Tracy Chapman – House Of The Rising Sun (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am C Dm F Am C Em Am A Dm E Am [Verse 1]
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There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun

Am                    Dm                    Am E       Am
It's been the ruin of many a poor girls and oh God I'm one
[Verse 2]
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My mother she's a tailor she sews those new bluejeans

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My father he's a gamblin' man down in New Orleans
[Verse 3]
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The only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and trunk

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The only time he's ever satisfied is when he's on a drunk
[Piano] [Verse 4]
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I got one foot on the platform the other foot on the train

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I'm goin' back to New Orleans to wear that ball and chain
[Verse 5]
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Mother tell your children don't do as I have done

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Don't spend your lives in sin and misery in the House of the Rising Sun
[Verse 6]
Am                  Dm               Am              E
There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun

Am                    Dm                    Am E       Am
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girls and oh God I'm one

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And oh God I'm one and oh God I'm one and oh God I'm one