Chords for Gerry & The Pacemakers - House Of The Rising Sun
Tempo:
69.65 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Bb
D
C
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] There [C] [Eb]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] is [Bb] a house [C] in New [Eb] Orleans, [Gm] they call [Bb] the Rising [D] Sun.
And [Gm] it's been [Bb] the ruin [C] of many a poor [Eb] boy.
[Gm] And God, [D] I know [Gm] I'm one.
[Bb]
[C] [Eb] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] My [Bb] mother's [C] a tailor, [Eb] [Gm] sold [Bb] my new [D] blue jeans.
[Gm] My [Bb] father's [C] a gambling [Eb] man, [Gm] way down [D] in New [Gm] Orleans.
[Bb] The [C] [Eb]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] [Bb] only thing [C] a gambler [Eb] needs [Gm] is a suitcase [Bb] and [D] a crumb.
[Gm] And the only [Bb] time [C] he'll be [Eb] satisfied [Gm] is when [D] he's all [Gm] drunk.
[Bb]
[C] Oh [Eb] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] mother, [Bb] tell [C] your children [Eb] not [Gm] to do [Bb] what I [D] have done.
[Gm] Spend [Bb] your life [C] in sin and [Eb] misery [Gm] in the house [D] of the Rising [Gm] [Bb] Sun.
[C] [Eb]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] I've got one [Bb] foot [C] on the platform, [Eb]
[Gm] the other [Bb] foot [D] on the train.
[Gm] I'm [Bb] going back [C] to [Eb] New Orleans [Gm] to wear [D] that ball [Gm] and chain.
[Bb]
[C] [Eb] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] There [D] [Gm] [Bb] is a [C] house in New [Eb] Orleans, [Gm] they call [Bb] the [D] Rising Sun.
[Gm] And it's been [Bb] the ruin [C] of many [Eb] a poor boy.
[Gm] And God, [D] I know [Gm] I'm one.
[Bb] [C] [Eb] [Gm] [D] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] [Bb] [C] [Eb]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] is [Bb] a house [C] in New [Eb] Orleans, [Gm] they call [Bb] the Rising [D] Sun.
And [Gm] it's been [Bb] the ruin [C] of many a poor [Eb] boy.
[Gm] And God, [D] I know [Gm] I'm one.
[Bb]
[C] [Eb] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] My [Bb] mother's [C] a tailor, [Eb] [Gm] sold [Bb] my new [D] blue jeans.
[Gm] My [Bb] father's [C] a gambling [Eb] man, [Gm] way down [D] in New [Gm] Orleans.
[Bb] The [C] [Eb]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] [Bb] only thing [C] a gambler [Eb] needs [Gm] is a suitcase [Bb] and [D] a crumb.
[Gm] And the only [Bb] time [C] he'll be [Eb] satisfied [Gm] is when [D] he's all [Gm] drunk.
[Bb]
[C] Oh [Eb] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] mother, [Bb] tell [C] your children [Eb] not [Gm] to do [Bb] what I [D] have done.
[Gm] Spend [Bb] your life [C] in sin and [Eb] misery [Gm] in the house [D] of the Rising [Gm] [Bb] Sun.
[C] [Eb]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] I've got one [Bb] foot [C] on the platform, [Eb]
[Gm] the other [Bb] foot [D] on the train.
[Gm] I'm [Bb] going back [C] to [Eb] New Orleans [Gm] to wear [D] that ball [Gm] and chain.
[Bb]
[C] [Eb] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] There [D] [Gm] [Bb] is a [C] house in New [Eb] Orleans, [Gm] they call [Bb] the [D] Rising Sun.
[Gm] And it's been [Bb] the ruin [C] of many [Eb] a poor boy.
[Gm] And God, [D] I know [Gm] I'm one.
[Bb] [C] [Eb] [Gm] [D] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] [Bb] [C] [Eb]
Key:
Gm
Bb
D
C
Eb
Gm
Bb
D
_ _ [Bb] There [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] is [Bb] a house [C] in New [Eb] Orleans, [Gm] they call [Bb] the Rising [D] Sun.
And [Gm] it's been [Bb] the ruin [C] of many a poor [Eb] boy.
[Gm] And God, [D] I know [Gm] I'm one.
[Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] My _ [Bb] mother's [C] a tailor, _ [Eb] _ [Gm] sold [Bb] my new [D] blue jeans.
[Gm] My [Bb] father's [C] a gambling [Eb] man, [Gm] way down [D] in New [Gm] Orleans.
[Bb] The [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ [Bb] only thing [C] a gambler [Eb] needs [Gm] is a suitcase [Bb] and [D] a crumb. _
[Gm] And the only [Bb] time [C] he'll be [Eb] satisfied [Gm] is when [D] he's all [Gm] drunk.
[Bb] _
[C] Oh _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] mother, [Bb] tell [C] your children [Eb] not [Gm] to do [Bb] what I [D] have done.
_ _ [Gm] Spend [Bb] your life [C] in sin and [Eb] misery [Gm] in the house [D] of the Rising [Gm] _ [Bb] Sun.
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _
[Gm] I've got one [Bb] foot [C] on the platform, [Eb] _
[Gm] the other [Bb] foot [D] on the train. _
[Gm] I'm [Bb] going back [C] to [Eb] New Orleans [Gm] to wear [D] that ball [Gm] and chain.
[Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] There [D] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] is a [C] house in New [Eb] Orleans, [Gm] they call [Bb] the [D] Rising Sun.
_ [Gm] And it's been [Bb] the ruin [C] of many [Eb] a poor boy.
[Gm] And God, [D] I know [Gm] I'm one.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] is [Bb] a house [C] in New [Eb] Orleans, [Gm] they call [Bb] the Rising [D] Sun.
And [Gm] it's been [Bb] the ruin [C] of many a poor [Eb] boy.
[Gm] And God, [D] I know [Gm] I'm one.
[Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] My _ [Bb] mother's [C] a tailor, _ [Eb] _ [Gm] sold [Bb] my new [D] blue jeans.
[Gm] My [Bb] father's [C] a gambling [Eb] man, [Gm] way down [D] in New [Gm] Orleans.
[Bb] The [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ [Bb] only thing [C] a gambler [Eb] needs [Gm] is a suitcase [Bb] and [D] a crumb. _
[Gm] And the only [Bb] time [C] he'll be [Eb] satisfied [Gm] is when [D] he's all [Gm] drunk.
[Bb] _
[C] Oh _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] mother, [Bb] tell [C] your children [Eb] not [Gm] to do [Bb] what I [D] have done.
_ _ [Gm] Spend [Bb] your life [C] in sin and [Eb] misery [Gm] in the house [D] of the Rising [Gm] _ [Bb] Sun.
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _
[Gm] I've got one [Bb] foot [C] on the platform, [Eb] _
[Gm] the other [Bb] foot [D] on the train. _
[Gm] I'm [Bb] going back [C] to [Eb] New Orleans [Gm] to wear [D] that ball [Gm] and chain.
[Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] There [D] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] is a [C] house in New [Eb] Orleans, [Gm] they call [Bb] the [D] Rising Sun.
_ [Gm] And it's been [Bb] the ruin [C] of many [Eb] a poor boy.
[Gm] And God, [D] I know [Gm] I'm one.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
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