House Of The Rising Sun - Dave Van Ronk Chords
Chords: Capo, Am/G, Am/F#, Am, E, F, C, E7, Asus2
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"One evening in 1962, I was sitting at my usual table in the back of the
Kettle of Fish, and Dylan came
slouching in. He had been up at the Columbia studios with John Hammond, doing
his first album. He was being
very mysterioso about the whole thing, and nobody I knew had been to any of
the sessions except Suze, his
lady. I pumped him for information, but he was vague. Everything was going
fine and, "Hey, would it be okay
for me to record your arrangement of 'House of the Rising Sun?'" Oh, shit.
"Jeez, Bobby, I'm going into the
studio to do that myself in a few weeks. Can't it wait until your next
album?" A long pause. "Uh-oh". I did
not like the sound of that. "What exactly do you mean, 'Uh-oh'?" "Well", he
said sheepishly, "I've already
recorded it."
Capo 8
[Chords]
Am/G 3x2210
Am/F# 2x2210
[Intro]
Am Am/G Am/F# E
[Verse 1]
Am Am/G Am/F# F
There is a house in New Orleans
Am C E E7
They call the Risin' Sun
Am Am/G Am/F# F
And it's been the ruin of many poor girl.
Am E7 Am
And me, oh god, I'm one.
[Instrumental]
Am/G Am/F# E7
[Verse 2]
Am Am/G Am/F# F
My mother she's a tailor.
Am C E E7
She sews those new blue jeans.
Am Am/G Am/F# F
My daddy he's a drunkard.
Am E7 Am
Drinks down in New Or-leans.
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