5 Chords used in the song: Am, C, D, F, E

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Intro:Am
C
D
F
Am
E
Am
E
xA|------0---------3---------0---------0---|
xE|-----0-0-------0-0-------2-2-------1-1--|
xC|----0---0-----0---0-----2---2-----0---0-|
xG|-2---------0---------2---------2--------|
xA|------0---------2---------0---------2---|
xE|-----0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0--|
xC|----0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2-|
xG|-2---------1---------2---------1--------|
Am
C
D
F
There is a house in New Orleans
Am
C
E
E
They call the Risin' Sun
Am
C
D
F
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy.
Am
E
Am
And God, I know I'm one.
Interlude:C
D
F
Am
E
Am
E
Am
C
D
F
My mother was a tailor.
Am
C
E
E
She sewed my new blue jeans.
Am
C
D
F
My father was a gamblin' manAm
E
Am
Down in New Or-leans.
Interlude:C
D
F
Am
E
Am
E
Am
C
D
F
Now, the only thing a gambler needs
Am
C
E
E
Is a suitcase and a trunk
Am
C
D
F
And the only time that he's satis-fied
Am
E
Am
Is when he's on a drunk
Interlude:C
D
F
Am
E
Am
E
Organ Solo - For about 12- 16 bars -
Am
C
D
F
Oh, Mother, tell your children
Am
C
E
E
Not to do what I have done.Am
C
D
F
Spend your lives in sin and misery
Am
E
Am
In the house of the risin' sun.
Interlude:C
D
F
Am
E
Am
E
Am
C
D
F
Well, I've got one foot on the platform.
Am
C
E
E
the other foot on the train.
Am
C
D
F
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
Am
E
Am
To wear that ball and chain.
Interlude:C
D
F
Am
E
Am
E
Am
C
D
F
Well, there is a house in New Orleans
Am
C
E
E
They call the Risin' Sun
Am
C
D
F
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy.
Am
E
Am
And God, I know I'm one.
Outro:C
D
F
Am
E
Am
D
Am
D
Am
D - fade out with
Am and
D -
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By the fingerpicking, the E chords should be E7, but taking that into account, this is the best one I've found! Sounds excellent!
18 Jun 2023


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