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House of the Rising Sun
Traditional folk · · 4/4 · 92 BPM · Difficulty ★★★☆☆
AmCDFE7
Chords used (tap a chord name in the song for its diagram — diagrams switch with the tuning selector, a first for ukulele song pages)
Strumming pattern — Slow arpeggio strum
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↓ down · ↑ up · ✕ muted chuck · · rest. plays the pattern on the song's opening chord so you can strum with it.
Verse
There Amis a Chouse in DNew OrF
They Amcall the CRising E7
And it's Ambeen the Cruin of Dmany a poor F
And AmGod, I E7know I'm Am
Verse 2
My Ammother Cwas a DtailF
She Amsewed my Cnew blue E7
My Amfather Cwas a Dgamblin' F
AmDown in E7New OrAm
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Chords are musical facts and are shown for study; the words of this song are traditional / public domain.