Chords for Tom Clarence Ashley & Gwen Foster: House Of The Rising Sun (1933)
Tempo:
126.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A#] [G#m] [F#m]
[E] They are the house [A] in New [E] Orleans, [A] they [C] call the [E] Rising [E] Sun.
[A] Where many [C] poor boys, [E] their destruction has gone, [B] and me, oh God, [E] far along.
[B]
[E]
Just fill the glass up [F#] to [E] the brim, [A] let the drinks [C] go [A#] many [E] around.
[A] We'll drink [C] to the life [E] of a rounder poor boy, [B] who goes from town [E] to town.
[B]
[E]
All in this world, [A] does a [E] rounder want, [A] is a [C] suitcase [G#m] and [E] a troll.
[A] The [C] only time [E] he's satisfied, [B] is when he's on [E] the drum.
[B]
[E] Now boys, don't believe [A] what a young [F#m] girl [E] tells you, let [A] her eyes [C] be [B] blue [E] or [F#] brown.
[E]
[A] Unless [C] she's on [E] some skiff or high, [B] sin boys, I can't [E] come down.
[A]
[E] [B]
[E]
I'm going back [A] to New [E] Orleans, [A] for my race [C] is [B] [E] almost [F#] drawn.
[E]
To [A] spend [C] the [B] rest of [E] my wicked life [B] beneath the Rising [E] Sun.
[B]
[E] [D#m] [E]
[E] They are the house [A] in New [E] Orleans, [A] they [C] call the [E] Rising [E] Sun.
[A] Where many [C] poor boys, [E] their destruction has gone, [B] and me, oh God, [E] far along.
[B]
[E]
Just fill the glass up [F#] to [E] the brim, [A] let the drinks [C] go [A#] many [E] around.
[A] We'll drink [C] to the life [E] of a rounder poor boy, [B] who goes from town [E] to town.
[B]
[E]
All in this world, [A] does a [E] rounder want, [A] is a [C] suitcase [G#m] and [E] a troll.
[A] The [C] only time [E] he's satisfied, [B] is when he's on [E] the drum.
[B]
[E] Now boys, don't believe [A] what a young [F#m] girl [E] tells you, let [A] her eyes [C] be [B] blue [E] or [F#] brown.
[E]
[A] Unless [C] she's on [E] some skiff or high, [B] sin boys, I can't [E] come down.
[A]
[E] [B]
[E]
I'm going back [A] to New [E] Orleans, [A] for my race [C] is [B] [E] almost [F#] drawn.
[E]
To [A] spend [C] the [B] rest of [E] my wicked life [B] beneath the Rising [E] Sun.
[B]
[E] [D#m] [E]
Key:
E
A
B
C
F#
E
A
B
[A#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ They are the house [A] in New [E] Orleans, [A] they _ [C] call the _ [E] Rising _ [E] Sun. _ _
[A] Where many [C] poor boys, [E] their _ destruction has gone, [B] and me, oh God, [E] far along. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Just fill the glass up [F#] to [E] the brim, [A] let the drinks [C] go [A#] many [E] around. _ _ _
[A] We'll drink [C] to the life [E] of a rounder poor boy, [B] who goes from town [E] to town. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
All in this world, [A] does a _ [E] rounder want, [A] is a [C] suitcase _ [G#m] and [E] a troll. _ _ _
[A] The _ [C] only _ time [E] he's _ _ satisfied, [B] is _ when he's on [E] the drum. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ Now _ boys, don't believe [A] what a young [F#m] girl [E] tells you, let [A] her eyes [C] be [B] blue [E] or [F#] brown.
[E] _ _
_ [A] Unless _ [C] she's on [E] some skiff or high, [B] sin boys, I can't [E] come down.
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going back [A] to New [E] Orleans, [A] for my race [C] is _ [B] [E] almost [F#] drawn.
[E] _ _
To [A] spend [C] the [B] rest of [E] my _ wicked life [B] beneath _ the Rising [E] Sun. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ They are the house [A] in New [E] Orleans, [A] they _ [C] call the _ [E] Rising _ [E] Sun. _ _
[A] Where many [C] poor boys, [E] their _ destruction has gone, [B] and me, oh God, [E] far along. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Just fill the glass up [F#] to [E] the brim, [A] let the drinks [C] go [A#] many [E] around. _ _ _
[A] We'll drink [C] to the life [E] of a rounder poor boy, [B] who goes from town [E] to town. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
All in this world, [A] does a _ [E] rounder want, [A] is a [C] suitcase _ [G#m] and [E] a troll. _ _ _
[A] The _ [C] only _ time [E] he's _ _ satisfied, [B] is _ when he's on [E] the drum. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ Now _ boys, don't believe [A] what a young [F#m] girl [E] tells you, let [A] her eyes [C] be [B] blue [E] or [F#] brown.
[E] _ _
_ [A] Unless _ [C] she's on [E] some skiff or high, [B] sin boys, I can't [E] come down.
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going back [A] to New [E] Orleans, [A] for my race [C] is _ [B] [E] almost [F#] drawn.
[E] _ _
To [A] spend [C] the [B] rest of [E] my _ wicked life [B] beneath _ the Rising [E] Sun. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _