From the 1960 album
On the original JB plays in drop D tuning
Bdim EADGBe
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[Intro]
Dm F A7 Dm A7 Dm A7
[Verse 1]
Dm F A7 Dm
There is a house in New Orleans,
Bb D7 A7
They call the Rising Sun.
Dm F A7 Dm
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl,
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And me, oh God, for one.
[Verse 2]
Dm F A7 Dm
If I had listened to what my mother said,
Bb D7 A7
I'd have been at home today,
Bb D7 A7 Dm
But I was young and foolish, oh, God,
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Let a rambler lead me astray.
[Verse 3]
Dm F A7 Dm
Go tell my baby sister,
Bb D7 A7
Don't do what I have done,
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But shun the house in New Orleans,
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They call the Rising Sun.
[Verse 4]
Dm F A7 Dm
I'm going back to New Orleans,
Bb D7 A7
My race is almost run,
Dm F A7 Dm
I'm going back to spend my life
Bdim A7 Dm
Beneath that Rising Sun.
