House of the Rising Sun — Joan Baez
Chords and lyrics for House of the Rising Sun by Joan Baez (key of Dm).
Verse 1
From the 1960 album
Bdim EADGBe
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Intro
[Dm] [F] [A7] [Dm] [A7] [Dm] [A7]
Verse 1
[Dm] There is a [F]house in [A7]New [Dm]Orleans,
They [Bb]call the [D7]Rising [A7]Sun.
And it's [Dm]been the [F]ruin of [A7]many a poor [Dm]girl,
And [Bdim]me, oh [A7]God, for [Dm][A7]one.[A7][Dm]
Verse 2
If [Dm]I had [F]listened to [A7]what my mother [Dm]said,
I'd have [Bb]been at [D7]home [A7]today,
But [Dm]I was [F]young and [A7]foolish, oh, [Dm]God,
Let a [Bdim]rambler [A7]lead me [Dm][A7]astray.[A7][Dm]
Verse 3
Go [Dm]tell my [F]baby [A7]sister,[Dm]
Don't [Bb]do what [D7]I have [A7]done,
But [Dm]shun the [F]house in [A7]New [Dm]Orleans,
They [Bdim]call the [A7]Rising [Dm][A7]Sun.[A7][Dm]
Verse 4
I'm [Dm]going [F]back to [A7]New [Dm]Orleans,
My [Bb]race is [D7]almost [A7]run,
I'm [Dm]going [F]back to [A7]spend my [Dm]life
[Bdim]Beneath that [A7]Rising [Dm]Sun.
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