Chords for Odetta Live in concert 2005, "House of the Rising Sun" High Quality
Tempo:
94.175 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Bb
D
C
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Tell me about it, we'll see.
Laughter
[Gm] Silence
Silence
Silence
There [Bb] is a house
[C] in New [Eb] Orleans
[A] [Gm] [Bb]
called
[D] the Rising Sun
[Gm] It's been
[Bb] in the ruins
[C]
Many poor [Eb] girls
look at me
[D] Oh,
I'd only want
[D]
[Gm] if [Bb] I had listened
to [C] what my mama [Eb] said
I'd
[Gm] have [Bb] been at home
[D] today
Being [Bb] young
[C] Being foolish
[Eb]
[Gm] I let my gambling
[D] lead [Gm] me astray
My [D] [Gm]
mama
[Bb] she's [C] a tailor
[Cm] [Gm] She
sewed your blue jeans
[D] when they
wore the new
[Gm] My sweetheart
[Bb] is a drunkard
[Eb] [Gm] Drinking
down
[D] New [Gm] Orleans
When I was
a young girl
I used
to seek pleasure
When I was
a young girl I [C] used
to drink ale
[B] Out of an ale house into this jailhouse
My body is ruined
They
left me here to die
16 pretty
women
She carried my coffin
16 pretty women
Sing me a song
Who [N] burnt his roses over my coffin
So unpretty
as I
[Gm]
Go tell
[Bb] my [C] baby sister
[Eb] [Gm] Don't do
[F] what I [D] have done
[Gm] Shunning [Bb] that house
[C] [Eb] New Orleans
[Cm] [Gm]
They call
[D] [Gm] my son
There is [Bb] a house
[C]
[D] New
Orleans
[Gm] [N]
Laughter
[Gm] Silence
Silence
Silence
There [Bb] is a house
[C] in New [Eb] Orleans
[A] [Gm] [Bb]
called
[D] the Rising Sun
[Gm] It's been
[Bb] in the ruins
[C]
Many poor [Eb] girls
look at me
[D] Oh,
I'd only want
[D]
[Gm] if [Bb] I had listened
to [C] what my mama [Eb] said
I'd
[Gm] have [Bb] been at home
[D] today
Being [Bb] young
[C] Being foolish
[Eb]
[Gm] I let my gambling
[D] lead [Gm] me astray
My [D] [Gm]
mama
[Bb] she's [C] a tailor
[Cm] [Gm] She
sewed your blue jeans
[D] when they
wore the new
[Gm] My sweetheart
[Bb] is a drunkard
[Eb] [Gm] Drinking
down
[D] New [Gm] Orleans
When I was
a young girl
I used
to seek pleasure
When I was
a young girl I [C] used
to drink ale
[B] Out of an ale house into this jailhouse
My body is ruined
They
left me here to die
16 pretty
women
She carried my coffin
16 pretty women
Sing me a song
Who [N] burnt his roses over my coffin
So unpretty
as I
[Gm]
Go tell
[Bb] my [C] baby sister
[Eb] [Gm] Don't do
[F] what I [D] have done
[Gm] Shunning [Bb] that house
[C] [Eb] New Orleans
[Cm] [Gm]
They call
[D] [Gm] my son
There is [Bb] a house
[C]
[D] New
Orleans
[Gm] [N]
Key:
Gm
Bb
D
C
Eb
Gm
Bb
D
Tell me about it, we'll see.
_ Laughter _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Silence _
Silence
_ _ _ _ Silence
There [Bb] is a house
_ _ [C] in New [Eb] Orleans
[A] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
called
[D] the Rising Sun _ _ _
_ [Gm] It's been
[Bb] in the ruins
_ [C]
Many poor [Eb] girls
_ look at me
[D] _ _ Oh,
I'd only want
[D] _
_ _ [Gm] _ if [Bb] I had listened
to [C] what my mama [Eb] said
I'd _
[Gm] have [Bb] been at home
[D] _ today
_ _ _ _ _ _ Being [Bb] young
_ [C] Being foolish
_ [Eb] _
_ _ [Gm] I let my gambling
_ [D] lead [Gm] me astray
My _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
mama
[Bb] she's _ _ [C] a tailor
_ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] She
_ sewed your blue jeans
[D] when they
wore the new _ _
_ [Gm] My sweetheart
[Bb] _ _ is a drunkard
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] Drinking
down
_ [D] New [Gm] Orleans
When _ _ I _ was
a young girl
_ I used
to seek pleasure
When I was
a young girl I _ [C] used
to drink ale
[B] _ _ _ _ Out of an ale house into this jailhouse _
_ _ _ _ _ My body is ruined
_ _ They
left me here to die _ _ _
_ _ _ 16 pretty
women
She _ _ _ carried my coffin _
_ _ _ 16 pretty women _
_ _ Sing me a song _
_ _ Who [N] burnt his roses over my coffin
_ _ _ So _ unpretty
_ as I _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Go tell
_ _ [Bb] _ my [C] baby sister
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ Don't do
[F] what I [D] have done _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ Shunning [Bb] that house _
[C] _ [Eb] New Orleans
[Cm] _ _ [Gm]
They call
[D] _ _ [Gm] my son _
_ _ _ _ _ There is [Bb] a house
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] New _ _ _ _ _
Orleans
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Laughter _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Silence _
Silence
_ _ _ _ Silence
There [Bb] is a house
_ _ [C] in New [Eb] Orleans
[A] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
called
[D] the Rising Sun _ _ _
_ [Gm] It's been
[Bb] in the ruins
_ [C]
Many poor [Eb] girls
_ look at me
[D] _ _ Oh,
I'd only want
[D] _
_ _ [Gm] _ if [Bb] I had listened
to [C] what my mama [Eb] said
I'd _
[Gm] have [Bb] been at home
[D] _ today
_ _ _ _ _ _ Being [Bb] young
_ [C] Being foolish
_ [Eb] _
_ _ [Gm] I let my gambling
_ [D] lead [Gm] me astray
My _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
mama
[Bb] she's _ _ [C] a tailor
_ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] She
_ sewed your blue jeans
[D] when they
wore the new _ _
_ [Gm] My sweetheart
[Bb] _ _ is a drunkard
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] Drinking
down
_ [D] New [Gm] Orleans
When _ _ I _ was
a young girl
_ I used
to seek pleasure
When I was
a young girl I _ [C] used
to drink ale
[B] _ _ _ _ Out of an ale house into this jailhouse _
_ _ _ _ _ My body is ruined
_ _ They
left me here to die _ _ _
_ _ _ 16 pretty
women
She _ _ _ carried my coffin _
_ _ _ 16 pretty women _
_ _ Sing me a song _
_ _ Who [N] burnt his roses over my coffin
_ _ _ So _ unpretty
_ as I _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Go tell
_ _ [Bb] _ my [C] baby sister
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ Don't do
[F] what I [D] have done _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ Shunning [Bb] that house _
[C] _ [Eb] New Orleans
[Cm] _ _ [Gm]
They call
[D] _ _ [Gm] my son _
_ _ _ _ _ There is [Bb] a house
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] New _ _ _ _ _
Orleans
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _