Woody Guthrie – House Of The Rising Sun (Guitar)
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Re the strumming pattern: if you listen to the record,
he just boom-chucks it [bass chord & repeat] all the way through
— doesn't seem like the 3/4 time of most other versions.
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
D There is a house in New Orleans D You call the Rising Sun D G It's been the ruin of many a poor soul D A D And me, oh God, I'm one
[Verse 2]
D G If I'd listened to what mama said D A D I'd be at home today D Being so young and foolish, poor girl A D I let a gambler lead me astray
[Verse 3]
D G My mother she's a tailor D Sews those new blue jeans D G My sweetheart, he's a drunkard, Lord God D A D He drinks down in New Orleans
[Verse 4]
D G He fills his glasses to the brim D A D Passes them around D G D The only pleasure that he gets out of life A D Is a-hoboin' from town to town
[Verse 5]
D G The only thing a drunkard needs D A D Is a suitcase and a trunk D G The only time that he's half satisfied D A D Is when he's on a drunk
[Verse 6]
D G Go and tell my baby sister D A D Never do like I have done D A D Shun that house down in New Orleans A D That they call that Rising Sun
[Verse 7]
D G It's one foot on the platform D A D One foot on the train D G I'm going back down to New Orleans D A D To wear my ball and my chain
[Verse 8]
D G My life is almost over D A D My race is almost run D G Going back down to New Orleans D A D To that house of the Rising Sun