Sinéad O'Connor - The House of the Rising Sun Chords
Tempo:
142.15 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] There [A]
is a [F] house
[D] in New [C] Orleans
They [Ab] call [A] [G]
the Amazing [E] Sun
[A] And it's been [G] the ruin
[D]
of [F] poor [C] Bo
[A] and God
[Db]
[A] I'm
My mother [C]
was [D] a tailor
[F] As [Am] she sewed [C] my blue [E] jeans
And [Am] my father [C] was [D] a gambling [F] man
[Am] Down [E] in New
[A] [Am] Orleans
[E]
[Am] Now the only
[C] thing [D] a gambler
[F] needs
Is [Am] a suit
[C] and a [E] trunk
Oh
[A] And the only
[C] time [D] that he's
[F] satisfied
[A] Is [Am] when
[E] he's down
[A] and drunk
[Am]
[E]
[Am] Some [C] mothers tell, [D] tell your children
[F]
[Am] Not to do
[C] what [E] I've done Oh
Not [Am] to spend [C] their lives [D] in sin and [F] misery
[Am] In the house [E] of the Amazing [Am]
Sun
[E] I [Am] got one [C] foot on [D] the platform
[F] And [Am] another [C]
[E] the train
[Am] I'm going [C]
[D] to New
[F] Orleans
[Am] To where [E] Bo [Am] and I'm ashamed
[E]
[Am] There is [C] a house [D] in [F] New Orleans
[Am] They call
[C]
[E] the Amazing Sun
And [Am] it's been
[C]
[D]
[F]
[Am] the ruin of poor [E]
[D]
[Bb]
[Am]
[C] Bo and [D] God
[F] Poor Bo [Am] and God
[C] Poor Bo [D] and God
[F] Poor Bo [Am] and God
[C] Poor [D] Bo and
[F] God [Am] Oklahoma
[C]
[D] Oklahoma
[F]
[Am] [C]
[D]
[F]
is a [F] house
[D] in New [C] Orleans
They [Ab] call [A] [G]
the Amazing [E] Sun
[A] And it's been [G] the ruin
[D]
of [F] poor [C] Bo
[A] and God
[Db]
[A] I'm
My mother [C]
was [D] a tailor
[F] As [Am] she sewed [C] my blue [E] jeans
And [Am] my father [C] was [D] a gambling [F] man
[Am] Down [E] in New
[A] [Am] Orleans
[E]
[Am] Now the only
[C] thing [D] a gambler
[F] needs
Is [Am] a suit
[C] and a [E] trunk
Oh
[A] And the only
[C] time [D] that he's
[F] satisfied
[A] Is [Am] when
[E] he's down
[A] and drunk
[Am]
[E]
[Am] Some [C] mothers tell, [D] tell your children
[F]
[Am] Not to do
[C] what [E] I've done Oh
Not [Am] to spend [C] their lives [D] in sin and [F] misery
[Am] In the house [E] of the Amazing [Am]
Sun
[E] I [Am] got one [C] foot on [D] the platform
[F] And [Am] another [C]
[E] the train
[Am] I'm going [C]
[D] to New
[F] Orleans
[Am] To where [E] Bo [Am] and I'm ashamed
[E]
[Am] There is [C] a house [D] in [F] New Orleans
[Am] They call
[C]
[E] the Amazing Sun
And [Am] it's been
[C]
[D]
[F]
[Am] the ruin of poor [E]
[D]
[Bb]
[Am]
[C] Bo and [D] God
[F] Poor Bo [Am] and God
[C] Poor Bo [D] and God
[F] Poor Bo [Am] and God
[C] Poor [D] Bo and
[F] God [Am] Oklahoma
[C]
[D] Oklahoma
[F]
[Am] [C]
[D]
[F]
Key:
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[N] There [A] _ _ _ _
is a [F] house _
_ _ [D] in _ _ _ New [C] Orleans
They _ _ [Ab] _ call _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ the Amazing [E] Sun
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ And it's been _ _ [G] the ruin _
_ _ _ [D] _ _
of [F] poor [C] Bo _
_ [A] _ and God _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ [A] I'm _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My _ _ mother [C] _ _ _ _
was [D] a _ _ _ tailor
[F] _ As _ [Am] she _ _ sewed [C] my _ _ _ blue [E] _ _ jeans
_ _ _ _ _
And [Am] my _ _ father _ [C] was _ _ _ [D] a _ _ _ gambling [F] _ man _ _
[Am] _ _ Down _ [E] in New _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] Orleans _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Now the _ _ only _
[C] _ _ thing _ [D] a _ _ gambler _
[F] _ _ needs
Is [Am] a _ suit _ _
[C] _ and _ a [E] _ _ _ _ trunk
_ Oh
_ [A] And the _ only _ _
[C] _ time _ _ [D] that _ _ he's _
[F] _ satisfied _ _
[A] Is _ [Am] when _ _
[E] he's down _ _
[A] and drunk
[Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Some _ _ _ [C] mothers _ tell, _ [D] tell your children _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Not to do _ _ _
_ [C] what _ _ _ _ [E] I've done _ Oh _ _ _ _
Not [Am] to spend _ _ [C] their _ _ lives [D] in _ sin and [F] misery _ _
_ [Am] In the _ _ house [E] of the _ _ _ Amazing [Am] _ _
Sun
_ [E] I _ _ _ _ [Am] got _ one _ [C] foot _ on _ [D] the _ platform
_ _ [F] _ And _ _ _ [Am] _ another _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] the _ train _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] I'm going _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [D] to New _
_ _ _ [F] _ Orleans
_ _ [Am] To _ where _ _ [E] _ Bo _ _ [Am] and _ I'm ashamed
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] There _ _ _ is [C] a house _ _ [D] in _ _ _ [F] New _ Orleans
_ [Am] They call _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ the Amazing Sun _ _ _ _ _
And [Am] it's been _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] the ruin of _ _ poor _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Bo and _ [D] God _
_ _ _ _ [F] Poor _ Bo [Am] and God
_ _ _ [C] _ Poor _ Bo [D] _ and God
_ _ [F] _ Poor _ Bo [Am] _ and _ God
[C] Poor _ _ _ [D] Bo and _ _
_ [F] God _ _ _ [Am] Oklahoma _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] Oklahoma _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
is a [F] house _
_ _ [D] in _ _ _ New [C] Orleans
They _ _ [Ab] _ call _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ the Amazing [E] Sun
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ And it's been _ _ [G] the ruin _
_ _ _ [D] _ _
of [F] poor [C] Bo _
_ [A] _ and God _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ [A] I'm _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My _ _ mother [C] _ _ _ _
was [D] a _ _ _ tailor
[F] _ As _ [Am] she _ _ sewed [C] my _ _ _ blue [E] _ _ jeans
_ _ _ _ _
And [Am] my _ _ father _ [C] was _ _ _ [D] a _ _ _ gambling [F] _ man _ _
[Am] _ _ Down _ [E] in New _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] Orleans _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Now the _ _ only _
[C] _ _ thing _ [D] a _ _ gambler _
[F] _ _ needs
Is [Am] a _ suit _ _
[C] _ and _ a [E] _ _ _ _ trunk
_ Oh
_ [A] And the _ only _ _
[C] _ time _ _ [D] that _ _ he's _
[F] _ satisfied _ _
[A] Is _ [Am] when _ _
[E] he's down _ _
[A] and drunk
[Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Some _ _ _ [C] mothers _ tell, _ [D] tell your children _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Not to do _ _ _
_ [C] what _ _ _ _ [E] I've done _ Oh _ _ _ _
Not [Am] to spend _ _ [C] their _ _ lives [D] in _ sin and [F] misery _ _
_ [Am] In the _ _ house [E] of the _ _ _ Amazing [Am] _ _
Sun
_ [E] I _ _ _ _ [Am] got _ one _ [C] foot _ on _ [D] the _ platform
_ _ [F] _ And _ _ _ [Am] _ another _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] the _ train _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] I'm going _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [D] to New _
_ _ _ [F] _ Orleans
_ _ [Am] To _ where _ _ [E] _ Bo _ _ [Am] and _ I'm ashamed
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] There _ _ _ is [C] a house _ _ [D] in _ _ _ [F] New _ Orleans
_ [Am] They call _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ the Amazing Sun _ _ _ _ _
And [Am] it's been _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] the ruin of _ _ poor _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Bo and _ [D] God _
_ _ _ _ [F] Poor _ Bo [Am] and God
_ _ _ [C] _ Poor _ Bo [D] _ and God
_ _ [F] _ Poor _ Bo [Am] _ and _ God
[C] Poor _ _ _ [D] Bo and _ _
_ [F] God _ _ _ [Am] Oklahoma _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] Oklahoma _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _