House Of The Rising Sun

Am C D F Am E Am E Am C D F There is a house in New Orleans Am C E They call the "Rising Sun" Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am E Am C D F Am E Am E And God, I know, I'm one Am C D F My mother was a tailor Am C E E7 She sewed my new blue jeans Am C D F My father was a gambling man Am E Am C D F Am E Am E Down in New Orleans. Am C D F Now the only thing a gambler needs Am C E E7 Is a suitcase and a trunk Am C D F And the only time, he's satisfied, Am E Am C D F Am E Am E Is when he's on a drunk Am C D F O, mother, tell your children Am C E E7 Not to do what I have done Am C D F Spend your lives in sin and misery Am E Am C D F Am E Am E In the House of Rising Sun Am C D F Well, I got one foot on the platform Am C E E7 The other foot on the train Am C D F I'm going back to New Orleans Am E Am C D F Am E Am E To wear that ball and chain Am C D F Well, there is a house in New Orleans Am C E E7 They call the "Rising Sun" Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am E7 Am C D F Am E Am E And God, I know, I'm one