#1.
[G]There [Em]is a [G]house in [A7]New Or[C]leans,
they [Em]call the [G]Rising [B7]Sun.
And it's [Em]been the [G]ruin of [A7]many a poor [C]boy
and [Em]Lord I [B7]know I'm [Em]one.
#2.
[G]My [Em]mother [G]was a [A7]tail-[C]or
She [Em]sewed my [G]old blue [B7]jeans.
My [Em]daddy [G]was a [A7]gambling [C]man,
way [Em]down in [B7]New Or[Em]leans.
INTERLUDE: E Em G A C Em B Em
#3.
[G]I got [Em]one [G]foot on the [A7]plat[C]form,
the [Em]other's [G]on that [B7]train.
I'm [Em]going [G]down to [A7]New Or[C]leans,
to [Em]pull that [B7]ball and [Em]chain.
#4.
[G]There [Em]is a [G]house in [A7]New Or[C]leans,
they [Em]call the [G]Rising [B7]Sun.
And it's [Em]been the [G]ruin of [A7]many a poor [C]boy
and [Em]Lord I [B7]know I'm [Em]one.
OUTRO:
In The [Em]House of the [B7]Rising [Em]Sun..(Fade.)
[G]There [Em]is a [G]house in [A7]New Or[C]leans,
they [Em]call the [G]Rising [B7]Sun.
And it's [Em]been the [G]ruin of [A7]many a poor [C]boy
and [Em]Lord I [B7]know I'm [Em]one.
#2.
[G]My [Em]mother [G]was a [A7]tail-[C]or
She [Em]sewed my [G]old blue [B7]jeans.
My [Em]daddy [G]was a [A7]gambling [C]man,
way [Em]down in [B7]New Or[Em]leans.
INTERLUDE: E Em G A C Em B Em
#3.
[G]I got [Em]one [G]foot on the [A7]plat[C]form,
the [Em]other's [G]on that [B7]train.
I'm [Em]going [G]down to [A7]New Or[C]leans,
to [Em]pull that [B7]ball and [Em]chain.
#4.
[G]There [Em]is a [G]house in [A7]New Or[C]leans,
they [Em]call the [G]Rising [B7]Sun.
And it's [Em]been the [G]ruin of [A7]many a poor [C]boy
and [Em]Lord I [B7]know I'm [Em]one.
OUTRO:
In The [Em]House of the [B7]Rising [Em]Sun..(Fade.)