Chords for The House of the Rising Sun - (Folk Song)

Tempo:
97.4 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Eb

Ab

G

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The House of the Rising Sun - (Folk Song) chords
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[Cm] [Eb] [F] [Ab]
[Cm] [G] [D]
[C] [Eb] [C] [Ab]
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[Eb] There's a house [F] down in New [Ab] Orleans [Cm] They [Eb] call the [G] Rising Sun
And [Cm] it's been [Eb] the ruin [F] of many [Ab] a poor boy [Cm] [G] God, I know [Cm] that I'm one
My [Eb] mother, [F] she's a tailor [Ab]
[Cm] She's sold [Eb] my new [G] blue jeans
[Cm] My daddy, he's [F] a gambling [Ab] man [Cm] [G] Down in New [Cm] Orleans
[Eb] [F] [Ab]
[Cm] [Eb] [G]
[Cm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Cm]
The only thing [F] that a gambler [Ab] needs [Cm] Is a suitcase [G] and a trunk
And [Eb] the only time [F] that he's [Ab]
satisfied [Cm] Is [G] when he's all [Cm] drunk
[Eb] Mother, tell [F] your children [Ab]
[Cm] Not to do [Eb] like I [G] have done
And to [Eb] shine that house [F] down in New [Ab] Orleans [Cm] They call [G] the [Cm] Rising Sun
Some people say [F] that I think too [Ab] much [Cm] Just [Eb] living my life [G] in a dream
But [Cm] [Eb] I know [F] that I can't [Ab] forget [Cm] That house, [G] I know that it means
One [Eb] [F] [Ab]
[Cm] [Eb] [G]
[Eb] [F] [Ab]
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[Eb] foot on [F] the platform [Ab]
[Cm] The other [Eb] one on [G] the train
[Cm] I'm going [Eb] back [G] to New [Ab] Orleans [Cm] To wear [G] that [Cm] bowline chain
I'm [Eb] going back [F] to New [Ab] Orleans [Cm] My race [Eb] is [G] almost run
Gonna [Cm] spend [Eb] the days [F] that I have [Ab] left [Cm] Beneath [G] that Rising [Cm] Sun
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
G
2131
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
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_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] There's a house [F] down in New [Ab] Orleans _ [Cm] They [Eb] call the [G] Rising Sun
And [Cm] it's been [Eb] the ruin [F] of many [Ab] a poor boy [Cm] _ [G] God, I know [Cm] that I'm one
My _ [Eb] mother, [F] she's a tailor [Ab] _
[Cm] She's sold [Eb] my new [G] blue jeans _
_ [Cm] My daddy, he's [F] a gambling [Ab] man _ [Cm] _ [G] Down in New [Cm] Orleans _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The only thing [F] that a gambler [Ab] needs [Cm] Is a suitcase [G] and a trunk _
And [Eb] the only time [F] that he's [Ab]
satisfied [Cm] Is [G] when he's all [Cm] drunk _
_ _ [Eb] Mother, tell [F] your children [Ab] _
[Cm] Not to do [Eb] like I [G] have done
And to [Eb] shine that house [F] down in New [Ab] Orleans [Cm] They call [G] the [Cm] Rising Sun
Some _ people say [F] that I think too [Ab] much _ [Cm] Just [Eb] living my life [G] in a dream
But [Cm] _ [Eb] I know [F] that I can't [Ab] forget [Cm] That house, [G] I know that it means
One _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] foot on [F] the platform [Ab] _
[Cm] The other [Eb] one on [G] the train _
[Cm] I'm going [Eb] back [G] to New [Ab] Orleans [Cm] To wear [G] that [Cm] bowline chain _
_ I'm [Eb] going back [F] to New [Ab] Orleans [Cm] My race [Eb] is [G] almost run
Gonna [Cm] spend [Eb] the days [F] that I have [Ab] left _ [Cm] Beneath [G] that Rising [Cm] Sun _