In New Orleans Chords

by Leadbelly
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Chording of Leadbelly's early version of House of the Rising Sun that uses an unusual melody and chord progression.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
Capo: no capo
Author skippyterwilliger04 [a] 151. Last edit on Feb 25, 2021

Chords

E
A
D
Bm
B
F#
Em

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[Intro]
E A D A D E D Bm E A D A D E D B E A D
 
[Verse 1]
D                      A
Way down in New Orleans
B                A      E
House called the rising sun
E                            D       B
Have been the ruin of many a poor boy
E                 A
And me oh god for one
 
[Verse 2]
A           D          A
Way down in New Orleans
B                       E
House Called the Risin' Sun
E             B
Have been the ruin of many poor boy
B   E     A       D
And me oh god for one
 
[Verse 3]
D                          A
Im going to tell my baby sister
B                          E
Please dont do like I have done
E                             D
Please shun that old house in New Orleans
B    E        D      A
They call the Rising sun
 
[Verse 4]
A                    D
I'm going to tell my baby sister
D                           E
Please don't do like I have done
E                 B            Bm
Please shun that old house in New Orleans
Bm     E       A      D
They call the Rising Sun
 
[Bridge]
D A E B Bm E A D E B Bm B E A D
 
[Verse 5]
D        F#      D
Im going back to New Orleans
A     D                 E
Cause my race is almost run
E                  D               B
Im going back to spend the rest of my life
E                  A
Beneath the Rising Sun
 
[Verse 6]
A                  D
I'm going back to New Orleans
D                       Em
Cause my race is almost run
Em             Bm           D             Bm
I'm going back to spend the rest of my life
 Em                   D
Beneath the Rising Sun
 
[Outro]
D A D A B E Em Bm Em A D E B E D
 
Leadbelly plays in C or B (Baritone) Tuning (it varied often), however, you can play the
chords in standard tuning.
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