Rising Sun Blues chords by
Doc Watson (Official Version)

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Key: D majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

Verse 1
D D 
 
D7 D7 
 
There is a house down in New Orleans
G7 G7 
 
D7 D7 
 
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin
G7 G7 
 
of a many poor boy
D D 
 
A7 A7 
 
D D 
 
And me, oh God, I'm one

Verse 2
D D 
 
D7 D7 
 
Go tell my youngest brother for me
G7 G7 
 
D7 D7 
 
Not to do  the things I've done
But to shun that house
G7 G7 
 
down in New Orleans
D D 
 
A7 A7 
 
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 
 
D7 D7 
 
So fill up your glasses to  the brim
G7 G7 
 
D7 D7 
 
Let the drinks flow merrily 'round
And we'll drink to the health
G7 G7 
 
of a rounder poor boy
D D 
 
A7 A7 
 
D D 
 
Who goes from town to town

Solo 2

Verse 5
D D 
 
Now, boys, don't believe
D7 D7 
 
what a bad girl tells you
G7 G7 
 
D7 D7 
 
Though her eyes be blue or brown
G7 G7 
 
Unless she's on some scaffold high
D D 
 
A7 A7 
 
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 A7 D7 G7

Chords

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Rising Sun Blues by Doc Watson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Rising Sun Blues the way Doc Watson intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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