Rising Sun Blues chords by
Doc Watson

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Key: D major

Intro 1

Verse 1
D D 
 
There is a house down in New Orleans
G G 
 
D D 
 
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin
G G 
 
of a many poor boy
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
And me, oh God, I'm one

Verse 2
D D 
 
Go tell my youngest brother for me
G G 
 
D D 
 
Not to do the things I've done
But to shun that house
G G 
 
down in New Orleans
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
They call the Rising Sun

Solo 1

Verse 3

Oh, well, the only thing that a rounder needs

Is a suitcase or a trunk

And the only time he's satisfied

Is when he's on a drunk

Verse 4
D D 
 
So fill up your glasses to the brim
G G 
 
D D 
 
Let the drinks flow merrily 'round
And we'll drink to the health
G G 
 
of a rounder poor boy
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
Who goes from town to town

Solo 2

Verse 5
D D 
 
Now, boys, don't believe
what a bad girl tells you
G G 
 
D D 
 
Though her eyes be blue or brown
G G 
 
Unless she's on some scaffold high
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
Sayin', "Boys, I can't come down"

Solo 3

Verse 6

They'll take me back down to New Orleans

To face the crimes I've done

And they'll tie me to a ball and chain

Until my race is run

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD A G

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