House Of The Rising Sun Chords by The Be Good Tanyas

Tempo:
87.5 bpm
Chords used:

Am

C

E

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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House of the Rising Sun ☮ The Be Good Tanyas chords
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[N] [A] [C]
[E]
[C]
[F] [E] [Am]
Oh, there's [C] a house [D] in New [F] Orleans [D] They call [C] it the Rising [E]
Sun
[Am] It's been [C] the ruin [Dm] of many a poor girl [A] And I, I [E] know [Am] I'm one
My mother, she [C] was [D] a tailor, [F] yeah She [Am] sewed [C] my little blue [E]
jeans
My [Am] father, [C] he was a [D] bank gambler And I [Am] died down [Em] in New [Am] Orleans
I got one [C] foot on the [Dm] platform Yeah, [Am] the other [C] hand on the [E] train
And [Am] I am [C] too new for me [A] to ever [Am]
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[C] [D]
[F] [Am] [C] [E]
[Am] [C] [D]
[F] [Am] [E] [Am]
Oh, mother, [C] please tell [D] your children, yeah [Am] Not to do what I [E] might have done
[Am] But we're [C] spending [D] them sitting [F] in this [A] weenie house
[Em] Of the Rising [Am]
Sun
Well, the old [C] blue thing, [D] the gambling [F] queen [Am] Gets to [C] chasing [E] young butchers
[Am] And the old, [C] he will be satisfied
[Am] He loves, there is [C] a house in New Orleans
They call it the [E] Rising Sun
[Am] And it has [C] been the ruin [D] of many [Am] a poor girl And [E] I, I know [Am] I'm one
[C] [Am] [E]
[Am] [C]
[F] [Am] [E] [Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [Am] [C] [E]
[Am] [C]
[F]
Key:  
Am
2311
C
3211
E
2311
D
1321
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
E
2311
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To start learning The Be Good Tanyas - House Of The Rising Sun chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, Am, C, E, D, F, C, D and Am. A good strategy is to initiate at 44 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 88 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C Major.

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[N] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Oh, there's [C] a house [D] in New _ [F] Orleans [D] They call [C] it the Rising [E]
Sun
_ [Am] It's been [C] the ruin [Dm] of many a poor girl [A] And I, I [E] know [Am] I'm one
_ My mother, she [C] was [D] a tailor, [F] yeah She [Am] sewed [C] my little blue [E]
jeans
My [Am] father, [C] he was a [D] bank gambler And I [Am] died down [Em] in New [Am] Orleans
_ I got one [C] foot on the [Dm] platform Yeah, [Am] the other [C] hand on the [E] train
And [Am] I am [C] _ too new for me [A] to ever _ _ [Am]
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ Oh, mother, [C] please tell [D] your children, yeah [Am] Not to do what I [E] might have done
[Am] But we're [C] spending [D] them sitting [F] in this [A] weenie house
[Em] Of the Rising [Am] _
Sun
Well, the old [C] blue thing, [D] the gambling [F] queen [Am] Gets to [C] chasing [E] young butchers
_ [Am] And the old, [C] _ he will be satisfied
[Am] _ He loves, _ _ _ there is [C] a house in New Orleans
They call it the [E] Rising Sun
[Am] And it has [C] been the ruin [D] of many [Am] a poor girl And [E] I, I know [Am] I'm _ one
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song, written by Public Domain, finds its place within the Chinatown album.

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