The House of the Rising Sun

X: 1
T:The House of the Rising Sun
C:Traditional
S:Lewis Music Publishing Co.
M:3/4
L:1/4
F:http://troseandassociates.com/abc/HouseOfTheRisingSun.abc	 2003-10-11 04:15:35 UT
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E | "Am"A,2 (B,/2A,/2) | "Am6"C "Dm" (D/2^D/2) | "E7"E (C/2B,/2) |
"Am"A,2 "E7"E | "Am"A2 E | "Em"G "G7"(E/2D/2) | "C"E3- |
"E7"E2 ^G/2A/2 | "Am"A- "F"A "Am"A, | "F"C/2 "F#o"C3/2 "E7"E/2 | "Am"E/2
E/2 E "Am7"C/2B,/2 | "F"A,2 "Dm6"D | "Am"E2 E |
"E7"E2 (C/2B,/2) | "Am"A,2- "Dm"A,- | "Am"A, z z | "C#7"z "G7"z2 | "F#7"z3 |
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"Bm"B- "G"B "Bm"B, | "G"d "Go"D "F#7"F | "Bm"F/2F/2 F "Bm7"D/2C/2 |
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W:1. There is a house in New Orleans
W:they call the Rising Sun.
W:It has been the ruin of many a poor young girl,
W:and I, Oh, Lord, was one.
W:If ...
W:
W:2. Go speak to my ba-by sis-ter and say
W:"Don't do as I have done.
W:Stay away from places like this one in New Orleans
W:they call the Rising Sun."
W:Now ...

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/gulfweb.net:34043/~rlwalker/abc/House_Of_The_Rising_Sun_D/0000

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