Chords for House of the Rising Sun - John Otway & the Odd Heckler
Tempo:
121.9 bpm
Chords used:
Am
F
E
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] I'm not doing [Am] this.
[C] [D]
[F] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[N] Well There is What?
A house.
Where?
[D] Down in the audience.
[Eb] What's it called?
[E]
Well
[Am] We call it
[C] That [Em] is insane.
What's it [F] been?
It's been the ruin of many a [Dm] poor boy.
Have [G] you done the brows much?
[Ab] Oh, [Am] well, God
I know
[G] Who's a prat?
[Am] I'm one.
Thank you.
Tell us about your [A] bulldozer.
My mother [F] Good question!
I'm glad somebody [G] asked.
Remember, she [D] was a tailor.
[G] [F] What did she sew?
[G] She [Am] [G] [C] sewed [Em] Booty jeans.
What about your [N] father?
My father?
He [Dm] was a gambling man.
Where?
[F] [A]
[E] Down in [Am] Orleans.
What's the only [Bb] thing a gambler needs? [A] Nuff!
[B]
[N]
The only thing that a gambler [D]
needs
[F] Is a [Am] suitcase
And a trunk.
That's two things!
[F] Yes, I know!
[N] I didn't write it.
[Em] And [Am] you [C] all In time
Meet [A] a most ill [F] -satisfied A [Am] little [E] [Am] Eagle A [E] dog
[Am] Some of [C] us [D] Help
Your [F] children
Not [Am] the children!
[C]
[E] [B] And
[Am] [C] spend Your [Dm] lives
In sin and [F]
misery
[Am] In the house
[E] Of a [Am] [E] Soul
[Am] Well, there is [C] A house
Down in New [F]
Orleans Oh yeah!
[Am] And they call [C] it The
[G]
[F] [Eb]
[Am] Spend Your lives
On [A] many a poor [F] one
[Am] And God
[E] I [Am] know I [E] know
[A] And God [E] I [Eb] know
Who's a pratt?
I am!
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[N] Well There is What?
A house.
Where?
[D] Down in the audience.
[Eb] What's it called?
[E]
Well
[Am] We call it
[C] That [Em] is insane.
What's it [F] been?
It's been the ruin of many a [Dm] poor boy.
Have [G] you done the brows much?
[Ab] Oh, [Am] well, God
I know
[G] Who's a prat?
[Am] I'm one.
Thank you.
Tell us about your [A] bulldozer.
My mother [F] Good question!
I'm glad somebody [G] asked.
Remember, she [D] was a tailor.
[G] [F] What did she sew?
[G] She [Am] [G] [C] sewed [Em] Booty jeans.
What about your [N] father?
My father?
He [Dm] was a gambling man.
Where?
[F] [A]
[E] Down in [Am] Orleans.
What's the only [Bb] thing a gambler needs? [A] Nuff!
[B]
[N]
The only thing that a gambler [D]
needs
[F] Is a [Am] suitcase
And a trunk.
That's two things!
[F] Yes, I know!
[N] I didn't write it.
[Em] And [Am] you [C] all In time
Meet [A] a most ill [F] -satisfied A [Am] little [E] [Am] Eagle A [E] dog
[Am] Some of [C] us [D] Help
Your [F] children
Not [Am] the children!
[C]
[E] [B] And
[Am] [C] spend Your [Dm] lives
In sin and [F]
misery
[Am] In the house
[E] Of a [Am] [E] Soul
[Am] Well, there is [C] A house
Down in New [F]
Orleans Oh yeah!
[Am] And they call [C] it The
[G]
[F] [Eb]
[Am] Spend Your lives
On [A] many a poor [F] one
[Am] And God
[E] I [Am] know I [E] know
[A] And God [E] I [Eb] know
Who's a pratt?
I am!
[Am] [Em] [Am]
Key:
Am
F
E
C
A
Am
F
E
[A] I'm not doing [Am] this.
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] Well_ _ _ There is_ What?
A house.
Where? _
[D] Down in the audience.
[Eb] What's it called?
_ [E] _
Well_
[Am] We call it_
[C] That _ [Em] is insane.
What's it [F] been?
It's been the ruin of many a [Dm] poor boy.
Have [G] you done the brows much?
[Ab] Oh, [Am] well, God_
_ I know_
[G] Who's a prat? _
_ _ [Am] I'm one.
Thank you.
Tell us about your [A] bulldozer.
My mother_ _ _ _ _ [F] Good question!
_ I'm glad somebody [G] asked.
Remember, she [D] was a tailor.
[G] [F] What did she sew?
[G] She [Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] sewed_ [Em] Booty jeans.
What about your [N] father?
My father?
He [Dm] was a gambling man.
Where?
[F] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ Down in_ [Am] Orleans.
What's the only [Bb] thing a gambler needs? [A] Nuff!
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ The only thing that a gambler [D]
needs_
[F] Is a [Am] _ _ suitcase_
And a trunk.
That's two things!
[F] Yes, I know! _ _
_ [N] _ _ I didn't write it. _
[Em] And [Am] you _ [C] all_ In time_
Meet [A] a most ill _ _ [F] _ _ -satisfied_ A [Am] little_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] Eagle_ A _ [E] dog_
_ [Am] Some of [C] us_ _ [D] Help_
Your _ [F] _ _ children_
Not [Am] the children!
[C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ And _
[Am] [C] spend_ Your [Dm] lives_
In sin and [F] _
misery_
[Am] In the house_
[E] Of a_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] Soul_ _
[Am] Well, there is_ [C] A house_
Down in New [F]
Orleans_ Oh yeah!
_ [Am] And they call _ [C] it_ The_
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ Spend_ Your lives_
On [A] many a poor _ [F] _ one_
[Am] And God_
[E] I _ [Am] know_ I _ [E] know_
_ [A] _ _ _ And God_ [E] I _ [Eb] know_
Who's a pratt?
I am!
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] Well_ _ _ There is_ What?
A house.
Where? _
[D] Down in the audience.
[Eb] What's it called?
_ [E] _
Well_
[Am] We call it_
[C] That _ [Em] is insane.
What's it [F] been?
It's been the ruin of many a [Dm] poor boy.
Have [G] you done the brows much?
[Ab] Oh, [Am] well, God_
_ I know_
[G] Who's a prat? _
_ _ [Am] I'm one.
Thank you.
Tell us about your [A] bulldozer.
My mother_ _ _ _ _ [F] Good question!
_ I'm glad somebody [G] asked.
Remember, she [D] was a tailor.
[G] [F] What did she sew?
[G] She [Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] sewed_ [Em] Booty jeans.
What about your [N] father?
My father?
He [Dm] was a gambling man.
Where?
[F] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ Down in_ [Am] Orleans.
What's the only [Bb] thing a gambler needs? [A] Nuff!
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ The only thing that a gambler [D]
needs_
[F] Is a [Am] _ _ suitcase_
And a trunk.
That's two things!
[F] Yes, I know! _ _
_ [N] _ _ I didn't write it. _
[Em] And [Am] you _ [C] all_ In time_
Meet [A] a most ill _ _ [F] _ _ -satisfied_ A [Am] little_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] Eagle_ A _ [E] dog_
_ [Am] Some of [C] us_ _ [D] Help_
Your _ [F] _ _ children_
Not [Am] the children!
[C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ And _
[Am] [C] spend_ Your [Dm] lives_
In sin and [F] _
misery_
[Am] In the house_
[E] Of a_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] Soul_ _
[Am] Well, there is_ [C] A house_
Down in New [F]
Orleans_ Oh yeah!
_ [Am] And they call _ [C] it_ The_
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ Spend_ Your lives_
On [A] many a poor _ [F] _ one_
[Am] And God_
[E] I _ [Am] know_ I _ [E] know_
_ [A] _ _ _ And God_ [E] I _ [Eb] know_
Who's a pratt?
I am!
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _