Woody Guthrie tribute - House of the rising sun Chords
Tempo:
125.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Em] [D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [D]
There is a house in [G] New [D] Orleans, a color rising sun, been the ruin of many a poor gal and me, [A] oh [D] God, I'm one.
If I'd listened to [G] what [D] Mama said, I'd have been at home today.
Being so young and foolish, poor boy, I let a [A] gambler lead [D] me astray.
My mother, she's a tailor, [G] she sold those new [D] blue jeans.
[G] My sweetheart, he's [D] a drunkard, Lord, [A] drinks down in New [D] Orleans.
The only thing a drunkard needs is a suitcase and a trunk.
[Em] The [D] only time he's satisfied is when he's [A] on the [D]
drunk.
Heels, his glasses to the brim, [G] [D] passes them around.
The only pleasure that he gets out of life [A] is a home-born from [D] town to town.
Go tell my baby sister, never do like I have done, to shun [Am] that house in New [D] Orleans that they call the Rising Sun.
One foot's on the platform, the other on the train.
I'm [G] [D] going back to New Orleans to wear that ball and chain.
Going back to New Orleans, my time is almost done.
Going back to spend my life beneath [A] that
[Em] [D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [D]
There is a house in [G] New [D] Orleans, a color rising sun, been the ruin of many a poor gal and me, [A] oh [D] God, I'm one.
If I'd listened to [G] what [D] Mama said, I'd have been at home today.
Being so young and foolish, poor boy, I let a [A] gambler lead [D] me astray.
My mother, she's a tailor, [G] she sold those new [D] blue jeans.
[G] My sweetheart, he's [D] a drunkard, Lord, [A] drinks down in New [D] Orleans.
The only thing a drunkard needs is a suitcase and a trunk.
[Em] The [D] only time he's satisfied is when he's [A] on the [D]
drunk.
Heels, his glasses to the brim, [G] [D] passes them around.
The only pleasure that he gets out of life [A] is a home-born from [D] town to town.
Go tell my baby sister, never do like I have done, to shun [Am] that house in New [D] Orleans that they call the Rising Sun.
One foot's on the platform, the other on the train.
I'm [G] [D] going back to New Orleans to wear that ball and chain.
Going back to New Orleans, my time is almost done.
Going back to spend my life beneath [A] that
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ There is a house in [G] New [D] Orleans, a color _ rising sun, _ _ _ been the ruin of many a poor gal and me, [A] oh [D] God, I'm one.
_ _ If I'd listened to [G] what [D] Mama said, I'd have been at home today. _ _
Being so young and foolish, poor boy, I let a [A] gambler lead [D] me astray. _ _
_ _ My mother, she's a tailor, _ [G] she sold those new [D] blue _ jeans.
_ [G] My sweetheart, he's [D] a drunkard, Lord, [A] drinks down in New [D] Orleans.
_ The _ _ only thing a drunkard needs is a suitcase and a trunk.
_ [Em] The [D] only time he's satisfied is when he's [A] on the [D] _
drunk.
_ Heels, his glasses to the brim, [G] _ [D] passes them around.
_ The only pleasure that he gets out of life [A] is a home-born from [D] town to town.
Go _ _ tell my baby sister, _ never do like I have done, to shun [Am] that house in New _ [D] Orleans that they call the Rising Sun. _ _ _
_ One foot's on the platform, the other _ on the train.
I'm [G] [D] going back to New Orleans to wear that ball and chain.
_ _ _ _ _ Going back to New _ Orleans, my time is almost done.
_ _ _ Going back to spend my life beneath [A] that
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ There is a house in [G] New [D] Orleans, a color _ rising sun, _ _ _ been the ruin of many a poor gal and me, [A] oh [D] God, I'm one.
_ _ If I'd listened to [G] what [D] Mama said, I'd have been at home today. _ _
Being so young and foolish, poor boy, I let a [A] gambler lead [D] me astray. _ _
_ _ My mother, she's a tailor, _ [G] she sold those new [D] blue _ jeans.
_ [G] My sweetheart, he's [D] a drunkard, Lord, [A] drinks down in New [D] Orleans.
_ The _ _ only thing a drunkard needs is a suitcase and a trunk.
_ [Em] The [D] only time he's satisfied is when he's [A] on the [D] _
drunk.
_ Heels, his glasses to the brim, [G] _ [D] passes them around.
_ The only pleasure that he gets out of life [A] is a home-born from [D] town to town.
Go _ _ tell my baby sister, _ never do like I have done, to shun [Am] that house in New _ [D] Orleans that they call the Rising Sun. _ _ _
_ One foot's on the platform, the other _ on the train.
I'm [G] [D] going back to New Orleans to wear that ball and chain.
_ _ _ _ _ Going back to New _ Orleans, my time is almost done.
_ _ _ Going back to spend my life beneath [A] that
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