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House Of The Rising Sun

Traditional

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Dm	-	A7	Dm
-	C7	F	A7
Dm	Dm7	A7	Dm
-	A7	Dm	-            (A7 repeat)

12-beat intro. Play 3-beats or 6-beats for each cell, your choice.

This song is in 3/4 waltz time.

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There is a house in New Orleans,
They call the Rising Sun.

It's been the ruin of many a poor boy/girl
And I, Oh Lord, was one.

My mother was a tailor,
She sewed my new bluejeans.
My father was a gamblin' man,
Way down in New Orleans.

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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

Listen to Pete Seeger perform "House Of The Rising Sun" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com