House of the Rising Sun

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Intro

Am
C
Dm
F
Am
E
Am
E

Verse 1

There
Am
is a
C
house down in
Dm
New Or
F
leans
They
Am
call the
C
rising
E
sun
And it's
Am
been the
C
ruin of
Dm
many a poor
F
boy
And
Am
me, Oh
E
God, I'm
Am
one.
E

Verse 2

My
Am
mother
C
was a
Dm
tailor
F
,
She
Am
sewed my
C
new blue
E
jeans
My
Am
father
C
was a
Dm
gamblin'
F
man,
Am
Down in
E
New Orl
Am
eans.
C
Dm
F
Am
E

Verse 3

The
Am
only
C
thing a
Dm
gambler
F
needs
Is a
Am
suitcase
C
and a
E
trunk
And the
Am
only
C
time he's
Dm
satis
F
fied is
Am
When he's
E
on a
Am
drunk.
E

Verse 4

He
Am
fills his
C
glasses up
Dm
to the
F
brim
And
Am
pass the
C
cards a
E
round
And the
Am
only
C
pleasure he
Dm
gets out of
F
life is
Am
ramblin' from
E
town to
Am
town.
E

Interlude

Am
C
Dm
F
Am
E
Am
E

Verse 5

Go
Am
tell my
C
baby
Dm
sis
F
ter
Not to
Am
do what
C
I have
E
done
But to
Am
shun that
C
house down in
Dm
New Or
F
leans
They
Am
call the
E
rising
Am
sun.
E

Verse 6

With
Am
one foot
C
on the
Dm
plat
F
form
And the
Am
other foot
C
on the
E
train
I'm
Am
going
C
back to
Dm
New Or
F
leans
To
Am
wear that
E
ball and
Am
chain.
E

Verse 7

I'm
Am
going
C
back to
Dm
New Or
F
leans,
My
Am
race is
C
almost
E
run
I'm
Am
going
C
back to
Dm
live my
F
life
Am
down in the
E
rising
Am
sun.
E

Verse 1 *

There
Am
is a
C
house down in
Dm
New Or
F
leans
They
Am
call the
C
rising
E
sun
And it's
Am
been the
C
ruin of
Dm
many a poor
F
boy
And
Am
me, Oh
E
God, I'm
Am
one.
E