Sinéad O'Connor - The House of the Rising Sun Chords

Tempo:
142.15 bpm
Chords used:

Am

C

D

F

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sinéad O'Connor - The House of the Rising Sun chords
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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]
Key:  
Am
2311
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
E
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Sinéad Oconnor - House Of The Rising Sun chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, F, Am, C, D, E and Am. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 71 BPM and then match the original tempo of 142 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: A Minor.

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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] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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