Chords for Tracy Chapman - House of The Rising Sun (Live Solo European Tour 2008)
Tempo:
91.5 bpm
Chords used:
Am
C
E
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
And [C] his house [Dm] in New Orleans, [A] he calls [C] to God.
[E]
[Am]
It's [C] the night, [A]
many are torn [F] down,
And [Am] me, oh [E] God, I love her.
[C] She is a [A] tailor, [Dm]
washing soles, those [C] new
[E] booties.
My [Am] father, he is [Am] gambling, down [B] in New [A] Orleans.
He owns [C] the things, [D] he [Bb] gambles on the knees,
The suitcase, [C] suitcase [E] and drums.
[Am] All the old, who [C] lay tired, [A] he's a [F] satisfied.
[Am] He's when [E] he's all [Am] laid dry.
Now there, [C] in the house, [D] in New Orleans,
[Am] I [C] call the rising [E] sun.
[Am] Oh, it's [C] a little early, [Am] but with the moon up,
And me, [E] oh God, [A] I love her.
[C]
[G] [D] [F]
[E] [C]
[E] [E]
[Am] [A] [C]
[G] [D]
[Am] [E]
[Am]
Oh, mothers, [C]
[Am] tell your children,
Don't you lose, [C]
desire [E] to love.
[Am] Don't you [C] spend your life, [G] sin [D] and misery,
[Am] In the house [Em] of the rising [Am] sun.
Oh, there [C] is a house [D] in New [A] Orleans,
[Am] They call the rising [E] sun.
[A] [C]
[D] Oh, mother, [F]
[Am] believe, [E] oh God, I love her.
There is [Ab] a house [Dm] in New Orleans,
[Am] They call [C] the rising [E] sun.
[Am] Oh, it's been [Cm] a river, [D] a man, a woman, a girl,
[Am] And me, oh [Em] God, I want her.
[N]
And [C] his house [Dm] in New Orleans, [A] he calls [C] to God.
[E]
[Am]
It's [C] the night, [A]
many are torn [F] down,
And [Am] me, oh [E] God, I love her.
[C] She is a [A] tailor, [Dm]
washing soles, those [C] new
[E] booties.
My [Am] father, he is [Am] gambling, down [B] in New [A] Orleans.
He owns [C] the things, [D] he [Bb] gambles on the knees,
The suitcase, [C] suitcase [E] and drums.
[Am] All the old, who [C] lay tired, [A] he's a [F] satisfied.
[Am] He's when [E] he's all [Am] laid dry.
Now there, [C] in the house, [D] in New Orleans,
[Am] I [C] call the rising [E] sun.
[Am] Oh, it's [C] a little early, [Am] but with the moon up,
And me, [E] oh God, [A] I love her.
[C]
[G] [D] [F]
[E] [C]
[E] [E]
[Am] [A] [C]
[G] [D]
[Am] [E]
[Am]
Oh, mothers, [C]
[Am] tell your children,
Don't you lose, [C]
desire [E] to love.
[Am] Don't you [C] spend your life, [G] sin [D] and misery,
[Am] In the house [Em] of the rising [Am] sun.
Oh, there [C] is a house [D] in New [A] Orleans,
[Am] They call the rising [E] sun.
[A] [C]
[D] Oh, mother, [F]
[Am] believe, [E] oh God, I love her.
There is [Ab] a house [Dm] in New Orleans,
[Am] They call [C] the rising [E] sun.
[Am] Oh, it's been [Cm] a river, [D] a man, a woman, a girl,
[Am] And me, oh [Em] God, I want her.
[N]
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
And [C] his house [Dm] in New _ Orleans, [A] he calls [C] to God.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
It's [C] the night, [A]
many are torn [F] down,
And [Am] me, oh [E] God, I love _ _ her.
_ _ [C] She is a [A] tailor, _ [Dm] _ _
washing soles, those [C] new _
_ [E] booties.
_ My _ [Am] father, he is [Am] _ gambling, _ _ down _ [B] in New _ [A] _ Orleans. _ _
He owns [C] the things, [D] he [Bb] gambles on the knees,
The suitcase, _ [C] suitcase [E] and drums. _ _
[Am] All the old, who [C] lay tired, [A] he's a [F] satisfied. _
[Am] He's when [E] he's all [Am] laid dry. _ _
Now there, [C] in the house, [D] in New Orleans,
_ [Am] I [C] call the rising [E] sun. _ _
_ [Am] Oh, it's [C] a little early, _ [Am] but with the moon up,
And me, [E] oh God, [A] I love her. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, mothers, [C] _ _
[Am] tell your children, _ _
Don't you lose, [C] _
desire [E] to love. _ _ _
_ [Am] Don't you [C] spend your life, [G] sin [D] and misery, _
[Am] In the house [Em] of the rising [Am] sun. _ _ _
Oh, there [C] is a house [D] in New [A] Orleans,
[Am] They call the rising [E] sun. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] Oh, mother, [F] _ _
_ [Am] believe, [E] oh God, I love her. _ _
_ There is [Ab] a house [Dm] in New Orleans, _
[Am] They call [C] the rising [E] _ sun. _ _
[Am] Oh, it's been [Cm] a river, [D] a man, a woman, a girl,
[Am] And me, oh [Em] _ God, _ I _ want _ her.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
And [C] his house [Dm] in New _ Orleans, [A] he calls [C] to God.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
It's [C] the night, [A]
many are torn [F] down,
And [Am] me, oh [E] God, I love _ _ her.
_ _ [C] She is a [A] tailor, _ [Dm] _ _
washing soles, those [C] new _
_ [E] booties.
_ My _ [Am] father, he is [Am] _ gambling, _ _ down _ [B] in New _ [A] _ Orleans. _ _
He owns [C] the things, [D] he [Bb] gambles on the knees,
The suitcase, _ [C] suitcase [E] and drums. _ _
[Am] All the old, who [C] lay tired, [A] he's a [F] satisfied. _
[Am] He's when [E] he's all [Am] laid dry. _ _
Now there, [C] in the house, [D] in New Orleans,
_ [Am] I [C] call the rising [E] sun. _ _
_ [Am] Oh, it's [C] a little early, _ [Am] but with the moon up,
And me, [E] oh God, [A] I love her. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, mothers, [C] _ _
[Am] tell your children, _ _
Don't you lose, [C] _
desire [E] to love. _ _ _
_ [Am] Don't you [C] spend your life, [G] sin [D] and misery, _
[Am] In the house [Em] of the rising [Am] sun. _ _ _
Oh, there [C] is a house [D] in New [A] Orleans,
[Am] They call the rising [E] sun. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] Oh, mother, [F] _ _
_ [Am] believe, [E] oh God, I love her. _ _
_ There is [Ab] a house [Dm] in New Orleans, _
[Am] They call [C] the rising [E] _ sun. _ _
[Am] Oh, it's been [Cm] a river, [D] a man, a woman, a girl,
[Am] And me, oh [Em] _ God, _ I _ want _ her.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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