Opium Tea
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Bass Tab
The repeating figure that begins the song sounds good if you play the
opening A with a quick hammer on: 5h7.
Intro
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Verse
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Verse 2
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Verse 3
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Verse 4
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