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House of the Rising Sun (v1) (C Minor)
Artist: Blue Oyster Cult    Genre: Rock    Roman Numerals: i, III, IV, V7, VI    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Plays well in C Minor tuning
Entered by: ICDb   
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Cm
(C,E♭,G)
- C E♭ G C -
E♭
(E♭,G,B♭)
G B♭ E♭ B♭ - -
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F
A♭
(A♭,C,E♭)
A♭ C E♭ A♭ C -


Verse 1
There [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] is a		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] house in		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] New Or-		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] leans
They [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] call the		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Rising		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Sun
It’s [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] been the		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] ruin of		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] many a poor		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] boy
And [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] God I		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] know I’m		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] one		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 2
My [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mother		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] was a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] tailor		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
She [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sewed my		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] new blue		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] jeans
My [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] father		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] was a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gamblin’		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] man
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Down in		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] New		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Or		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] leans

Verse 3
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Now the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] only		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] thing a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gambler		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] needs
Is a [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] suit		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] case and a		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] trunk
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] And the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] only		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] time that		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] he’s satis		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] fied
Is [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] when he’s		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] on a		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] drunk		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 4
Oh [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mother		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] tell your		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] children		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Not to		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] do what		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] I have		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] done
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Spend your		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] lives in		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sin and mise-		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] ry
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] In the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] House of the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Rising		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Sun		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 5
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Well I got		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] one foot		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] on the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] platform		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]
The [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] other		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] foot on the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] train
I’m [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] goin’		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] back to		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] New Or		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] leans
To [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wear that		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ball and		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] chain		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 6
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] There		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] is a		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] house in		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] New Or-		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] leans
They [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] call the		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Rising		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Sun
It’s [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] been the		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] ruin of		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] many a poor		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] boy
And [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] God I		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] know I’m		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] one		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
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