3---------3-----1-----0---------3---------3-----1-----0-----|
B|----0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-------0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-----|
G|--0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2---------2-----0---------------2---------2-----0---------------|
C|------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 North to the South, Ebudæ into Khartoum. From the deep sea of Clouds to the island of the moon. Carry

         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3---------3-----1-----0---------3---------3-----1-----0-----|
B|----0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-------0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-----|
G|--0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2---------2-----0---------------2---------2-----0---------------|
C|------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
 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

         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3-------3---1---1---0---0---|
B|----0-0-----0---3-----1-1---1---1-|
G|--0---0-0-0-----0-----2-----0-----|
D|----------------0-----------2-----|
F|--2---------2-----0-0-------------|
C|--------------------------0-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
  sail, we can sail, sail away, sail away, we can

         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3---------3-----1-----0---------3---------3-----1-----0-----|
B|----0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-------0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-----|
G|--0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2---------2-----0---------------2---------2-----0---------------|
C|------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

 steer, we can near with Rob Dickins at the wheel. We can sigh, say goodbye Ross and his dependencies. We can

         X         X     X     X
E|------3-------3---1---1---0---0---|
B|----0-0-----0---3-----1-1---1---1-|
G|--0---0-0-0-----0-----2-----0-----|
D|----------------0-----------2-----|
F|--2---------2-----0-0-------------|
C|--------------------------0-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x
  sail, we can sail, sail away, sail away, we can

Repeate to fade...

         X         X     X     X         X         X     X     X
E|------3---------3-----1-----0---------3-------3---1---1---0---0---|
B|----0-0-----0---0---1-1-1-1-1-------0-0---------3-----1-1---1---1-|
G|--0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-----2-----0-----|
D|------------------------------------------------0-----------2-----|
F|--2---------2-----0---------------2---------2-----0-0-------------|
C|------------------------0---------------------------------0-------|
     |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x   |   x

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