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
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Josh White - house Of the Rising Sun chords
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[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]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
G
2131
C
3211
B
12341112
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
G
2131
C
3211
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To start learning Josh White - House Of The Rising Sun chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, C, Cm, C, G, Cm, G, Ebm and G in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 61 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 123. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Db Minor.

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[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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