Chords for Nina Simone: House Of The Rising Sun
Tempo:
144.95 bpm
Chords used:
Am
Dm
E
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
There [Am] is a house in New Orleans, they call [B] it the Rising [A] Sun.
It's been the ruin [Dm] of many poor girl [Am] and me, oh God I'm one.
If I'd only listened to what my mama said, I'd be at [E]
home today.
[A] You've been so [Dm] young and foolish, you let [Am] a gambler lead me astray.
My mother is a tailor, she sews those [E] new blue jeans.
[A] My [Dm] sweetheart's a drunkard, [Am] drinks down in New Orleans.
All the things a drunkard man needs is a suitcase [E] and a truck.
[A] The only time [Dm] he's satisfied [Am] is when he's on the drunk.
Oh Bill, my baby sister, never do [E] what I have done.
[A] Stay away from [Dm] that house, [Am] they call it [E] the Rising [Am] [Em] Sun.
[Am] I'm going back to New Orleans, my race [B] is almost won.
[A] Going [Dm] back to spend my [Am] life in [F] need, [Am] oh now [Dm] I told my daddy [Am] mine.
[Dm]
[Am] [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] Rising [Dm] [Am] [Dm]
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Sun, [Am] [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] Rising Sun,
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Rising Sun, Rising Sun, Rising Sun, Rising Sun, Rising Sun,
Rising Sun, [Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] [Dm] Rising Sun, Rising [Am] Sun,
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[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] Sun, [Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm]
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[Em]
[F]
Rising [D] [E]
Sun,
We need the rising
[B]
[E]
[Am] sun!
[Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am] [Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[N]
It's been the ruin [Dm] of many poor girl [Am] and me, oh God I'm one.
If I'd only listened to what my mama said, I'd be at [E]
home today.
[A] You've been so [Dm] young and foolish, you let [Am] a gambler lead me astray.
My mother is a tailor, she sews those [E] new blue jeans.
[A] My [Dm] sweetheart's a drunkard, [Am] drinks down in New Orleans.
All the things a drunkard man needs is a suitcase [E] and a truck.
[A] The only time [Dm] he's satisfied [Am] is when he's on the drunk.
Oh Bill, my baby sister, never do [E] what I have done.
[A] Stay away from [Dm] that house, [Am] they call it [E] the Rising [Am] [Em] Sun.
[Am] I'm going back to New Orleans, my race [B] is almost won.
[A] Going [Dm] back to spend my [Am] life in [F] need, [Am] oh now [Dm] I told my daddy [Am] mine.
[Dm]
[Am] [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] Rising [Dm] [Am] [Dm]
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Sun, [Am] [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] Rising Sun,
[Dm]
Rising Sun, Rising Sun, Rising Sun, Rising Sun, Rising Sun,
Rising Sun, [Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] [Dm] Rising Sun, Rising [Am] Sun,
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[Em]
[F]
Rising [D] [E]
Sun,
We need the rising
[B]
[E]
[Am] sun!
[Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am] [Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[N]
Key:
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There [Am] is a house in New Orleans, _ they call [B] it the Rising _ [A] Sun.
It's been the ruin [Dm] of many poor girl [Am] and me, oh God I'm one.
_ If I'd only listened to what my mama said, I'd be at [E]
home today.
_ [A] You've been so [Dm] young and foolish, you let [Am] a gambler lead me _ astray.
My mother is a tailor, _ she sews those [E] new blue jeans.
[A] _ My [Dm] sweetheart's a drunkard, [Am] drinks down in New Orleans.
_ _ All the things a drunkard man needs _ is a suitcase [E] and a truck.
_ [A] The only time [Dm] he's satisfied [Am] is when he's on the drunk.
Oh Bill, my baby sister, _ _ _ never do [E] what I have done.
_ [A] _ Stay away from [Dm] that house, [Am] they call it [E] the Rising [Am] _ [Em] Sun.
[Am] I'm going back to New Orleans, _ _ my race [B] is almost won.
_ [A] _ Going [Dm] back to spend my [Am] life in [F] need, _ [Am] oh now [Dm] I told my daddy [Am] mine.
[Dm] _
_ [Am] _ [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] _ [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] Rising [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
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Sun, [Am] _ [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] Rising Sun,
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_ Rising Sun, Rising Sun, Rising Sun, Rising Sun, Rising Sun,
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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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Rising _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sun,
We need the rising _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Am] sun!
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
It's been the ruin [Dm] of many poor girl [Am] and me, oh God I'm one.
_ If I'd only listened to what my mama said, I'd be at [E]
home today.
_ [A] You've been so [Dm] young and foolish, you let [Am] a gambler lead me _ astray.
My mother is a tailor, _ she sews those [E] new blue jeans.
[A] _ My [Dm] sweetheart's a drunkard, [Am] drinks down in New Orleans.
_ _ All the things a drunkard man needs _ is a suitcase [E] and a truck.
_ [A] The only time [Dm] he's satisfied [Am] is when he's on the drunk.
Oh Bill, my baby sister, _ _ _ never do [E] what I have done.
_ [A] _ Stay away from [Dm] that house, [Am] they call it [E] the Rising [Am] _ [Em] Sun.
[Am] I'm going back to New Orleans, _ _ my race [B] is almost won.
_ [A] _ Going [Dm] back to spend my [Am] life in [F] need, _ [Am] oh now [Dm] I told my daddy [Am] mine.
[Dm] _
_ [Am] _ [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] _ [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] Rising [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
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Sun, [Am] _ [Dm] Rising Sun, [Am] Rising Sun,
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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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Rising _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sun,
We need the rising _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] sun!
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