House Of The Rising Sun Chords by The Platters

Tempo:
76.05 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Db

Gb

F

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Platters - House of the Rising Sun chords
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[Db] [Eb] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [F] [Bbm]
There [Db] is a house [Eb] in [Gb] New Orleans [Bbm] They [F] call the Rising [Bbm] Sun
There is [Db] a house [Eb] in New [Gb] Orleans [Bbm] They call the Rising [F] Sun
And [Bbm] it's been [Db] the ruin [D] of me a [Gb] poor girl Oh [Bb] God, [F] I know I'm one
[Bbm] If I had [Db] listened to [Eb] what my mama [Gb] said [Bbm] I'd be back home [F] today
But [Bbm] I was [Db] young [Gm] and foolish [Gb] and poor [Bbm] Let a gamblin' man lead me on astray
There is [Db] a house [G] in New [Gb] Orleans [F] They call the Rising Sun
[Bbm] My mama, [Db] [Gm] she's a [Gb] teller And [Bbm] she sews [Db] those new [F] blue jeans
[Bbm] My sweetheart [Db] is [D] a drunkard [Gb] Oh [Bbm] Lord, he drinks [F] down in New [Bbm] Orleans
Go and tell [Db] my baby [Eb] sister [Gb] [Bbm] Don't you do, [Db] don't you do what your [F] sister has done
[Bbm]
[Db] There [Eb] [Gb] [Bbm]
[F] [Bbm] is [Db] a house [Eb] in New [Gb] Orleans [Db] They [F] call the Rising [Bbm] Sun
Well, I've got one [Db] foot in [Eb]
[Gb] [Bbm] [F] the grave [Bbm] I'm going back [Db] to [Eb]
New [Gb] Orleans
[Bbm] [F] [Bbm]
I'm going back [Db] to [D] New [Gb] Orleans I'm going back to New Orleans
[Bbm] My race [Db] is [F] almost run [Bbm] I'm going back to spend [Eb] my [Gb] life
[Bbm] There [F] [Bbm]
is [Db] a house [G] in New [Gb] Orleans [Bbm]
They [Db] [Eb] [Gb] [Bb]
[F] [Bbm]
call the Rising Sun
[Db] [Eb]
Key:  
Bbm
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Db
12341114
Gb
134211112
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Gb
134211112
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To learn The Platters - House Of The Rising Sun chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Gb, Bbm, Db, F, Bbm, Eb, Gb, Bbm and F. Begin your practice at a relaxed 37 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 75. With an eye on the song's key Bb Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
There [Db] is a house [Eb] in [Gb] New Orleans [Bbm] They [F] call the Rising [Bbm] Sun
_ There is [Db] a house [Eb] in New [Gb] Orleans [Bbm] They call the Rising [F] Sun
And [Bbm] it's been [Db] the ruin [D] of me a [Gb] poor girl Oh [Bb] God, [F] I know I'm one
_ [Bbm] If I had [Db] listened to [Eb] what my mama [Gb] said [Bbm] I'd be back home [F] today
_ But [Bbm] I was [Db] young [Gm] and foolish [Gb] and poor [Bbm] Let a gamblin' man lead me on astray
There is [Db] a house [G] in New [Gb] Orleans [F] They call the Rising Sun
[Bbm] My mama, [Db] _ [Gm] she's a [Gb] teller And [Bbm] she sews [Db] those new [F] blue jeans
_ [Bbm] My sweetheart [Db] is [D] a drunkard [Gb] Oh [Bbm] Lord, he drinks [F] down in New [Bbm] Orleans
Go and tell [Db] my baby [Eb] sister [Gb] _ [Bbm] Don't you do, [Db] don't you do what your [F] sister has done
_ [Bbm] _
_ [Db] There [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [F] _ [Bbm] is [Db] a house [Eb] in New [Gb] Orleans [Db] They [F] call the Rising [Bbm] Sun
Well, I've got one [Db] foot in [Eb] _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] the grave _ [Bbm] I'm going back [Db] to [Eb]
New [Gb] Orleans
_ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ I'm going back [Db] to [D] New [Gb] Orleans I'm going back to New Orleans
[Bbm] My race [Db] is [F] almost run _ [Bbm] I'm going back to spend [Eb] my _ [Gb] life
[Bbm] There _ [F] _ _ [Bbm]
is [Db] a house [G] in New [Gb] Orleans [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
They [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
call the Rising Sun
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _

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