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The House of the Rising Sun

Found in House_Of_The_Rising_Sun.abc from the John Chambers abc collection
The House of the Rising Sun - staff notation
X: 1
T:The House of the Rising Sun
C:Traditional
S:Lewis Music Publishing Co.
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:F
A | "Dm"D2 (E/2D/2) | "Dm6"F "Gm" (G/2^G/2) | "A7"A (F/2E/2) |
"Dm"D2 "A7"A | "Dm"d2 A | "Am"c "C7"(A/2G/2) | "F"A3- |
"A7"A2 ^c/2d/2 | "Dm"d- "Bb"d "Dm"D | "Bb"F/2 "Bo"F3/2 "A7"A/2 | "Dm"A/2
A/2 A "Dm7"F/2E/2 | "Bb"D2 "Gm6"G | "Dm"A2 A |
"A7"A2 (F/2E/2) | "Dm"D2- "Gm"D- | "Dm"D z z | "F#7"z "C7"z2 | "B7"z3 |
z z =B ||
K:G
"Em"E2 F/2E/2 | "Em6"G/2 G3/2 "Am"A/2^A/2 | "B7"B2 G/2A/2 ||
"Em"E2 "B7"B | "Em"e2 B | "Bm"d2 "D7"B/2A/2 | "G"B3- | "B7"B2 ^d/2e/2 |
"Em"e- "C"e "Em"E | "C"g "Co"G "B7"B | "Em"B/2B/2 B "Em7"G/2F/2 |
"C"E2 "Am6" A | "Em"B2 B | "B7"B2 G/2F/2 | "C"E2- "E7"E- | "Am"E2 "Am6"A
 |
"Em"B2 B/2B/2 | "B7"B2 G/2F/2 | "Em"E2- "Am6"E- | "Em"E2 z :|
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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 ...

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