Intro: Am C D F Am E Am E Am C D F There is a house in New Orleans, Am C E7 E7 They call the Rising Sun Am C D F And It's been the ruin of many poor boys Am E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7 And God, I know, I'm one Am C D F My mother was a tailor Am C E7 E7 She sewed my new blue jeans Am C D F My father was a gambling man Am E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7 Down in New Orleans Am C D F And the only things a gambler needs Am C E7 E7 Is a suitcase and a trunk Am C D F And the only time he is satisfied Am E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7 Is when he's all a-drunk Am C D F So mothers, tell your children Am C E7 E7 Not to do what I have done Am C D F Spend your life in sin and misery Am E7 F C D F Am E7 Am E7 In the house of the Rising Sun Am C D F I've got one foot on the platform Am C E7 E7 The other foot on the train Am C D F I'm going back to New Orleans Am C Am C D F Am E7 Am E7 To wear the ball and chain Am C D F There is a house in New Orleans, Am C E7 E7 They call the Rising Sun Am C D F And It's been the ruin of many poor boys Am E Am C D F Am E7 Am E7 Am And God, I know, I'm one
