Intro: Dm F A7 Dm F A7 A Dm

Verse 1:
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There is a house in New Orleans
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They call the Rising Sun
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And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl
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And me, oh God, for one

Verse 2:
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If I had listened to what my mother said
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I'd have been at home today
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But I was young and foolish, oh God
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Let a rambler lead me astray

Verse 3:
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Go tell my baby sister
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Don't do what I have done
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But shun that house in New Orleans
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They call the Rising Sun

Verse 4:
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I'm going back to New Orleans
   Bb      F       A7
My race is almost run
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I'm going back to spend my life
             A7     Dm
Beneath that Rising Sun

Outro:
   A7 Dm (x2)
   F Dm
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