House of the Rising Sun
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
Key: Am
Intro:
AmC D F
AmE AmE
Verse 1:
Am C D F
There is a house in New Orleans
Am C E E
They call the Risin' Sun
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And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy.
Am E
And God, I know I'm one.
Instrumental:
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AmE AmE
Verse 2:
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My mother was a tailor.
Am C E E
She sewed my new blue jeans.
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My father was a gamblin' man
Am E
Down in New Or-leans.
Instrumental:
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AmE AmE
Verse 3:
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Now, the only thing a gambler needs
Am C E E
Is a suitcase and a trunk
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And the only time that he's satisfied
Am E
Is when he's on a drunk
Instrumental:
AmC D F
AmE AmE
Organ Solo:
AmC D F
AmC E E
AmC D F
AmE
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AmE AmE
Verse 4:
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Oh, Mother, tell your children
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Not to do what I have done.
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Spend your lives in sin and misery
Am E
In the house of the risin' sun.
Instrumental:
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AmE AmE
Verse 5:
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Well, I've got one foot on the platform,
Am C E E
the other foot on the train.
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I'm goin' back to New Orleans
Am E
To wear that ball and chain.
Instrumental:
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AmE AmE
Verse 6:
Am C D F
Well, there is a house in New Orleans
Am C E E
They call the Risin' Sun
Am C D F
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy.
Am E
And God, I know I'm one.
Instrumental:
AmC D F
AmE
AmDmAmDmAmDm
(fade out with Am and Dm)