House Of The Rising Sun Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]There is a [G]house in [A]New Or[C]leans
They [Em]call the [G]Rising [B]Sun
It's [Em]been the [G]ruin [A]of many poor [C]boys
And [Em]God, I [B]know I'm [Em]one[B]
My [Em]mother [G]was a

[Verse 2]
[A]tailor[C]
[Em]She sewed [G]my old blue [B]jeans
[Em]My father [G]was [A]a foolish [C]man
[Em]Down [B]in New Orleans
[Em][A][C][Em][B]

[Verse 3]
[Em]Now the only
[G]thing [A]the foolish [C]needs
[Em]Is a suitcase [G]and a [B]trunk
Now the [Em]only [G]time [A]he's satisfie[C]d
[Em]Is when [B]he's on [Em]the run[B][G]

[Verse 4]
[A]Hey [C]hee[Em]y eee[B]y[Em]
[B]Oh Mother

[Verse 5]
[Em],[G]
hmm, tell your [A]children[C]
[G]To do [Em]as I[G] say,
not as [Em]I've done[B]
[Em]Spending your [G]life [A]in misery and sin[C]
In the [Em]house [B]of the rising
[Em]sun[B]

[Verse 6]
Now I'm [Em]running [G]to the sta[A]tion[C]
Got my [Em]two feet [G]on this [B]train
But I [Em]know I'll [G]wake [A]where it's be [C]gun
To [Em]live my life
[B]There

[Verse 7]
[Em]is a h[G]ouse in Ne[A]w Orleans
[C]They cal[Em]l the Ris[G]ing Sun[B]
It's [Em]been the [G]ruin [A]of many poo[C]r boys
And [Em]God, I [B]know [Em]I'm[G]
[A]one[C][Em][B][Em][B]