Dave van Ronk - House of the rising sun
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Capo: 8
Tuning: E A D G B E
"One evening in 1962, I was sitting at my usual table in the back of the Kettle of Fish, and Dylan came
slouching in. He had been up at the Columbia studios with John Hammond, doing his first album. He was being
very mysterioso about the whole thing, and nobody I knew had been to any of the sessions except Suze, his
lady. I pumped him for information, but he was vague. Everything was going fine and, "Hey, would it be okay
for me to record your arrangement of 'House of the Rising Sun?'" Oh, shit. "Jeez, Bobby, I'm going into the
studio to do that myself in a few weeks. Can't it wait until your next album?" A long pause. "Uh-oh". I did
not like the sound of that. "What exactly do you mean, 'Uh-oh'?" "Well", he said sheepishly, "I've already
recorded it."
Capo 8
[Chords]
Am/G 3x2210
Am/F# 2x2210
[Intro]
Am Am/G Am/F# E
[Verse 1]
There Amis a Am/Ghouse inAm/F# New OrFleans
TheyAm call theC Risin'E Sun E7
AndAm it's beeAm/Gn the ruinAm/F# of many poor gFirl.
And Amme, oh E7god, I'm Amone.
[Instrumental]
Am/G Am/F# E7
[Verse 2]
My AmmotheAm/Gr she'sAm/F# a tailor. F
SheAm sews Cthose neEw blueE7 jeans.
My Amdaddy Am/Ghe's a drAm/F#unkard.F
DriAmnks doE7wn in New OrAm-leans.
[Instrumental]
Am/G Am/F# E7
[Verse 3]
Well, the Amonly Am/Gthing a Am/F#drunkard Fneeds
Is Ama suitcasCe and Ea trunE7k
And thAme onlAm/Gy time Am/F#he's satisfied F
Is Amwhen he'sE on aAm drunk
[Instrumental]
Am/G Am/F# E7
[Verse 4]
OhAm, tell Am/Gmy baby Am/F#sister F
Don'Amt do wChat I hEave doE7ne.
AmBut shun thAm/Gat house in Am/F#New OrleanFs
AmThey call theE risin'Am sun.
[Instrumental]
Am/G Am/F# E7
[Verse 5]
Well, Amit's one Am/Gfoot on thAm/F#e platformF,
andAm the other Cfoot onE the tE7rain.
I'm Amgoin' Am/Gback toAm/F# New OrleanFs
To Amwear that Eball and Amchain.
[Instrumental]
Am/G Am/F# E7
[Verse 6]
AmI'm a-goiAm/Gn' back toAm/F# New OrleaFns
AmMy race Cis almEost run E7
AmI'm goinAm/G' there to Am/F#end my liFfe
AmBeneath thEat risin'Am sun
[Instrumental]
Am/G Am/F# F
Am E7
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