New Orleans (The House of The Rising Sun)- Odetta Chords
Tempo:
101.75 bpm
Chords used:
Am
E
D
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [D] [Am] [D] [Am] [Dm]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [F]
[E] [Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[C] There is a house [D] in [F] New Orleans [G] [Am]
They [C] call the [A] [E] Rising Sun
It's [Am]
[C] been the ruin [D] of many [F] a poor girl [Am] Just look at me, [E] honey, but I'm [Dm] only one
[Am] [G] [Am]
[C] Now if I had listened [D] to what my [F] mama said [G] [Am] I'd have [C] [G] been [E] at home [Bb] today
[G] [E] Being [Am]
[C] young [D] and [F] foolish [Am] I let my [E] gambler lead me [Am] astray
[E] My [Am]
[C] mama, [D]
[F] she's a tailor [Am] She sewed your blue jeans [E] when they were new
[Am]
[C] My sweetheart, [D]
he's a [F] drunkard [Am]
Drinking [E] down in New [Am]
Orleans
[Em] When [Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [G] [Am]
[C] [D]
[E] [Am]
[D]
[F] [Am]
[E] [Em] [Am]
[E] [Am] I [C] was a young [D] girl I [F] used to seek pleasure
[Am] When I was a young [E] girl I used to drink ale
[Am]
Out of an ale house [D]
[F] into this jail [C] house
My [E] body is ruined, they [A] left me here [Am] to [E] die
[Am]
[C] [D] Tell my baby sister, [F] [G] [Am]
don't do [E] what I [Am] do [E] [Am] Shun
[C] that [D] house in New [F] Orleans
[Am] [C] They [E] call the [A] Rising [Am] Sun
[E] I'm [A]
[Am] [C] [D]
[F] [G] [Am]
[C] [E]
[Dm] [Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [E] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[C] going back [D] to [F] New [G] Orleans [Am]
[D] My [Am] race is [E]
almost run
[Am] I'm
[C] going back to [D]
spend the rest of my [F] life [C]
[Am] [E] Beneath the [F]
Rising [C] Sun
[Dm] [G] [Am]
There [C] is a house
[D] [F] in New [C] [G] Orleans
[D]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [F]
[E] [Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[C] There is a house [D] in [F] New Orleans [G] [Am]
They [C] call the [A] [E] Rising Sun
It's [Am]
[C] been the ruin [D] of many [F] a poor girl [Am] Just look at me, [E] honey, but I'm [Dm] only one
[Am] [G] [Am]
[C] Now if I had listened [D] to what my [F] mama said [G] [Am] I'd have [C] [G] been [E] at home [Bb] today
[G] [E] Being [Am]
[C] young [D] and [F] foolish [Am] I let my [E] gambler lead me [Am] astray
[E] My [Am]
[C] mama, [D]
[F] she's a tailor [Am] She sewed your blue jeans [E] when they were new
[Am]
[C] My sweetheart, [D]
he's a [F] drunkard [Am]
Drinking [E] down in New [Am]
Orleans
[Em] When [Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [G] [Am]
[C] [D]
[E] [Am]
[D]
[F] [Am]
[E] [Em] [Am]
[E] [Am] I [C] was a young [D] girl I [F] used to seek pleasure
[Am] When I was a young [E] girl I used to drink ale
[Am]
Out of an ale house [D]
[F] into this jail [C] house
My [E] body is ruined, they [A] left me here [Am] to [E] die
[Am]
[C] [D] Tell my baby sister, [F] [G] [Am]
don't do [E] what I [Am] do [E] [Am] Shun
[C] that [D] house in New [F] Orleans
[Am] [C] They [E] call the [A] Rising [Am] Sun
[E] I'm [A]
[Am] [C] [D]
[F] [G] [Am]
[C] [E]
[Dm] [Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [E] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[C] going back [D] to [F] New [G] Orleans [Am]
[D] My [Am] race is [E]
almost run
[Am] I'm
[C] going back to [D]
spend the rest of my [F] life [C]
[Am] [E] Beneath the [F]
Rising [C] Sun
[Dm] [G] [Am]
There [C] is a house
[D] [F] in New [C] [G] Orleans
[D]
Key:
Am
E
D
C
F
Am
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D
[Am] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] There is a house [D] in [F] New Orleans [G] _ [Am] _
They [C] call the _ [A] [E] Rising Sun
_ It's [Am] _ _
[C] been the ruin [D] of many [F] a poor girl [Am] Just look at me, [E] honey, but I'm [Dm] only one
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
[C] Now if I had listened [D] to what my [F] mama said [G] _ [Am] I'd have [C] [G] been [E] at home [Bb] today
[G] _ [E] Being [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ young [D] and _ [F] _ foolish [Am] I let my [E] gambler lead me [Am] astray
_ [E] My _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ mama, [D] _ _
[F] she's a tailor [Am] She _ _ sewed your blue jeans [E] when they were new
_ [Am] _ _
[C] My sweetheart, _ [D] _
he's a [F] drunkard _ [Am] _
Drinking [E] down in New [Am]
Orleans
_ [Em] When [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Am] _ I [C] was a young [D] girl I [F] used to seek pleasure
[Am] _ When I was a young [E] girl I used to drink ale
[Am] _ _
Out of an ale house [D] _
[F] into this jail [C] house
My [E] body is ruined, they [A] left me here [Am] to [E] die
_ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] Tell my baby sister, [F] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
don't do [E] what I [Am] do [E] _ [Am] Shun _
[C] _ that [D] house in New [F] Orleans
_ [Am] [C] They [E] call the [A] Rising [Am] Sun
[E] I'm _ [A] _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] going back [D] to [F] New [G] Orleans _ [Am] _
[D] My [Am] race is [E] _
almost run
_ [Am] I'm _
_ [C] going back to [D]
spend the rest of my [F] life _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] [E] Beneath the _ _ [F]
Rising [C] Sun
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Am]
There [C] is a house _
[D] _ _ [F] in New _ [C] _ [G] _ Orleans _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] There is a house [D] in [F] New Orleans [G] _ [Am] _
They [C] call the _ [A] [E] Rising Sun
_ It's [Am] _ _
[C] been the ruin [D] of many [F] a poor girl [Am] Just look at me, [E] honey, but I'm [Dm] only one
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
[C] Now if I had listened [D] to what my [F] mama said [G] _ [Am] I'd have [C] [G] been [E] at home [Bb] today
[G] _ [E] Being [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ young [D] and _ [F] _ foolish [Am] I let my [E] gambler lead me [Am] astray
_ [E] My _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ mama, [D] _ _
[F] she's a tailor [Am] She _ _ sewed your blue jeans [E] when they were new
_ [Am] _ _
[C] My sweetheart, _ [D] _
he's a [F] drunkard _ [Am] _
Drinking [E] down in New [Am]
Orleans
_ [Em] When [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Am] _ I [C] was a young [D] girl I [F] used to seek pleasure
[Am] _ When I was a young [E] girl I used to drink ale
[Am] _ _
Out of an ale house [D] _
[F] into this jail [C] house
My [E] body is ruined, they [A] left me here [Am] to [E] die
_ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] Tell my baby sister, [F] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
don't do [E] what I [Am] do [E] _ [Am] Shun _
[C] _ that [D] house in New [F] Orleans
_ [Am] [C] They [E] call the [A] Rising [Am] Sun
[E] I'm _ [A] _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] going back [D] to [F] New [G] Orleans _ [Am] _
[D] My [Am] race is [E] _
almost run
_ [Am] I'm _
_ [C] going back to [D]
spend the rest of my [F] life _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] [E] Beneath the _ _ [F]
Rising [C] Sun
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Am]
There [C] is a house _
[D] _ _ [F] in New _ [C] _ [G] _ Orleans _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _