Chords for Colette Magny - House of the Rising Sun

Tempo:
96.25 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

D

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Colette Magny - House of the Rising Sun chords
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[D]
[C] [B] [A]
[D] [B]
[E]
[E] There is [B] a house [D] [E] in New [B] Orleans [E] They call it [D] the [C] Rising Sun
[B]
[E] And it's [Em] been [D] ruined [C] How many [A] a poor girl
[B] And me, oh Lord, [E] and me
[B]
[E] If I had [B] only [B] listened [E] To what my mother said
[B]
[Em] I'd be at [D] home [C] today [B] But
[A] I've been [D] so young [C] and foolish
My [Am] Lord,
[B] let a gambler Let [E] me astray
[B]
[Em] Now my mother [B] is a tailor [A] She [B]
[C#m] sews [D] those nude [C] blue jeans
[B]
And [Em] my [D] sweetheart is a drunken [C] drinker
[A]
[A#] [B] [B]
[E] [B]
[Em] Now the only thing [B] a drunken man [E] needs Is [Bm] [Bm]
[E] a suitcase [D] and a truck
[C] [B]
[G] [E] And the only [D] time he's [C] satisfied [A]
[B] Oh Lord, is when he's [E] gone home
[B]
[E] [Em] Somebody go get my [B] baby sister [B]
[Em] Tell [B]
[E] [Em] her [D] never to do [C] what I've done
[B]
[E] And that house in [C] New Orleans [A] They [Em] call it [B] the Rising [E] Sun
[B] [A]
[E] Well, [B] I'm going back [E] to New [B] Orleans
[E] My [D] race is [C] almost run
[B]
[E] Yes, [D] I'm going back [C] To spend the rest of my [A] life beneath [Em]
[G] the [B] rising sun
[G] [F#] [Em]
[D] [B] [A]
[A#] [Em] [Bm]
[B] [Em]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
B
12341112
E
2311
D
1321
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To jam and learn Colette Magny - The House Of The Rising Sun chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: C, B, Em, D, Em and B. A strategic approach would be to train at 48 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 96. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[E] There is _ [B] a house [D] [E] in New [B] Orleans _ _ [E] They call it [D] the _ [C] Rising Sun
_ [B] _ _ _
[E] And it's [Em] been [D] _ ruined [C] How many [A] a poor girl
[B] And _ me, oh Lord, _ [E] and me
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ If I had [B] only [B] listened [E] To what my mother said
[B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ I'd be at [D] home _ _ [C] today _ _ _ [B] But _
_ [A] _ I've been [D] so young [C] and foolish
My [Am] Lord, _
_ [B] let a gambler _ Let [E] me _ astray
[B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Now my mother [B] is a tailor _ [A] She _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ sews [D] those nude [C] blue jeans
_ [B] _ _
And [Em] _ _ my [D] sweetheart is a drunken _ [C] _ _ drinker
[A] _ _ _
[A#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ Now the only thing [B] a drunken man _ [E] needs _ Is [Bm] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ a suitcase [D] and a truck
[C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[G] _ [E] And the only [D] time _ he's [C] satisfied _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] Oh Lord, _ is when he's [E] gone home
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Em] Somebody go get my [B] baby sister [B] _
_ [Em] _ Tell _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] her [D] never to do [C] what I've done
[B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ And that house in [C] New Orleans _ [A] _ They _ [Em] call it [B] the _ Rising [E] Sun
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ Well, [B] I'm going back [E] to New _ [B] Orleans _
_ [E] My _ [D] race is [C] almost run
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ Yes, _ [D] I'm going back [C] To spend the rest of my [A] _ life _ _ beneath _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] the [B] rising sun
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [A#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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