BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE - HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Chords

Tempo:
59.85 bpm
Chords used:

Abm

Ab

B

Eb

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE - HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN chords
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[Ab] [Abm] [B] [Db]
[E] [Abm] [Eb] [Ab] [Abm]
[Eb] [Ab] There [Abm] is [B] a house [Db] in New Orleans [E] [Abm] they call [B] the [Eb] Rises.
[Ab] And it's been [Abm] the ruin [Db] of many a [E] poor boy.
[Abm] And God, [Eb] I know [Ab] I'm one.
I [B] was [Db] [E] [Ab] [Abm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Abm]
[Db] a tailor, [E] [Abm]
[B] I [Eb] was a blue jeans.
[Abm] My [B] father [Db] was a [E] game man [Abm] down [Eb] in New [Abm] Orleans.
[Eb] [Abm] Now the only [B] [Db] game [E] we need [Abm] is to [Bbm] get [B] [Gb] [Eb] on the truck.
My [Abm]
[B] dad [Db] [E] satisfied [Abm] his wish, [Eb] he's out [Ab] on the truck.
[B] [Db] Yeah, yeah, [E] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Ab] His wife is [Ebm] out, [Ab] out on a truck.
[Eb] [Abm] [B] [Db]
[E] [Abm] [B] [Abm] [Eb]
[Abm] [Bbm] [B] [Db]
[E] [Abm] [Eb] [Ab] [Abm]
[Eb] [Abm] My dad [Db] and children, [E] [Abm] not to [Ebm] [B] [Gb] [Eb] laugh at them.
[Abm] Stairs [B] [Db] of sin and [E] misery in [Abm] the house [Eb] of the [Ab] Rises.
[B] Yeah, [Db] [E] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Eb] [Abm] On
[Db] the platform, [E] [Ab] he's got the [Abm] oil [Eb] on the train.
[Ab] You know he's [Abm] going [Db] to New [E] Orleans.
He's [Ab] going to wear,
[Eb] he's going to [Ab] wear that old child [Eb] [Ab]
[B] [Db] to New [E] Orleans.
[Abm] Because
[B] [Eb] [Ab] it's [B] been the ruin [Db] of many a [E] poor boy.
[Ab] And God, [Eb] I know [Ab] I'm one.
[B] Oh, [Db] yeah, [E] [Abm] yeah, yeah, [B] yeah, [Ebm] yeah.
Oh, I can't believe I'm going [Ab] to [B] [Db]
[E] New Orleans.
I'm going [Abm] to New Orleans.
[Ebm] [Ab]
[B] [Db] Oh, yeah, [B] [E] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And [Abm] God, I [Eb] know I'm [Abm] one.
Key:  
Abm
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Ab
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B
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Eb
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Db
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Abm
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Ab
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B
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To start learning Bto - House Of The Rising Sun chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Ab, Abm, Db, E, Abm, B, Abm and Eb in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 29 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 60. Considering the song's key of Ab Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Ab] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _
[E] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Abm] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] There [Abm] is [B] a house [Db] in New Orleans [E] _ [Abm] they call [B] the [Eb] Rises. _
_ [Ab] And it's been [Abm] the ruin [Db] of many a [E] poor boy.
[Abm] And God, [Eb] I know [Ab] I'm one.
I [B] was _ [Db] _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ [Abm] _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Db] a tailor, [E] _ _ [Abm] _ _
[B] I [Eb] was a blue jeans.
_ [Abm] My [B] father _ [Db] was a [E] game man [Abm] down [Eb] in New _ [Abm] Orleans.
[Eb] _ [Abm] Now the only [B] _ _ [Db] game [E] we need [Abm] is to [Bbm] get [B] _ [Gb] _ [Eb] on the truck.
My _ [Abm] _
[B] dad _ [Db] _ _ [E] satisfied [Abm] his wish, [Eb] he's out [Ab] on the truck.
[B] _ [Db] Yeah, yeah, [E] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Ab] His wife is [Ebm] out, [Ab] out on a truck.
[Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _
[E] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ [Bbm] _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _
[E] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _
[Eb] _ [Abm] My dad _ [Db] and children, [E] _ [Abm] not to [Ebm] _ [B] _ [Gb] [Eb] laugh at them.
[Abm] Stairs [B] _ _ [Db] of sin and [E] misery in [Abm] the house [Eb] of the [Ab] Rises. _ _
[B] Yeah, [Db] _ [E] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Abm] On _
_ _ [Db] the platform, [E] _ [Ab] he's got the [Abm] oil _ [Eb] on the train.
_ [Ab] You know he's [Abm] going _ _ [Db] to New [E] Orleans.
He's [Ab] going to wear, _
[Eb] he's going to [Ab] wear that old child [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[B] _ _ [Db] to New [E] Orleans.
[Abm] Because _
[B] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] it's [B] been the ruin [Db] of many a [E] poor boy.
[Ab] And God, [Eb] I know [Ab] I'm one.
_ [B] Oh, [Db] yeah, [E] _ _ [Abm] yeah, yeah, [B] yeah, _ [Ebm] yeah.
Oh, I can't believe I'm going [Ab] to _ [B] _ _ [Db] _
[E] New Orleans.
I'm going [Abm] to New Orleans.
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[B] _ [Db] Oh, yeah, [B] [E] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] God, I [Eb] know _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm [Abm] _ one. _ _ _

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This song was written by Eric Burdon.

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