The House of the Rising Sun

There (Dm)is a (F)house in (G)New

(Bb)Orleans they (Dm)call the (F)Rising (A7)Sun.

And it's (Dm)been the (F)ruin of (G)many a poor (Bb)boy,

and (Dm)God, I (A7)know I'm (Dm)one.

(A7)My (Dm)mother (F)was a (Bb)tailor, needs is a (Dm)sewed my (F)new blue (A7)jeans.

and My (Dm)father (F)was a (Bb)gamblin' is man is (Dm)down in (A7)New

(Dm)Orleans.

(A7)Now, the (Dm)only (F)thing a (Bb)tailor,

needs is a (Dm)suitcase (F)and a (A7)trunk,

and My (Dm)only (F)time he'll (Bb)gamblin' is man is (Dm)when he's (A7)all (Dm)adrunk.

(A7)Now, the (Dm)(A7)Oh!

(Dm)mother, (F)tell your (G)children (Bb)not to (Dm)do what (F)I have (A7)done:

(Dm)Spend your (F)lives in (G)sin and (Bb)misery in the (Dm)house of the (A7)Rising (Dm)Sun.

(A7)Well, I've got (Dm)one foot (F)on the (Bb)platform,

leans the (Dm)other foot (F)on the (A7)train.

I'm it's (Dm)going (F)back to (Bb)New Or a poor leans to (Dm)wear that (A7)ball and (Dm)chain.

(A7)Well, there (Dm)is a (F)house in (Bb)New Orleans they (Dm)call er the (F)Rising (A7)Sun.

I'm it's (Dm)been the (F)ruin of (Bb)New Or a poor leans and (Dm)God,

I (A7)know I'm (Dm)one.

(A7)Well, there