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HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
There [Am]is a [C]house in [D]New Orleans[F],
They c[Am]all the "[C]Rising [E7]Sun",
It's [Am]been the [C]ruin of [D]many a poor [F]boy,
And [Am]God, I [E]know, I'm [Am]one. [C D F Am E Am]
My mother w[C]as a tail[D]or, [F]
She se[Am]wed my ne[C]w blue [E7]jeans,
My fa[Am]ther [C]was a gambli[D]ng man, [F]
Down[Am] in New[E] Orleans. [Am] [C D F Am E Am]
Now the only [C]thing a [D]gambler ne[F]eds,
Is a s[Am]uitcase a[C]nd a tr[E7]unk,
And the [Am]only t[C]ime, he'[D]s satis[F]fied,
is [Am]when he's [E]on a [Am]drunk [C D F Am E Am]
[Solo]
Oh, mo[Am]ther,[C] tell you[D]r children [F]
Not to[Am] do what [C]I have [E7]done -
Spend[Am] your liv[C]es in si[D]n and misery[F]
In the [Am]House of R[E]ising [Am]Sun [C D F Am E Am]
Well, [Am]I've got one [C]foot on the [D]platform, [F]
The ot[Am]her's on [C]the tra[E7]in,
I'm g[Am]oing back[C] to New [D]Orleans, [F]
to w[Am]ear tha[E]t ball and[Am] chain. [C D F Am E Am]
Well, [Am]there[C] is a hou[D]se in new O[F]rleans
They c[Am]all the "[C]Rising [E7]Sun",
And i[Am]t's been [C]the ruin[D] of many a p[F]oor boy,
And [Am]God I k[E]now i'm on[Am]e [C D F Am E Am]