Chords for The House of the Rising Sun

Tempo:
119.8 bpm
Chords used:

Am

E

C

F

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The House of the Rising Sun chords
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[C] [D]
[F] [Am]
[C] [E]
[Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [Am] There is [C] a house [A] in New Orleans
[F] [Am] They call
[C] The [E] Rising Sun
[Am] And it's been [C] the ruin [D] of many a poor boy
[F] [Am] And me, [E] oh God, [Am] I'm one
[E] [Am] My mother
[C] Was a [A]
tailor
[F] She [E]
sewed
[C] My new [E] blue jeans
[C] Was [A] a gambling [F] man
[Am]
Down [E] in New [Am] Orleans
[E] Now [A]
[E]
[C] [Am]
[C] [E]
[F] [Em] [Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [Am] the only [C] thing [D] a gambler [F] needs
[Am] Is a suitcase [C] and [E] a trunk
And [Am] the only time [D] he's satisfied
[F] [Am] Is when [E] he's home
[Am] A drunk
[E] [Am] Oh mother, tell [Bm] your children
[D] [F] [Em] Not to do
[C] What I [E] have done
[Am] To spend [C] your life in [D]
sin and [F] misery
[Am] In the house [E] of the Rising [Am]
Sun
[E] [Am] Now one [C] foot on [D] the platform
[F] [E] The other [C] foot on [E] the train
[Am] I'm going [C] back to [D] New Orleans
[F] [E] To wear that ball [E] of chain
[Am] Cause there is a [C] house [D] in New Orleans
[F] [E] They call [C] the Rising [E]
Sun
And [Am] it's been [C] the ruin [D] of many a poor boy
[F] [Am] And me, oh [E] God, I'm one
[Am] [E]
[Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
E
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
Am
2311
E
2311
C
3211
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] There is _ [C] a house [A] in New Orleans
[F] _ _ _ [Am] They call
_ [C] The _ [E] Rising Sun
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] And it's been _ [C] the ruin _ [D] of many a poor boy
[F] _ _ _ [Am] And me, _ [E] oh God, [Am] I'm one
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] My mother
_ _ [C] Was a [A] _
tailor
[F] She _ _ [E] _ _
_ sewed
[C] My new [E] blue _ jeans _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Was _ [A] a gambling _ [F] man
_ _ [Am] _ _
Down [E] in New [Am] Orleans
_ _ _ [E] Now _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] the only _ [C] thing _ [D] a gambler _ [F] needs
_ [Am] Is a _ suitcase [C] _ _ and [E] a trunk
_ _ _ And [Am] the only _ _ time [D] he's satisfied
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] Is when _ [E] he's home
[Am] A drunk
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] Oh mother, _ _ _ _ tell [Bm] your children
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] Not to do
[C] What I [E] have done
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] To spend _ [C] your life in [D]
sin and [F] misery
_ _ [Am] In the house _ [E] of the _ Rising [Am] _
Sun
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] Now one _ [C] foot on _ [D] the platform
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] The other _ [C] foot on [E] the train
_ _ _ _ [Am] I'm _ going [C] back _ to [D] New Orleans
_ [F] _ _ _ [E] To wear _ that _ ball [E] of chain
_ _ _ _ [Am] Cause there is a [C] house _ [D] in New Orleans
_ [F] _ _ [E] They _ call [C] the _ Rising [E]
Sun
_ _ _ And [Am] it's been _ [C] the ruin _ [D] of many a poor boy
[F] _ _ _ [Am] And me, _ oh [E] _ _ God, _ I'm one
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _