House of the Rising Sun, The
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Riffs at end of verse are last two lines of verse again - after Am


Am   C   D   F   Am   E7   Am   E7


There Amis a Chouse in DNew Or-Fleans

They Amcall the CRising E7Sun

And it's Ambeen the Cruin of Dmany a poor Fboy

And AmGod I E7know I'm Amone

C   D   F   Am   E7   Am   E7


My Ammother Cwas a Dtailor F

She Amsewed my Cnew blue E7jeans E7

My Amfather Cwas a Dgambling Fman

AmDown in E7New Or-Amleans

C   D   F   Am   E7   Am   E7


Now the Amonly Cthing a Dgambler Fneeds

Is a Amsuitcase Cand a E7trunk

And the Amonly Ctime he's Dsatis-Ffied

Is Amwhen he's E7all a-Amdrunk

C   D   F   Am   E7   Am   E7


Oh Ammother Ctell your chil-Ddren F

Not to Amdo what CI have E7done

AmSpend your Clives in Dsin and mise-Fry

In the Amhouse of the E7Rising AmSun

C   D   F   Am   E7   Am   E7


Well I got Amone foot Con the Dplatform F

And the Amother Cfoot on the E7train

I'm Amgoing Cback to DNew Or-Fleans

To Amwear that E7ball and Amchain

C   D   F   Am   E7   Am   E7


There Amis a Chouse in DNew Or-Fleans

They Amcall the CRising E7Sun

And it's Ambeen the Cruin of Dmany a poor Fboy

And AmGod I E7know I'm Amone

C   D   F   Am   E7   Am   E7...... Dm   Am


Chords Used

AmCD
DmE7F