House of the Rising Sun Traditional Chords in this song: E 7 C F - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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House of the Rising Sun

Traditional

Chords in this song:

C F D E7 Dm

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Intro - 2 beats per chord

Am C F D E7 Am E7 Am C F D E7 Am E7 Am C

1. 2. 3. 4.

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Verse 1

There is a house in New Or-leans They call the Rising Sun

C F C Am D E7 Am

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Verse 1

And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know I'm one

C F Am D E7 Am Am C F D E7 Am E7 Am

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Verse 2

My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue-jeans

C F C Am D E7 Am

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Verse 2

My father was a gamblin' man Down in New Or-leans

C F Am D E7 Am Am C F D E7 Am E7 Am

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Verse 3

The only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and a trunk

C F C Am D E7 Am

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Verse 3

And the only time he's satis-fied Is when he's on a drunk

C F Am D E7 Am Am C F D E7 Am E7 Am

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Verse 4

Mothers tell your children Not to do what I have done

C F C Am D E7 Am

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Verse 4

Spend your lives in sin and miser-y in the House of the Rising Sun

C F Am D E7 Am Am C F D E7 Am E7 Am

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Verse 5

Got one foot on the platform And the other on the train

C F C Am D E7 Am

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Verse 5

I'm goin' back to New Or-leans To wear a ball and chain

C F Am D E7 Am Am C F D E7 Am E7 Am

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Verse 1

There is a house in New Or-leans They call the Rising Sun

C F C Am D E7 Am

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Verse 1 – Ending

And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know I'm one [hold]

C F Am D E7 Am Am C F D E7 Am Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am

[End]