Doc Watson House Of The Rising Sun Chords

Tempo:
201.4 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Eb

G

F

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Doc Watson   House Of The Rising Sun chords
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[Gm] [Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Ab]
[Cm] [Eb]
[G]
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Ab]
[Cm]
[G] [Cm]
There [Eb]
is a house down in [F] New Orleans [Ab] [Fm] They [Eb] call the [G] Rising Sun
It's [Eb]
been the ruin of [F] many a [Ab] poor boy And [Cm]
me, [G] oh God, [Cm] I'm one
Mama, [Eb] she worked for [F] a tailor [Bb] [Ab] man She [Cm] sewed all [Eb] my nude blue [G]
jeans
And [Cm] my daddy [Eb] was a [F]
[Ab] gamblin' man [Cm] In the town of [G] old New [Cm]
Orleans
He's a flam carduroy
[Eb] [F]
[Cm] [G] [Ab] [Cm]
[G]
[Cm]
[Ebm] [F]
[Cm]
[G] [Cm]
The
[Gm] only thing that [F] a rounder ever [Ab] needs
Is [Cm] a suitcase [Eb] [G] or a truck And [Cm] the only [Eb] time [F] he's ever [Ab] satisfied
[Cm] Is when [G] he's [Cm] on the drum Boys, fill [Eb] up your glasses [F]
right [Dm] to [Ab] the brim
[Cm] Let the drinks [Eb] flow [G] merrily round [Cm] We'll drink to [Eb] the health [F] of a rounder
[Ab] Poor boy [Cm] who rambles [G] from town [Cm] to town Now fellas, [Eb] don't believe [F] what a bad woman [Ab] tells you
[Cm] Though her [Eb] eyes be blue [G] or brown [Cm] Unless she's standin' [Eb] on [F] some old scaffold [Ab] high
[Cm] Same fellas, they [G] won't let me [Cm] come down Go
[Eb] [Fm]
[Cm]
[Eb] [G]
[Cm]
[Eb] [F]
[Ab] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[C] [Bb] [Cm]
tell my [Gm] youngest [F]
brother
[Bb] [Ab] [Cm] Not to do the [Eb] awful things that [G] I've done [Cm] And to shun that [Eb] old house down [F] in New [Ab] Orleans
[Cm] That they call [G] the [Cm] Rising Sun Soon they'll [Eb] take me back down [F] to New Orleans
[Ab] [Gm] To [Cm]
face all [Eb] the crimes [G] that I've done Then [Cm] they'll tie me [Eb] to [F] an [Dm] old [Ab] bowling chain
[Cm]
Until my [G] earthly race [Cm] is run
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
G
2131
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
G
2131
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To start learning Doc Watson, Richard Watson - House Of The Rising Sun chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: G, Cm, Eb, F, Ab, Cm, Eb, F and Cm. A good strategy is to initiate at 100 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 201 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Minor in mind.

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[Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There [Eb]
is a house down in [F] New Orleans [Ab] _ _ [Fm] They [Eb] call _ the _ _ [G] Rising _ Sun
_ _ _ It's [Eb] _ _
been the ruin of [F] many a [Ab] poor boy And [Cm] _
me, [G] oh _ God, [Cm] I'm one
_ _ _ _ _ Mama, _ [Eb] she worked for [F] a tailor _ [Bb] [Ab] man _ She [Cm] sewed all [Eb] my nude blue [G] _ _
_ jeans
_ And [Cm] my _ daddy _ [Eb] was a [F] _
_ [Ab] gamblin' man [Cm] In the town of [G] old New _ _ [Cm]
Orleans
He's a flam carduroy _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Cm] _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The _
[Gm] _ only thing that [F] a rounder ever [Ab] _ needs
Is [Cm] a suitcase _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] or a _ truck _ _ And [Cm] the only _ [Eb] _ time [F] he's ever _ [Ab] satisfied
_ [Cm] Is _ when [G] he's _ _ [Cm] on the _ drum _ _ _ Boys, fill [Eb] up your glasses _ [F] _
right [Dm] to [Ab] the brim
_ [Cm] Let the drinks [Eb] _ flow _ [G] merrily _ round _ _ _ [Cm] We'll drink to [Eb] the _ health [F] of a rounder
[Ab] Poor boy [Cm] who _ rambles [G] from town [Cm] to _ town _ _ _ Now fellas, [Eb] don't believe _ [F] what a bad woman [Ab] tells you
[Cm] Though her [Eb] eyes be blue [G] or _ brown _ _ _ _ [Cm] Unless she's standin' [Eb] on [F] some old scaffold [Ab] _ high
[Cm] Same fellas, they [G] won't let me [Cm] come _ down _ _ _ Go _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _
tell my [Gm] _ _ youngest [F]
brother
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] Not to do the [Eb] awful things that [G] I've _ done _ _ _ [Cm] And to shun that [Eb] old house down [F] in New _ _ [Ab] Orleans
_ [Cm] That they call _ [G] the _ [Cm] Rising Sun _ _ _ _ Soon they'll [Eb] take me back down [F] to New Orleans
[Ab] _ _ [Gm] To [Cm] _
face all [Eb] the crimes [G] that I've _ done _ _ Then [Cm] they'll tie me [Eb] to _ [F] an [Dm] old [Ab] bowling chain
_ [Cm]
Until my [G] earthly race [Cm] is run _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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