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House Of The Rising Sun - Marie Laforêt Chords

Chords: Gm, D7, F, Bb, D, C7, C, G

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Genre: french, pop, rock


1963 version

[Verse 1]
Gm D7 Gm
There is a house in New Or-leans
Gm F Bb D
They call the Rising Sun
D Gm C7 D7 Gm
It's been the ruin of many poor girls
Gm C D7 Gm
And me in-cluding one

[Verse 2]
Gm C
My mother , she is a tailer
C Gm F Bb D
She sewed a new blue jeans
D Gm C7 D7 Gm
My husband is a gamblin' man
Gm C D7 Gm
Drinks down in New Or-leans

[Verse 3]
Gm C
Yes, my husband is a gambler
C Gm F Bb D
He goes from town to town
D Gm C7 D7 Gm
And only time he is satis-fied
Gm C D7 Gm
Is when he's all drunk

[Verse 4]
Gm C
Please, tell my baby sister
C Gm F Bb D
Never do I got have done
D Gm C7 D7 Gm
To show that house in New Or-leans
Gm C D7 Gm
It's called the Risin Sun

[Verse 5]
Gm C
One foot on the platform
C Gm F Bb D
And the other's on the train
D Gm C7 D7 Gm
I'm going down to New Or-leans
Gm C D7 Gm
To wear that ball and chain

[Verse 6]
Gm D7 Gm
Going back to New Or-leans
Gm F Bb D7
My race is almost done
D7 Gm C7 D7 Gm
I'm going to spend the rest of my life
Gm C D7 Gm C D G
Be-neath the Rising Sun

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