Am C D
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Intro
Am C D F Am E Am E
1st verse
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There is a house in New Orleans
Am C E E
They call the Rising Sun
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And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am
And God, I know, I'm one
Instrumental
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2nd verse
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My mother was a tailor
Am C E E
She sewed my new blue jeans
Am C D F
My father was a gambling man
Am E Am C
Down in New Orleans
3rd verse
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And the only things a gambler needs
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Is a suitcase and a trunk
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And the only time he's satisfied
Am E Am
Is when he's all a-drunk
Instrumental
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4th verse
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So mothers, tell your children
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Not to do what I have done
Am C D F
Spend your life in sin and misery
Am E Am C
In the house of the Rising Sun
Instrumental
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5th verse
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I've got one foot on the platform
Am C E E
The other foot on the train
Am C D F
I'm going back to New Orleans
Am E Am C
To wear the ball and chain
Instrumental
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6th verse
Am C D F
There is a house in New Orleans
Am C E E
They call the Rising Sun
Am C D F
And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am
And God, I know, I'm one
Instrumental
Am C D F Am E Am
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