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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[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
[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
Eb
G
F
Ab
Cm
Eb
G
[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 _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [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 _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _