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Getting Started - by UkeleleUprising
To learn The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun chords with lyrics, familiarize yourself with these chords: D, F, Am, C, D, C, E, Am. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 61 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 122 BPM. With an eye on the song's key C, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.
C _ _
D _ _ _
F _ .
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A _ _ _
E _ .
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A _ _ _
E _ .
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A There
Am is
C a house
D in New Orleans.
F _ .
They
Am call
C the Rising
E Sun _ _ .
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A And it's been
C the ruin of
D many a
F poor boy.
A Dead guy,
E _ .
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Am _ _ _
C _ .
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D _ _ _
F _ .
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Am _ _ _
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A _
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Am _ _ _
C _ .
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D tailor, _
F _ .
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Am _ _ _
C _ .
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E blue jeans.
A _ _
Am _ _ _
C _ .
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D _ _
F gambling man _
Am _ _
E in New _
Am Orleans.
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D _ _ _
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Am _ _ _
E _ .
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Am _ _ _
E _ .
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Am Now the _ _
C.
only thing
D a gambler
F needs.
_
Am Is a suit.
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C _ .
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E _ _ _ _ .
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Am And _ _
C _ .
the only
D thing he's satisfied.
F _ .
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Am Is when
E he's on a
A drug.
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C _ _ _ _ .
D _ _
F _ _ _
Am _ .
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Am _ .
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Am Oh mother, _
C _ tell
D your children.
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F _ _ _
Am _ .
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C _ _
E.
I've had enough _ _ _
Am _ .
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C of your _
D lies.
Of sin and
F misery.
_
Am In the house
E of the Rising
Am _ .
Sun.
C _ _ _
D _ .
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F _ _ _
Am _ .
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E _ _ _
Am _ .
_ _ When _ _ .
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C _ _ _
D _ .
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F _ _
Am you're on
C _ _
E the train.
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Am I'm _ .
_
C _ back
D to New _
F Orleans.
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Am To
E wear that.
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Am _ _ _ .
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D _ _ _ .
F _ _ _
Am _ _ _ .
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Well, _ _ _
C _ .
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D _ _ _
F _ .
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Am because the
C _ .
_ _
E Rising _ Sun.
Am And it's been
C the ruin
D of many
F a poor _ .
Am Dead guy,
E tailor, blue jeans.
I know
Am I'm one.
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D _ _ _
F _ _ .
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Am _ _
E _ _ _ .
Am _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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Dm _ _ .
Am _ _ _ _ _ .
I know I'm one.
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Dm I
Am know I'm one _ .
Dm I _
F C know I'm one.
I know