Chords for Odetta Live in concert 2005, "House of the Rising Sun"

Tempo:
109.125 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Bb

D

C

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Odetta Live in concert 2005, "House of the Rising Sun" chords
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There
[Bb] is a house [C]
in [Eb] New Orleans, [A] [Gm]
[Bb] the cold [D]
rising sun, [Gm]
[Bb] spinning in the ruin.
[C]
Many [Eb] poor girls [Gm] look at me, [D] the [Gm] only one.
[D] If [Gm]
[Bb] I had listened [C] to what my mama [Eb] said, [Gm] I'd have been [F] at home [D] today.
[Gm] [Bb] Being young, [C] being [Eb] foolish,
[Gm] I let my [D] gambling lead [Gm] me astray.
[D] [Gm] My [Bb] mama,
[C] she's a tailor.
[Eb] [Cm]
[Gm] She [C] sewed your blue jeans [D] when they were new.
[Gm]
My sweetheart [Bb] is [C] a drunkard, [Eb] [Cm] [Gm]
drinking down [D] New [Gm]
Orleans.
When I was [G] a young girl, [Gm]
[B] I used to seek pleasure.
When I was a young girl, I used to drink ale.
Out of an ale house into this jail house, my body is ruined.
They left me here to die.
Sixteen pretty maidens to carry my coffin.
Sixteen pretty maidens to sing me a song.
Put bunches of roses over my coffin.
Go
[Gm]
tell [Bb] my [C]
baby sister, [Eb] [Gm]
don't [Bb] do what I [D] have done.
[Gm]
[Bb] Shun that house, [C]
[Eb] New Orleans, [Gm] the cold [D] [Gm] rising sun.
There [Bb] is a house, [C]
[D] New Orleans.
[Gm]
[G] [N]
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Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
D
1321
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
D
1321
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_ _ _ There _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] is a house _ [C] _
_ in [Eb] New Orleans, [A] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ the cold _ [D] _
rising sun, _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Bb] spinning in the ruin.
_ [C] _
Many [Eb] poor girls _ _ [Gm] look at me, [D] _ _ the [Gm] only one.
_ _ [D] If _ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] I had listened [C] to what my mama [Eb] said, _ _ [Gm] _ I'd have been [F] at home _ [D] _ today. _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] Being young, _ _ [C] being [Eb] foolish, _
_ _ [Gm] _ I let my [D] gambling _ lead [Gm] me astray. _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Gm] _ My [Bb] mama, _ _
_ [C] _ she's a tailor.
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Gm] _ She [C] sewed your blue jeans [D] when they were new.
_ _ [Gm] _
My sweetheart [Bb] _ is [C] a drunkard, _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm]
drinking down [D] _ New _ [Gm]
Orleans.
_ _ _ _ When I was [G] a young girl, [Gm] _ _
[B] I used to seek pleasure. _ _
_ When I _ was a young girl, _ _ _ I used to drink _ ale. _ _ _ _
Out of an ale house into this jail house, _ _ _ _ _ _ my body is ruined. _
_ They _ left me here to die. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sixteen pretty _ maidens _ to carry my coffin.
_ _ _ _ _ Sixteen pretty _ maidens _ to sing me a song.
_ _ _ _ Put bunches of roses over my coffin. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Go
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
tell _ _ [Bb] _ _ my [C]
baby sister, _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ don't [Bb] do what I [D] have done.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Bb] Shun that house, _ [C] _ _
[Eb] New Orleans, _ _ [Gm] the cold [D] _ _ _ [Gm] rising sun. _ _ _ _ _ _
There [Bb] is a house, _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ New _ _ _ _ _ _ Orleans. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _

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