House of the Rising Sun
House of the Rising Sun
Album version
Am . C/G . |D/F# . F . |Am . E . |Am . . .
There [Am]is a [C/G]house down in [D/F#]New Orlean[F]s
they [Am]call the [C/G]rising [E]sun
And it's [Am]been the [C/G]ruin of [D/F#]many a poor [F]girl
and [Am]me, oh [E]God, I'm [Am]one.
My mother was a tailor,
she sowed these new blue jeans
My sweetheart was a gambler, Lord,
down in New Orleans.
Now the only thing a gambler needs
is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time when he's satisfied
is when he's on a drunk.
He fills his glasses up to the brim
and he'll pass the cards around
And the only pleasure he gets out of life
is rambling from town to town.
Oh tell my baby sister
not to do what I have done
But shun that house in New Orleans
they call the rising sun.
Well with one foot on the platform
and the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
to wear that ball and chain.
I'm going back to New Orleans,
my race is almost run
I'm going back to end my life
down in the rising sun.
There is a house in New Orleans
they call the rising sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl
and me, oh God, I'm one.
12 April 1963 (Fourth McKenzie Tape)
There [D]is a house in New [/F]Orl[/D]eans
they call the ris[/F]ing [/D]sun
It's been the ruin of [/F]many a [/F]poor [/D]soul
and me, oh God, [/F]I'm [/D]one.
If I had listened to what m[/F]y m[G/B]omma [/D]said,
I'd-a been at home today
But being so young and foolish,
I let gambling [A]lead me a[D]stray.
Now the on[/F]ly [/D]thing a gambler needs
is a suitcase and[/F] a [/D]trunk
And the only time he's [/F]sat[/F]isf[/D]ied
is when he's[G/B] on a d[D]runk.
He fills his glasses up to the brim
and passes the cards [/F]aro[/D]und
And the only time he's [/F]sat[/F]isf[/D]ied
is rambling from [/F]town[/F] to [/D]town.
Oh [/D]tel[/F]l my [/D]bab[/F]y s[/D]ister
not to do what [/F]I h[/F]ave [/D]done
But shun that house in [/F]New O[/F]rle[/D]ans
they call the [A]rising [D]sun.
Well it's one foot on the [/F]plat[/F]form[/D]
and the other foot [/F]on t[/F]he [/D]train
I'm going back to [/F]New O[/F]rle[/F]ans
to wear my [/F]ball [/F]and [/D]chain.
I'm going back to New O[/F]rle[/D]ans,
my race is [/F]alm[/F]ost [/D]run
I'm going back to [/F]spend [/F]my [/D]days
be[/F]neath t[/F]he [/D]ris[G/B]ing [D]sun.
House of the Rising Sun
Album version
Am . C/G . |D/F# . F . |Am . E . |Am . . .
There [Am]is a [C/G]house down in [D/F#]New Orlean[F]s
they [Am]call the [C/G]rising [E]sun
And it's [Am]been the [C/G]ruin of [D/F#]many a poor [F]girl
and [Am]me, oh [E]God, I'm [Am]one.
My mother was a tailor,
she sowed these new blue jeans
My sweetheart was a gambler, Lord,
down in New Orleans.
Now the only thing a gambler needs
is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time when he's satisfied
is when he's on a drunk.
He fills his glasses up to the brim
and he'll pass the cards around
And the only pleasure he gets out of life
is rambling from town to town.
Oh tell my baby sister
not to do what I have done
But shun that house in New Orleans
they call the rising sun.
Well with one foot on the platform
and the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
to wear that ball and chain.
I'm going back to New Orleans,
my race is almost run
I'm going back to end my life
down in the rising sun.
There is a house in New Orleans
they call the rising sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl
and me, oh God, I'm one.
12 April 1963 (Fourth McKenzie Tape)
/F figure A G/B
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There ...
There [D]is a house in New [/F]Orl[/D]eans
they call the ris[/F]ing [/D]sun
It's been the ruin of [/F]many a [/F]poor [/D]soul
and me, oh God, [/F]I'm [/D]one.
If I had listened to what m[/F]y m[G/B]omma [/D]said,
I'd-a been at home today
But being so young and foolish,
I let gambling [A]lead me a[D]stray.
Now the on[/F]ly [/D]thing a gambler needs
is a suitcase and[/F] a [/D]trunk
And the only time he's [/F]sat[/F]isf[/D]ied
is when he's[G/B] on a d[D]runk.
He fills his glasses up to the brim
and passes the cards [/F]aro[/D]und
And the only time he's [/F]sat[/F]isf[/D]ied
is rambling from [/F]town[/F] to [/D]town.
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town
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Oh...
Oh [/D]tel[/F]l my [/D]bab[/F]y s[/D]ister
not to do what [/F]I h[/F]ave [/D]done
But shun that house in [/F]New O[/F]rle[/D]ans
they call the [A]rising [D]sun.
Well it's one foot on the [/F]plat[/F]form[/D]
and the other foot [/F]on t[/F]he [/D]train
I'm going back to [/F]New O[/F]rle[/F]ans
to wear my [/F]ball [/F]and [/D]chain.
I'm going back to New O[/F]rle[/D]ans,
my race is [/F]alm[/F]ost [/D]run
I'm going back to [/F]spend [/F]my [/D]days
be[/F]neath t[/F]he [/D]ris[G/B]ing [D]sun.
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..sun
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