House of the Rising Sun Chords by The Dead South

Tempo:
205.35 bpm
Chords used:

Am

E

C

F

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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House of the Rising Sun chords
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[A] [Am]
[C]
[D]
[F]
[Em] [A] [Am]
[E]
[A] [Am]
[E]
[A] [Am]
[C]
[D]
[F]
[A] [Am]
[C]
[G] [E]
[A]
[Am] [C]
[D]
[F]
[C] [A]
[Am] [E] There
[Em] [A]
[Am] [E]
[A]
[Am] is [C] a house [D] in New [F] Orleans [Am] They call [C] the [E] Rising Sun
And [Am]
it's been the [C] ruin [Dm] of many [D] a young [F] poor [Am] boy
Well God,
[E] I know
[Am]
My [C] mother [D] was a tailor [F] [Am] She sewed [C] my new [E] blue jeans
[Am] My [C] father [D] was a [F] cabbie man [Am] Down [E] in New [Am] Orleans
[E] [Am] The
[D]
[F] [Am]
[E]
[Am]
[D]
[F] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [Am] only [C] [D] thing he kept
[F] beneath [Am] Was a suitcase [C] and [E] a truck
[Am] The only [D] time [Gm]
[F] he's satisfied [Am] Is when [G] he's on [Am] a drunk
[E] [A]
[C] [Dm]
[Am]
[C] [Em]
[Am]
[D] [F]
[Am]
[E] [Em]
[A] Oh [C] mother [D] dear children [F] [Am] I do what I [E] have done
[Am] Spend [C] your life [D] in sin [F] and misery [Am] In the house [E] of the Rising Sun
[Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [A]
[C] [E]
[Am]
[F] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [Am] [C] We're one foot [D] on a platform [F] [Am] The other [C] on [E] a train
[Em] [Am] I'm [C] going [D] back to New [F] Orleans [Am] To wear [E] that ball [Am] and chain
[E] [Am] There is a house [D] in New [F] Orleans [Am] They [C] call the Rising [E]
Sun
[Am] And it's been the ruin [D] of many a young [F] poor [Am] boy
Well God, I know I'm one
[E] [Am] [E] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
E
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
Am
2311
E
2311
C
3211
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To start learning The Dead South - House Of The Rising Sun chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Am, D, F, Am, C, Am, E and Am. Ease into the song by practicing at 102 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 205 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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[A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [E] There _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] is _ _ [C] a _ house _ [D] in New _ _ [F] Orleans _ _ [Am] _ _ They _ call _ [C] the _ _ _ _ [E] Rising Sun _ _ _
And _ [Am] _ _ _
it's been _ _ _ the [C] ruin _ _ [Dm] of many [D] a young [F] poor _ [Am] boy _
Well God, _ _ _
[E] I know _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My _ [C] mother _ [D] was a tailor [F] _ _ [Am] She sewed [C] my new [E] blue jeans
_ _ [Am] My _ [C] father _ [D] was a [F] cabbie man [Am] _ Down [E] in New [Am] _ Orleans
[E] _ _ _ [Am] The _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Am] _ only [C] _ _ [D] thing he kept _
[F] beneath [Am] Was a suitcase [C] _ and [E] a truck
_ _ [Am] The only _ _ [D] time _ [Gm]
[F] he's satisfied [Am] Is when [G] he's on [Am] a drunk
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Oh [C] mother _ _ [D] dear children [F] _ _ [Am] I do _ what I [E] have done
_ _ _ [Am] _ Spend [C] your life [D] in sin [F] and misery [Am] In the house [E] of the Rising _ _ Sun
_ [Am] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ [C] We're one foot [D] on a platform [F] _ _ _ [Am] The other [C] _ on [E] a train
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] I'm [C] going _ [D] back to New [F] Orleans _ [Am] To wear [E] that ball [Am] and chain
_ [E] _ _ [Am] There is a house [D] in New _ [F] Orleans [Am] They [C] call the Rising [E] _
Sun
_ _ [Am] And it's been the ruin [D] of many a young [F] poor [Am] boy
Well God, I know I'm one
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the About Songs & Books, Vol. 1 album.

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