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House Of The Rising Sun by Joan Baez - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            From the 1960 album 

On the original JB plays in drop D tuning

Bdim  EADGBe
      xx0431   

[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,
    Bdim   A7       Dm   A7  Dm  A7
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,
      Bdim    A7        Dm   A7  Dm  A7
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,
     Dm      F        A7    Dm
But shun the house in New Orleans,
     Bdim     A7     Dm   A7  Dm  A7
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.  
        

We also have 29 songs by Joan Baez

• All My Trials
• Black Is The Color
• Blowin In The Wind
• Diamonds And Rust
• Donna Donna
• East Virginia
• Fare Thee Well 10000 Miles
• Farewell Angelina
• Geordie
• Henry Martin
• Heres To You
• House Of The Rising Sun
• Jesse
• Joe Hill
• La Llorona
• Love Is Just A Four Letter Word
• Love Song To A Stranger
• Mary Hamilton
• Plaisir Damour
• Prison Trilogy Billy Rose
• Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
• Silver Dagger
• Sweet Sir Galahad
• The House Carpenter
• The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
• We Shall Overcome
• What Have They Done To The Rain
• Wild Mountain Thyme
• With God On Our Side

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