House Of The Rising Sun chords by Joan Baez

Chords with lyrics

From the 1960 album

On the original JB plays in drop D MajorD tuning

BdimBdim EADGBe
   xx0431

[Intro]

DmDm FF A7A7 DmDm A7A7 DmDm A7A7

[Verse 1]
DmDm       FF     A7A7  DmDm
  There is a house in New Orleans,
   Bb majorBb    D7D7   A7A7
They call the Rising Sun.
     DmDm    FF    A7A7     DmDm
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl,
  BdimBdim  A7A7    DmDm  A7A7 DmDm A7A7
And me, oh God, for one.

[Verse 2]
  DmDm  FF      A7A7       DmDm
If I had listened to what my mother said,
     Bb majorBb   D7D7   A7A7
I'd have been at home today,
  Bb majorBb  D7D7    A7A7      DmDm
But I was young and foolish, oh, God,
   BdimBdim  A7A7    DmDm  A7A7 DmDm A7A7
Let a rambler lead me astray.

[Verse 3]
  DmDm   FF  A7A7      DmDm
Go tell my baby sister,
   Bb majorBb   D7D7   A7A7
Don't do what I have done,
   DmDm   FF    A7A7  DmDm
But shun the house in New Orleans,
   BdimBdim   A7A7   DmDm  A7A7 DmDm A7A7
They call the Rising Sun.

[Verse 4]
  DmDm  FF    A7A7   DmDm
I'm going back to New Orleans,
  Bb majorBb   D7D7   A7A7
My race is almost run,
  DmDm  FF    A7A7    DmDm
I'm going back to spend my life
 BdimBdim    A7A7   DmDm

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