From the album Leadbelly - American Folk & Blues Anthology The chords marked are as in standard tuning This is tabbed for finger picking- but is easily adapted to flat picking [Introduction] B |-------| F#|-------| D |-------| A |-------| E |-0h2h4-| B |-------| D G D Em7 A7 B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| F# |-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------| E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---| B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------| A7 D G E A D B |----------2-2------|-3-3------0-0---|--0-0-0-0-------|---2---2---2-2------| F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0------0-0---|--2-2-2-2-------|---3---3---3-3------| D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0------1-1---|--2-2-2-2-------|---2---2---2-2------| A |-2-----0--4-4--2-0-|----------------|----------------|-0-------0----------| E |-------------------|-2-2----------2-|-0--------2-3-4-|-----0--------0h2h4-| B |-------------------|-----3-2--0-----|----------------|--------------------| G D Em7 A7 B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------| E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---| B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------| A7 D G E A D G B |---3-3----2-2------|-3-3-----0-0---|--0-0-0----2-2-2-|---3-------3-3-------| F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0-----0-0---|--2-2-2----3-3-3-|---0-------0-0-------| D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0-----1-1---|--2-2-2----2-2-2-|---0-------0-0-------| A |-2-----5--4-4--2-0-|---------------|---------0-------|-------0-------------| E |-------------------|-2-2---------2-|-0---------------|-----0---------0h2h4-| B |-------------------|-----3-2-0-----|-----------------|-3-------3-----------| [Verse 1] D G D Em7 A7 B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------| E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---| B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------| Way down in New Orleans House called ... Sun And its A7 D G E A D B |----------2-2------|-3-3------0-0---|--0-0-0-0-------|---2---2---2-2------| F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0------0-0---|--2-2-2-2-------|---3---3---3-3------| D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0------1-1---|--2-2-2-2-------|---2---2---2-2------| A |-2-----0--4-4--2-0-|----------------|----------------|-0-------0----------| E |-------------------|-2-2----------2-|-0--------2-3-4-|-----0--------0h2h4-| B |-------------------|-----3-2--0-----|----------------|--------------------| been the ruin of a' many poor boy.. me oh God for one G D Em7 A7 B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------| E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---| B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------| Way down in New Orleans House called ... Sun And its A7 D G E A D G B |---3-3----2-2------|-3-3-----0-0---|--0-0-0----2-2-2-|---3-------3-3-------| F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0-----0-0---|--2-2-2----3-3-3-|---0-------0-0-------| D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0-----1-1---|--2-2-2----2-2-2-|---0-------0-0-------| A |-2-----5--4-4--2-0-|---------------|---------0-------|-------0-------------| E |-------------------|-2-2---------2-|-0---------------|-----0---------0h2h4-| B |-------------------|-----3-2-0-----|-----------------|-3-------3-----------| been the ruin of a' many poor boy.. me oh God for one way down in New Orleans House called the Rising Sun And its been the ruin of a'many poor boy And me oh God for one Way down in New Orleans House called the Rising Sun And its been the ruin of a'many poor boy And me oh God for one. [Verse 2] Im going to tell my baby sister Please don't do like i have done Please shun that ole house in New Orleans They call the Rising sun. Im going to tell my baby sister Please don't do like i have done Please shun that ole house in New Orleans They call the Rising sun. [Instrumental] D G D Em7 A7 B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------| E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---| B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------| A7 D G E A D B |----------2-2------|-3-3------0-0---|--0-0-0-0-------|---2---2---2-2------| F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0------0-0---|--2-2-2-2-------|---3---3---3-3------| D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0------1-1---|--2-2-2-2-------|---2---2---2-2------| A |-2-----0--4-4--2-0-|----------------|----------------|-0-------0----------| E |-------------------|-2-2----------2-|-0--------2-3-4-|-----0--------0h2h4-| B |-------------------|-----3-2--0-----|----------------|--------------------| G D Em7 A7 B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------| E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---| B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------| A7 D G E A D G B |---3-3----2-2------|-3-3-----0-0---|--0-0-0----2-2-2-|---3-------3-3-------| F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0-----0-0---|--2-2-2----3-3-3-|---0-------0-0-------| D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0-----1-1---|--2-2-2----2-2-2-|---0-------0-0-------| A |-2-----5--4-4--2-0-|---------------|---------0-------|-------0-------------| E |-------------------|-2-2---------2-|-0---------------|-----0---------0h2h4-| B |-------------------|-----3-2-0-----|-----------------|-3-------3-----------| [Verse 3] Im going back to New Orleans Cos' my race is almost run Im going back to spend the rest of my life Beneath the rising sun. Im going back to New Orleans Cos' my race is almost run Im going back to spend the rest of my life Beneath the rising sun. [Instrumental] D G D Em7 A7 B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------| E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---| B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------| A7 D G E A D B |----------2-2------|-3-3------0-0---|--0-0-0-0-------|---2---2---2-2------| F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0------0-0---|--2-2-2-2-------|---3---3---3-3------| D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0------1-1---|--2-2-2-2-------|---2---2---2-2------| A |-2-----0--4-4--2-0-|----------------|----------------|-0-------0----------| E |-------------------|-2-2----------2-|-0--------2-3-4-|-----0--------0h2h4-| B |-------------------|-----3-2--0-----|----------------|--------------------| G D Em7 A7 B |-----------------|--3---3----2-2-2-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| F#|-----------------|--0---0----3-3-3-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D |-----------------|--0---0----2-2-2-|-----0-----0-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| A |-0-2-3-4-0-------|--------0--------|-0h2---0h2---0-----|---------2-------| E |-----------2-0---|----2------------|---------------3-2-|-0---0-------0---| B |---------------2-|-3---------------|-------------------|-----------------| A7 D G E A D G B |---3-3----2-2-----|-3-3-----0-0---|--0-0-0----2-2-2-|-3------------| F#|---2-2----3-3------|-0-0-----0-0---|--2-2-2----3-3-3-|-0------------| D |---2-2----2-2------|-0-0-----1-1---|--2-2-2----2-2-2-|-0------------| A |-2-----5--4-4--2-0-|---------------|---------0-------|-0------------| E |-------------------|-2-2---------2-|-0---------------|-2------------| B |-------------------|-----3-2-0-----|-----------------|-3------------| ********************************** | h hammer on **********************************