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The House of the Rising Sun

Source Recording: The Country Gentlemen (1973)

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Key Bm Time 4/4

Verse × 5

Bm / D /

E / /E /

Bm / /Bm /

D / F♯ /

Bm / D /

E / G /

Bm / /Bm /

F♯ / Bm /

Song Details

Also Known As

House of the Rising Sun

Songwriter

Traditional

First Release

Ashley and Foster (1933)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Traditional Old-Time

Themes

Gambling Hard Times

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

The Country Gentlemen

Album

The Country Gentlemen cover

The Country Gentlemen (1973)

Key Bm Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 98 BPM Length 3:27

Musicians

Charlie Waller — Lead Vocals, Guitar
Doyle Lawson — Backup Vocals, Mandolin
Bill Emerson — Backup Vocals, Banjo
Ricky Skaggs — Fiddle
Bill Yates — Dobro

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