I saw the tabs for this on the top 50 and it was wrong. Here's how you really play it.
House of the Rising Sun
(Artist unkown...by me)
Chords:
D-000232
E-022100
Intro:
-----0--------0-------2-------1-------0---------------1------------|
----1-1------1-1-----3-3-----1-1-----1-1------0------1-1------0----|
---2---2----0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2----1-1----2---2----1-1---|
--2--------2-------0-------3-------2--------2---2--2--------2---2--|
-0--------3-----------------------0--------2------0--------2-------|
------------------------------------------0---------------0--------|
Verses:
-----0--- -----0--- ----2-------1--------|
----1-1-- ----1-1-- ---3-3-----1-1---|
---2---2- ---0---0- --2---2---2---2------|
--2------ --2------ -0-------3-----------|
-0------- -3------- ---------------------|
--------- --------- ---------------------|
There is a house in New Orleans
-----0--- -----0---------------------|
----1-1-- ----1-1-------0-------0----|
---2---2- ---0---0-----1-1-----1-1---|
--2------ --2---------2---2---2---2--|
-0------- -3---------2-------2-------|
--------- ----------0-------0--------|
They Callllll The Rising Sun
-----0--- -----0--- ----2--- ----1---|
----1-1-- ----1-1-- ---3-3-- ---1-1--|
---2---2- ---0---0- --2---2- --2---2-|
--2------ --2------ -0------ -3------|
-0------- -3------- -------- --------|
--------- --------- -------- --------|
And It's been right there For many a poor boy
-----0--- --------- -----1------------|
----1-1-- -----0--- ----1-1------0----|
---2---2- ----1-1-- ---2---2----1-1---|
--2------ ---2---2- --2--------2---2--|
-0------- --2------ -0--------2-------|
--------- -0------- ---------0--------|
And God I know I'm one
(I don't know the words for the rest of the song)
START STRUMMING
(Last verse back to picking)
end like this:
-----0--- --------- -----1------------|
----1-1-- -----0--- ----1-1------0----|
---2---2- ----1-1-- ---2---2----1-1---|
--2------ ---2---2- --2--------2---2--|
-0------- --2------ -0--------2-------|
--------- -0------- ---------0--------|
And God I know I'm one (slow down)
-0-------|
-1-------|
-2-------|
-2-------|
-0-------|
---------|
(strum- hold until chord fades)
So what did you think?