S12- House of the rising sun
S12- House of the rising sun
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Key of C Aeolian
Song skeleton
Introduction
Am C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
1 1 1 5 1 3 1 1
Verse 1
Am C D IIM F
1 1 1 5
Am C E IIIM
5 3 1
Am C D IIM F
1 1 1 5
Am E Am
1 3 1
Bridge
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
1 1 5 1 3 1 1
Verse 2
Am C D IIM F
1 5 1 5
Am C E IIIM
1 5 1
Am C D IIM F
3 3 1 5
Am E Am
1 3 1
Interlude
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
1 1 5 1 3 1 1
Verse 3
Am C D IIM F
1 5 3 1
Am C E IIIM
1 5 1
Am C D IIM F
1 3 1 5
Am E Am
1 3 1
Interlude
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
1 1 5 1 3 1 1
Chords, lyrics and intervals
Introduction
Am C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
1 1 1 5 1 3 1 1
Verse 1
Am C D IIM F
There is a house in New Orleans
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Am C E IIIM
they call the Rising Sun
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Am C D IIM F
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
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Am E Am
And, God, I know I'm one
5 1 1 3 3 1
Bridge
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
1 1 5 1 3 1 1
Verse 2
Am C D IIM F
My mother was a tai - lor
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Am C E IIIM
She sewed my new blue jeans
3 1 1 5 3 1
Am C D IIM F
My father was a gamblin' man
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Am E Am
Down in New Orleans
1 1 3 4 1
Interlude
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
1 1 5 1 3 1 1
Verse 3
Am C D IIM F
Now the only thing a gambler needs
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Am C E IIIM
is a suitcase and a trunk
3 3 1 1 5 3 1
Am C D IIM F
And the only time that he's satisfied
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Am E Am
is when he's on a drunk
4 1 1 3 3 1
Interlude
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
1 1 5 1 3 1 1
Verse 4
Am C D IIM F
Oh, mother, tell your children
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Am C E IIIM
not to do what I have done
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Am C D IIM F
spend your lives in sin and misery
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Am E IIIM Am
in the house of the Rising Sun
5 4 1 1 1 3 3 1
Interlude
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
1 1 5 1 3 1 1
Verse 5
Am C D IIM F
I've got one foot on the plat -form
Am C E IIIM
the other foot on the train
Am C D IIM F
I'm going back to New Orleans
Am E IIIM Am
to wear that ball and chain
Interlude
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
1 1 1 1 3 1 1
Verse 6
Am C D IIM F
Well there is a house in New Orleans
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Am C E IIIM
they call the Rising Sun
7 5 5 3 3 1
Am C D IIM F
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
6 5 1 1 1 1 5 1 5 5 5 5
Am E IIIM Am
And, God, I know I'm one
5 1 1 3 3 1
Outro
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
1 1 5 1 3 1 1
Am Dm Am Dm
Chords and lyrics
Introduction
Am C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
Verse 1
Am C D IIM F
There is a house in New Orleans
Am C E IIIM
they call the Rising Sun
Am C D IIM F
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am
And, God, I know I'm one
Bridge
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
Verse 2
Am C D IIM F
My mother was a tai - lor
Am C E IIIM
She sewed my new blue jeans
Am C D IIM F
My father was a gamblin' man
Am E Am
Down in New Orleans
Interlude
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
Verse 3
Am C D IIM F
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Am C E IIIM
is a suitcase and a trunk
Am C D IIM F
And the only time that he's satisfied
Am E Am
is when he's on a drunk
Interlude
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
Verse 4
Am C D IIM F
Oh, mother, tell your children
Am C E IIIM
not to do what I have done
Am C D IIM F
spend your lives in sin and misery
Am E IIIM Am
in the house of the Rising Sun
Interlude
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
Verse 5
Am C D IIM F
I've got one foot on the plat -form
Am C E IIIM
the other foot on the train
Am C D IIM F
I'm going back to New Orleans
Am E IIIM Am
to wear that ball and chain
Interlude
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
Verse 6
Am C D IIM F
Well there is a house in New Orleans
Am C E IIIM
they call the Rising Sun
Am C D IIM F
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E IIIM Am C
And, God, I know I'm one
Outro
C D IIM F Am E IIIM Am E IIIM
Am Dm Am Dm