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
Instrumental:
[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
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]
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*]
House of the Rising Sun [Am]The Animals
Intro AmCDFAmE7AmE7
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
Instrumental CDFAmE7AmE7
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 OrAmleans 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 miseFry 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 CDFAmE7AmE7
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