From the album Leadbelly - American Folk & Blues Anthology
The chords marked are as in standard tuning
This is tabbed for finger picking- but is easily adapted to flat picking
[Introduction]
B |-------|
F#|-------|
D |-------|
A |-------|
E |-0h2h4-|
B |-------|
D G D Em7 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F# |-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A7 D G E A D
B |----------2-2------|-3-3------0-0---|--0-0-0-0-------|---2---2---2-2------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0------0-0---|--2-2-2-2-------|---3---3---3-3------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0------1-1---|--2-2-2-2-------|---2---2---2-2------|
A |-2-----0--4-4--2-0-|----------------|----------------|-0-------0----------|
E |-------------------|-2-2----------2-|-0--------2-3-4-|-----0--------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2--0-----|----------------|--------------------|
G D Em7 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A7 D G E A D G
B |---3-3----2-2------|-3-3-----0-0---|--0-0-0----2-2-2-|---3-------3-3-------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0-----0-0---|--2-2-2----3-3-3-|---0-------0-0-------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0-----1-1---|--2-2-2----2-2-2-|---0-------0-0-------|
A |-2-----5--4-4--2-0-|---------------|---------0-------|-------0-------------|
E |-------------------|-2-2---------2-|-0---------------|-----0---------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2-0-----|-----------------|-3-------3-----------|
[Verse 1]
D G D Em7 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Way down in New Orleans House called ... Sun And its
A7 D G E A D
B |----------2-2------|-3-3------0-0---|--0-0-0-0-------|---2---2---2-2------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0------0-0---|--2-2-2-2-------|---3---3---3-3------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0------1-1---|--2-2-2-2-------|---2---2---2-2------|
A |-2-----0--4-4--2-0-|----------------|----------------|-0-------0----------|
E |-------------------|-2-2----------2-|-0--------2-3-4-|-----0--------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2--0-----|----------------|--------------------|
been the ruin of a' many poor boy.. me oh God for one
G D Em7 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Way down in New Orleans House called ... Sun And its
A7 D G E A D G
B |---3-3----2-2------|-3-3-----0-0---|--0-0-0----2-2-2-|---3-------3-3-------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0-----0-0---|--2-2-2----3-3-3-|---0-------0-0-------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0-----1-1---|--2-2-2----2-2-2-|---0-------0-0-------|
A |-2-----5--4-4--2-0-|---------------|---------0-------|-------0-------------|
E |-------------------|-2-2---------2-|-0---------------|-----0---------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2-0-----|-----------------|-3-------3-----------|
been the ruin of a' many poor boy.. me oh God for one
way down in New Orleans
House called the Rising Sun
And its been the ruin of a'many poor boy
And me oh God for one
Way down in New Orleans
House called the Rising Sun
And its been the ruin of a'many poor boy
And me oh God for one.
[Verse 2]
Im going to tell my baby sister
Please don't do like i have done
Please shun that ole house in New Orleans
They call the Rising sun.
Im going to tell my baby sister
Please don't do like i have done
Please shun that ole house in New Orleans
They call the Rising sun.
[Instrumental]
D G D Em7 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A7 D G E A D
B |----------2-2------|-3-3------0-0---|--0-0-0-0-------|---2---2---2-2------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0------0-0---|--2-2-2-2-------|---3---3---3-3------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0------1-1---|--2-2-2-2-------|---2---2---2-2------|
A |-2-----0--4-4--2-0-|----------------|----------------|-0-------0----------|
E |-------------------|-2-2----------2-|-0--------2-3-4-|-----0--------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2--0-----|----------------|--------------------|
G D Em7 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A7 D G E A D G
B |---3-3----2-2------|-3-3-----0-0---|--0-0-0----2-2-2-|---3-------3-3-------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0-----0-0---|--2-2-2----3-3-3-|---0-------0-0-------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0-----1-1---|--2-2-2----2-2-2-|---0-------0-0-------|
A |-2-----5--4-4--2-0-|---------------|---------0-------|-------0-------------|
E |-------------------|-2-2---------2-|-0---------------|-----0---------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2-0-----|-----------------|-3-------3-----------|
[Verse 3]
Im going back to New Orleans
Cos' my race is almost run
Im going back to spend the rest of my life
Beneath the rising sun.
Im going back to New Orleans
Cos' my race is almost run
Im going back to spend the rest of my life
Beneath the rising sun.
[Instrumental]
D G D Em7 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A7 D G E A D
B |----------2-2------|-3-3------0-0---|--0-0-0-0-------|---2---2---2-2------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0------0-0---|--2-2-2-2-------|---3---3---3-3------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0------1-1---|--2-2-2-2-------|---2---2---2-2------|
A |-2-----0--4-4--2-0-|----------------|----------------|-0-------0----------|
E |-------------------|-2-2----------2-|-0--------2-3-4-|-----0--------0h2h4-|
B |-------------------|-----3-2--0-----|----------------|--------------------|
G D Em7 A7
B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------|
E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---|
B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A7 D G E A D G
B |---3-3----2-2-----|-3-3-----0-0---|--0-0-0----2-2-2-|-3------------|
F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0-----0-0---|--2-2-2----3-3-3-|-0------------|
D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0-----1-1---|--2-2-2----2-2-2-|-0------------|
A |-2-----5--4-4--2-0-|---------------|---------0-------|-0------------|
E |-------------------|-2-2---------2-|-0---------------|-2------------|
B |-------------------|-----3-2-0-----|-----------------|-3------------|
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