House of the Rising Sun The Animals Intro: [Am] [C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7] Verse 1: There [Am]is a [C]house in [D]New Orleans [F] They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7]Sun And it’s [Am]been the [C]ruin of [D]many a poor boy [F] And [Am]God I [E7]know I’m [Am]one Verse 2: My [Am]mother [C]was a [D]tailor [F] She [Am]sewed my [C]new blue [E7]jeans My [Am]father [C]was a [D]gambling [F]man [Am]Down in [E7]New Or[Am]leans [E7] Instrumental: [C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7] Verse 3: Oh [Am]mother [C] tell your [D] children [F] Not to [Am]do what [C]I have [E7]done [Am]Spend your [C]lives in [D]sin and mise[F]ry In the [Am]house of the [E7]Rising [Am]Sun [E7] Verse 4: Well I got [Am]one foot [C] on the [D]platform [F] And the [Am]other [C]foot on the [E7]train I’m [Am]going [C]back to [D]New Orleans [F] To [Am]wear that [E7]ball and [Am]chain Instrumental: [C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7] Verse 5: There [Am]is a [C]house in [D]New Orleans [F] They [Am]call the [C]Rising [E7]Sun And it’s [Am]been the [C]ruin of [D]many a poor [F]boy And [Am]God I [E7]know I’m [Am]one Outro Instrumental: [C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Am*]