The House Of The Rising Sun Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][C][D][F]
[Am][E][Am][E]

[Chorus 1]
There [Am]is a h[C]ouse in Ne[D]w Or[F]leans
They [Am]call the [C]Rising [E]Sun
And it's [Am]been the [C]ruin of [D]many a poor [F]boy
And [Am]God I [E]know I'm o[Am]ne[C][D][F]
[Am][E][Am][E]

[Verse 1]
My [Am]mother [C]was a [D]tailor[F]
She [Am]sewed my [C]new blue [E]jeans
My [Am]father [C]was a [D]gamblin' [F]man
[Am]Down in [E]New Or[Am]leans[C][D][F]
[Am][E][Am][E]

[Verse 2]
Now the [Am]only [C]thing a [D]gambler [F]needs
Is a [Am]suitcase [C]and [E]trunk
And the [Am]only [C]time [D]he's [F]satisfied
Is [Am]when he's [E]all [Am]drunk[C][D][F]
[Am][E][Am][E]

[Solo 1]
[Am][C][D][F]
[Am][C][E][E]
[Am][C][D][F][Am][E]
[Am][C][D][F]
[Am][E][Am][E]

[Verse 3]
Oh [Am]mother [C]tell your children[D][F]
Not to [Am]do what I[C] have do[E]ne
[Am]Spend your [C]lives in [D]sin and miser[F]y
In the [Am]House of the [E]Rising [Am]Sun[C][D][F]
[Am][E][Am][E]

[Verse 4]
Well, I got [Am]one foot o[C]n the [D]plat[F]form
The [Am]other foot [C]on the [E]train
I'm [Am]goin' [C]back to [D]New [F]Orleans
To [Am]wear that [E]ball and [Am]chain[C][D][F]
[Am][E][Am]
[E]Well there

[Chorus 2]
[Am]is a h[C]ouse in Ne[D]w Or[F]leans
They [Am]call the [C]Rising [E]Sun
And it's [Am]been the [C]ruin of [D]many a poor [F]boy
And [Am]God I [E]know
I'm [Am]one[C][D][F][Am][E]
[Am][Dm][Am][Dm]
[Am][Dm][Am][Dm]
[Am][Dm][Am]