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[Verse 1]
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There is a house in New Orleans
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They call the Rising Sun
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It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
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And God, I know I'm one

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I cried to my daddy on the telephone, how long now
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Until the clouds unroll and you come home, the line went
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But the shadows still remain since your descent, your descent


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[Verse 2]
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I cried to my daddy on the telephone, how long now
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Until the clouds unroll and you come home, the line went
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But the shadows still remain since your descent, your de - scent

[Chorus 1]
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The saints are coming, the saints are coming
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I say no matter how I try, I realize there's no reply
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The saints are coming, the saints are coming
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I say no matter how I try, I realize there's no reply


[Bridge]
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[Verse 3]
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A drowning sorrow floods the deepest grief, how long now
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Until a weather change condemns belief, how long now
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When the night watchman lets in     the theif, whats wrong now

[Chorus 2]
    Em         G5          Em         G5
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
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I say no matter how I try, I realize there's no reply
    Em         G5          Em         G5
The saints are coming, the saints are coming

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I say no matter how I try, I realize there's no reply
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I say no matter how I try, I realize there's no reply
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I say no matter how I try, I realize there's no reply