House Of The Rising Sun tab by Joan Baez

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,
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I'm going back to spend my life
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