Instruments
| Am | C | D | F || Am | E | Am | E |
Verse
Am C D FThere is a house in New Orleans Am C E EThey call the "Rising Sun" Am C D FAnd it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am EAnd God, I know, I'm one
Instruments
| Am | C | D | F || Am | E | Am | E7 |
Verse
Am C D F7My mother was a tailor Am C E E7She sewed my new blue jeans Am C D FMy father was a gambling manAm EDown in New Orleans.
Instruments
| Am | C | D | F || Am | E | Am | E7 |
Verse
Am C D F7Now the only thing a gambler needs Am C E E7Is a suitcase and a trunk Am C D FAnd the only time, he's satisfied, Am EIs when he's on a drunk
Instruments
| Am | C | D | F || Am | E | Am | E7 |
Organ Solo 1
| Am | C | D | F || Am | C | E | E7 || Am | C | D | F |
Organ Solo2
| Am | E | Am | C/E || D | F | Am | E || Am | E |
Verse
Am C D F7Oh, mother, tell your children Am C E E7Not to do what I have doneAm C D FSpend your lives in sin and misery Am EIn the House of Rising Sun
Instruments
| Am | C | D | F || Am | E | Am | E7 |
Verse
Am C D F7Well, I got one foot on the platform Am C E E7The other foot on the train Am C D F7I'm going back to New Orleans Am ETo wear that ball and chain
Instruments
| Am | C | D | F || Am | E | Am | E7 |
Verse
Am C D F7Well, there is a house in New Orleans Am C E E7They call the "Rising Sun" Am C D F7And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am E7And God, I know, I'm one
Instruments
| Am | C | D | F7 || Am | E7 |
Instruments Cooldown
| Am | Dm | Am | Dm || Am | Dm |
Ending
| Am | Dm | Am | Dm || Am |