#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------# House Of The Rising Sun chords The Animals * Am C D F Am E7 Am E7 Am C D F There is a house in New Orleans Am C E7 They call the Rising Sun Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7 And God I know I'm one Am C D F My mother was a tailor Am C E7 She sewed my new bluejeans Am C D F My father was a gamblin' man Am E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7 Down in New Orleans Am C D F Now the only thing a gambler needs Am C E7 Is a suitcase and trunk Am C D F And the only time he's satisfied Am E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7 Is when he's on a drunk Am C D F Oh mother tell your children Am C E7 Not to do what I have done Am C D F Spend your lives in sin and misery Am E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7 In the House of the Rising Sun Am C D F Well, I got one foot on the platform Am C E7 The other foot on the train Am C D F I'm goin' back to New Orleans Am E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7 To wear that ball and chain Am C D F Well, there is a house in New Orleans Am C E7 They call the Rising Sun Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am And God I know I'm one * Josh White 1947 Capo II Am C D F Am C E Am C D F Am E Am Or open Cm Eb F Ab Cm Eb G Cm Eb F Ab Cm G Cm Set8