House Of The Risin' Sun Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
There [Am]is a h[C]ouse d[G]own in
[D]New [F]Orleans they [Am]call [C]the rising [G]sun[E]
And it's [Am]been the ru[G]in [C]of man[G]y a p[D]oor girl a[F]nd me,[D]
[Am]oh G[E]od, I'm one[Am]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
My [Am]mother [C]was [G]a tailor,[Am]
[D]she[F] sewed [Am]these new blue j[C]eans[G][E]
My [Am]sweetheart was a [D]gambler, Lord,
[F]dow[Am]n in New[E] Orleans

[Interlude 2]
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[Am]Now the

[Verse 3]
only [C]thing a [D]gambler needs
[F]is a s[Am]uitcase and a[C] tr[G]unk[E]
And the [Am]only time when [G]he's [D]sat[F]isfied is
[D]when [Am]he's on a[E] drunk

[Interlude 3]
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[Verse 4]
[Am]He fills his g[C]lasses u[G]p to t[D]he b[F]rim and
[Am]he'll pass [G]the cards [E]around
And the [Am]only pleasure [D]he gets out of [F]life is ram
[Am]bling [E]from town to town

[Interlude 4]
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[Verse 5]
Oh [Am]tell my [C]baby [D]sister[F]
not to [Am]do wh[C]at I have do[E]ne
But [Am]shun that [C]house in [D]New [F]Orleans they
[Am]call the [E]rising [Am]sun
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[Verse 6]
Well with [Am]one foot o[G]n [C]the [G]pl[D]atform
[F]and the oth[Am]er foo[C]t on the tra[E]in
I'm [Am]going [C]back to [D]New [F]Orleans to [Am]wear
that [E]ball and chain

[Interlude 5]
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[Verse 7]
I'm [Am]going [G]back to [D]New Or[F]leans,
[Am]my race is [C]almost [E]run
I'm [Am]going [C]back to [D]end my [F]life [Am]down
in [E]the rising [Am]sun

[Interlude 6]
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[Verse 8]
There [Am]is a[C] house in Ne[D]w Orleans
[F]the[Am]y call the ris[C]ing sun[G][E]
And it's [Am]been the ru[G]in of [C]many [D]a poor gir[F]l and me,[Am]
[E]oh God, I'm one

[Outro 1]
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