House Of The Rising Sun Chords by Walls Of Jericho

Tempo:
103.65 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Bb

D

Eb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Walls of Jericho - House of the Rising Sun chords
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[Gm]
[Bb]
[C] [Eb]
[Gm] [D] [Dm]
[G] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] There is [Bb] a house [Cm] in New Orleans
[Eb]
They [Gm] call the [Bb]
[Dm] Rising Sun
And [Gm] it's been [Bb] the ruin [Cm] of many a poor [Eb] boy
[Gm] And God, [Dm] I know [Gm] I'm wrong
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [D]
[Gm] [D]
[Gm] My mother [Bb] was [C] a tailor
She [Eb]
[Gm] sewed [Bb] my new [D] blue jeans
[Gm] [Bb]
[C] Her gamblin' [Eb] man
[Gm] down [D] in New [G] Orleans
[D]
Now [Gm] the only [Bb] thing [C] a [Eb] gambler needs
[Gm] Is a suitcase [Bb] and [D] a gun
Now [Gm] the only [Bb]
time [C] that he is [Eb] satisfied
[Gm] Is when [Dm] he's on [Gm] the run
[D]
[Gm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[D]
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [D]
[Dm] [G] [D]
[Gm] Oh mother, [Bb]
tell [Cm] your children
[Eb]
[Gm] Not to do [Bb] what I [Dm] have done
[Gm] Spend [Bb] your life [Cm] in sin and [Eb] misery
[Gm] In the house [Dm] of the Rising [Gm] Sun
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [D]
I'm [Gm] [D]
[Gm] gonna [Bb]
[C] [Eb]
[Gm] be on the [Bb] foot of [Dm] the [D] train
[Gm] I'm going [Bb]
[C] to New [Eb] Orleans
[Gm] To where [D] that ball [G] is made
[D]
[Gm] There is [Bb]
a [C] house in New [Eb] Orleans
[Gm] They call [Bb]
[D] the Rising Sun
[Gm] And it's been [Bb] the ruin [C] of many a [Eb] poor boy
[Gm] And God, [D] I know [G] I'm wrong
[C]
[Gm] Oh yeah, [C]
[Gm] oh yeah
[C] [G]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
D
1321
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Walls Of Jericho - House Of The Rising Sun chords, practice the chord sequence C, Eb, Gm, Bb, Cm, Eb, Bb, D and Gm. Start with a comfortable 51 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 104. Given the song's key of G Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _
[Gm] There is [Bb] a house [Cm] in New Orleans
[Eb] _
They [Gm] call the [Bb] _
[Dm] Rising Sun _ _
And [Gm] it's been [Bb] the ruin [Cm] of many a poor [Eb] boy
[Gm] And God, [Dm] I know [Gm] I'm wrong
_ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] My mother _ _ [Bb] was [C] a tailor
She [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ sewed [Bb] my new [D] blue jeans _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] Her gamblin' [Eb] man _
[Gm] _ down [D] in New _ [G] Orleans
_ [D] _
Now [Gm] the only _ [Bb] thing [C] a [Eb] gambler needs
[Gm] Is a suitcase [Bb] and [D] a gun _ _
Now [Gm] the only _ [Bb] _
time [C] that he is [Eb] satisfied
[Gm] Is when [Dm] he's on [Gm] the run
_ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] Oh mother, _ [Bb] _
tell [Cm] your children
_ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] Not to do [Bb] what I [Dm] have done _ _ _
_ [Gm] Spend [Bb] your life [Cm] in sin and [Eb] misery _
[Gm] In the house [Dm] of the Rising [Gm] _ Sun
[Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _
I'm [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] gonna _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] be on the [Bb] foot of [Dm] the [D] train _ _ _
[Gm] I'm going [Bb] _ _
[C] to New [Eb] Orleans _
[Gm] To where [D] that ball [G] is made
_ [D] _ _
[Gm] There is [Bb] _
a [C] house in New _ [Eb] Orleans
[Gm] They call [Bb] _ _
[D] the Rising Sun _ _
[Gm] And it's been [Bb] the ruin [C] of many a [Eb] poor boy
[Gm] And God, [D] I know [G] I'm wrong
_ [C] _ _
[Gm] Oh yeah, _ [C] _ _
[Gm] oh yeah
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Eric Burdon, is among the lineup of tracks on the Redemption album.

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