Joni Mitchell – House Of The Rising Sun (Guitar)

Capo 2
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[Intro] Am E Am E Am [Verse]
           C        E      Am
There Is A House In New Orleans

              Dm     E
They Call The Rising Sun

     Am       C       E           Am
It’s Been The Ruin Of Many A Poor Girl

    Dm    E*      Am E Am E Am
And Me Oh God For One

         C           E              Am
If I Had Listened To What My Mother Said

          Dm   E
I’d Be At Home Today

    Am     C        E            Am
But I Was Young And Foolish Poor Girl

       Dm     E        Am E Am E Am
Let A Gambler Lead Me Astray

         C        D
My Mother She’s A Tailor

    Am         C         E
She Sews Those Old Blue Jeans

   Am     C      E        Am
My Father He’s A Gambling Man

       Dm      E         Am E Am E
Drinks Down In New Orleans
[Verse]
   Am  C        D
Go Tell My Baby Sister

       Am    C     E
Not To Do As I Have Done

    Am        C     E      Am
You Shun That House In New Orleans

     Dm          E      Am E Am E Am
They Call It The Rising Sun

               C       E     Am
Well I’m Going Back To New Orleans

           Dm     E
My Race Is Almost Run

    Am       C     E              Am
I’m Going To Spend The Rest Of My Days

   Dm        E      Am
Beneath That Rising Sun

                 C      D
Well One Foot Is On The Platform

        Am         E      Am   E
And The Other Ones On The Drain

    Am       C         E         Am
I’m Going To Spend The Rest Of My Days

Dm           E        Am
Wearing That Ball And Chain
[Outro]
Dm    E     Am
Mmmmmmmmmmmm