This is how I play the song, alter the capo depending on your voice, personally I don't use one. Am C D F There is a house in New Orleans Am C E They call the Rising Sun Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am E Am E And God I know I'm one Am C D F My mother was a tailor Am C E She sewed my new bluejeans Am C D F My father was a gamblin' man Am E Am E Way Down in New Orleans Am C D F Now the only thing a gambler needs Am C E Is a suitcase and trunk Am C D F And the only time he's satisfied Am E Am E Is when he's all a drunk Am C D F Am E Am E Am C D F Oh mother tell your children Am C E Not to do what I have done Am C D F Spend your lives in sin and misery Am E Am E In the House of the Rising Sun Am C D F One foot upon the platform Am C E The other foot on the train Am C D F I'm goin' back to New Orleans Am E Am E To wear that ball and chain Am C D F Well There is a house in New Orleans Am C E They call the Rising Sun Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am E Am E And God I know I'm one Am C D F Am E Am E Am