House Of The Rising Sun Chords by Josh White
Tempo:
122.8 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
G
C
B
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Cm] There [D] is [Eb] a [G] house in New Orleans
[C] [Cm] They [Ebm]
call the [Cm] Rising [G] Sun
[Cm] And it's been [B]
[C] the ruin of [G]
many [C] [Eb] poor girls
[Cm] [Ab] And me, oh [G] God, [Cm] for one
[G] [Bb]
Now if [Cm] I had a listen [Ebm] [G] to what my [C] mama [Cm] said
[B] I'd have been at [Cm] home [G] today
Being
[Gb] [Cm]
so [F] [C] young [G] and foolish, [Cm] oh Lord
[Bb] I let [B] a [G] rambler lead [C] me [Cm] astray
[G] [B] Go [Cm] tell [D] my [Eb] [Cm]
baby [G] sister
[B]
[Cm] Don't do what [B] I [G] have done
Please [Cm] shun that
[C] house in [Db] New
[Cm] [Ebm]
They [G] call the [C] Rising [Cm] Sun
[G]
Lord [Cm] I'm going [C] back [G]
to [Cm] New Orleans
[Eb] Peace [Ebm] is [G] almost drawn
Yes [Cm]
I'm going [C] back
[G] To spend [Cm] my life [Eb] [Ebm] beneath [G] that Rising [B] [Ab]
Sun
[G] [C] [Cm]
[C] [Cm] They [Ebm]
call the [Cm] Rising [G] Sun
[Cm] And it's been [B]
[C] the ruin of [G]
many [C] [Eb] poor girls
[Cm] [Ab] And me, oh [G] God, [Cm] for one
[G] [Bb]
Now if [Cm] I had a listen [Ebm] [G] to what my [C] mama [Cm] said
[B] I'd have been at [Cm] home [G] today
Being
[Gb] [Cm]
so [F] [C] young [G] and foolish, [Cm] oh Lord
[Bb] I let [B] a [G] rambler lead [C] me [Cm] astray
[G] [B] Go [Cm] tell [D] my [Eb] [Cm]
baby [G] sister
[B]
[Cm] Don't do what [B] I [G] have done
Please [Cm] shun that
[C] house in [Db] New
[Cm] [Ebm]
They [G] call the [C] Rising [Cm] Sun
[G]
Lord [Cm] I'm going [C] back [G]
to [Cm] New Orleans
[Eb] Peace [Ebm] is [G] almost drawn
Yes [Cm]
I'm going [C] back
[G] To spend [Cm] my life [Eb] [Ebm] beneath [G] that Rising [B] [Ab]
Sun
[G] [C] [Cm]
Key:
Cm
G
C
B
Eb
Cm
G
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] There _ _ _ [D] is [Eb] _ a _ [G] _ house _ in New Orleans
[C] _ _ [Cm] They _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ call the _ _ [Cm] Rising _ [G] Sun _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] And it's been _ [B] _
[C] the ruin _ _ of [G]
many _ _ _ [C] [Eb] poor girls
[Cm] _ [Ab] _ And me, oh [G] God, _ _ _ _ [Cm] for one
_ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _
Now if [Cm] _ I had a listen [Ebm] _ _ [G] to _ what my [C] mama [Cm] said
_ _ [B] I'd have been at _ _ [Cm] home [G] today
_ _ Being _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
so [F] _ [C] young _ [G] and _ _ foolish, [Cm] oh _ Lord _
[Bb] I let [B] a [G] rambler _ lead _ _ [C] me [Cm] astray _ _
_ [G] _ [B] _ _ Go [Cm] tell _ _ [D] my [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _
baby [G] sister
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ Don't do _ _ what [B] _ I [G] have done
_ _ _ _ Please _ [Cm] _ _ _ shun that _
[C] _ house in [Db] _ New _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
They _ [G] call the _ [C] Rising [Cm] Sun
_ _ _ [G] _
_ Lord [Cm] _ I'm going _ _ _ [C] back _ [G] _ _
to [Cm] New _ _ Orleans
_ [Eb] Peace [Ebm] _ _ _ is _ _ [G] almost drawn _ _ _
_ Yes _ _ _ [Cm] _
I'm going _ [C] _ _ back
[G] To spend _ _ [Cm] my _ life _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] beneath _ _ _ [G] _ that _ _ _ Rising [B] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Sun
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Cm] They _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ call the _ _ [Cm] Rising _ [G] Sun _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] And it's been _ [B] _
[C] the ruin _ _ of [G]
many _ _ _ [C] [Eb] poor girls
[Cm] _ [Ab] _ And me, oh [G] God, _ _ _ _ [Cm] for one
_ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _
Now if [Cm] _ I had a listen [Ebm] _ _ [G] to _ what my [C] mama [Cm] said
_ _ [B] I'd have been at _ _ [Cm] home [G] today
_ _ Being _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
so [F] _ [C] young _ [G] and _ _ foolish, [Cm] oh _ Lord _
[Bb] I let [B] a [G] rambler _ lead _ _ [C] me [Cm] astray _ _
_ [G] _ [B] _ _ Go [Cm] tell _ _ [D] my [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _
baby [G] sister
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ Don't do _ _ what [B] _ I [G] have done
_ _ _ _ Please _ [Cm] _ _ _ shun that _
[C] _ house in [Db] _ New _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
They _ [G] call the _ [C] Rising [Cm] Sun
_ _ _ [G] _
_ Lord [Cm] _ I'm going _ _ _ [C] back _ [G] _ _
to [Cm] New _ _ Orleans
_ [Eb] Peace [Ebm] _ _ _ is _ _ [G] almost drawn _ _ _
_ Yes _ _ _ [Cm] _
I'm going _ [C] _ _ back
[G] To spend _ _ [Cm] my _ life _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] beneath _ _ _ [G] _ that _ _ _ Rising [B] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Sun
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _