Chords for Nina Simone- The House of The Rising Sun, slow live version

Tempo:
85.05 bpm
Chords used:

Em

B

D

E

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nina Simone- The House of The Rising Sun, slow live version chords
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[D]
[Em] [Bb]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[B] [Em]
There [B] is a [Bm] house in New [Em] Orleans [B] They [Em]
[D] call it the [C]
Rising [B] Sun
[Em]
[D] And it's been the [C] ruin of many a poor [Am] girl [Em]
And [B] me, oh God
[Em]
[B] [Em]
[B] If I had only listened [Em] to what my mama [E] said [Em]
[D] I'd be at [C] home today
[D] [B] [Eb]
[Em] [D] Being so [C] young and [Bm] foolish, [Am] my love [E]
[Em] [B] Let again the [E]
need be said
[B] Now [E]
[B] my mother [Em] is a [E] tailor She [Em] [D] [C] sews those new blue jeans
[B] And [Em]
[Dm] my [C] sweetheart is a [Am] drunkard, Lord [Em]
Drinks [B] down in New [Em]
Orleans
[B] Now [Em]
[B] the only [Em] thing a drunkard may need [E]
[D] [C]
[B] [E]
[D] And the [C] only time he's [Am] satisfied
And [B]
[Em] [B] on his way [Em] down the drive [B] [E]
[Em] [B] Somebody go get [E] my baby sister
[B] [Em]
[G] Tell her to do, [C] never to do what [B] I've done But [Em]
[D] shun that [C] house she knew
[Am] They [Em]
[E] call it the [Em] Rising Sun [B] [Em]
[B] Well I'm going back to [Em] New Orleans
[B] [Em]
[D] My race is almost [C]
won [B] Yet [Gb] I'm going [Em] [D] back [C] [G] [Am]
[Em] beneath the
[G] moon
[E]
[D] [Em]
[A] [Bb]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[N]
Key:  
Em
121
B
12341112
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
Em
121
B
12341112
D
1321
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To learn Nina Simone - House Of The Rising Sun chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Em, B and Em. Start with a comfortable 42 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 86. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em]
There [B] is a [Bm] house in New [Em] Orleans _ [B] They _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] call it the _ [C]
Rising [B] Sun
_ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] And it's been the [C] ruin of many a poor [Am] girl _ [Em] _
And [B] me, oh God
[Em] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [B] If I had only listened [Em] to what my mama [E] said _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] I'd be at [C] home today
[D] _ [B] _ _ [Eb] _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] Being so [C] young and [Bm] foolish, [Am] my love [E] _
[Em] _ _ [B] Let again the [E]
need be said
[B] Now _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ my mother [Em] is a [E] tailor She [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] sews those new blue jeans
[B] And _ [Em] _
_ _ [Dm] my [C] sweetheart is a [Am] drunkard, Lord _ [Em] _
_ Drinks [B] down in New [Em]
Orleans
_ [B] _ Now [Em] _
_ _ [B] the only [Em] thing a drunkard may need _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ And the [C] only time he's [Am] satisfied
And [B] _
[Em] _ _ [B] on his way [Em] down the drive _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ [B] Somebody go get [E] my baby sister
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] Tell her to do, [C] never to do what [B] I've done But _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] shun that [C] house she knew
_ [Am] They _ [Em] _
_ [E] call it the [Em] Rising Sun [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [B] Well I'm going back to [Em] New Orleans
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] My race is almost [C]
won _ [B] _ _ Yet _ [Gb] I'm _ _ going [Em] _ _ [D] _ back [C] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] beneath _ _ _ the _ _
_ _ [G] moon _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Eric Burdon who authored this song.

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