House Of The Rising Sun chords by Alt-J

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
B5B5  G5G5  D5D5
F#5F#5  G5G5
B5B5  G5G5  D5D5
F#5F#5  G5G5  D MajorD

D MajorD G+G D MajorD
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G E minorEm
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G E minorEm
D5D5


Verse 1:
   B minorBm  G/BG/B   D MajorD
There is a house in New Orleans
   F# minorF#m   D/F#D/F#  G+G
They call the Rising Sun
     B minorBm    G/BG/B      D MajorD
And it's been the ruin of many poor souls
  F# minorF#m   D/F#D/F#   G+G
And lord, my father is one
  F# minorF#m       E5E5
My mother, she's a tailor
  E MajorE     G+G     D MajorD
She sews those blue blue jeans
  B minorBm        D MajorD
To keep my gambling father drunk
   F# minorF#m   D/F#D/F#  G+G
Deep down in New Orleans

Refrain:
G+G          F#5F#5      D MajorD     G+G
It's a happy, happy, happy, happy, fun day, day


Break:
D5D5
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G E minorEm
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G E minorEm
D5D5


Verse 2:
B minorBm     G/BG/B     D MajorD
Like a bird flying over forest fire
  F# minorF#m       D/F#D/F#       G+G
My father feels the heat beneath his wings
  B minorBm     G/BG/B    D MajorD
And in debt he leaves for another tower
     F# minorF#m     D/F#D/F#      G+G
Where he gambles and drunk he still drinks
  F# minorF#m        E5E5
My mother hides from pleasure
E MajorE        G+G   D MajorD
Sees the father on her knees
B minorBm       D MajorD
Left it in the arms of God
 F# minorF#m   D/F#D/F#  G+G
Away from New Orleans


Refrain:
G+G       F#5F#5      D MajorD     G+G
Happy, happy, happy, happy, fun day, day
G+G       F#5F#5      D MajorD     G+G
Happy, happy, happy, happy, fun day, day


Outro:
D5D5
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G E minorEm
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G E minorEm