House Of The Rising Sun Chords by The Animals

House Of The Rising Sun chords by The Animals

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House Of The Rising Sun by The Animals: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"The House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals is a traditional folk song with a haunting melody and iconic organ riff played by Alan Price. Hilton Valentine's arpeggiated guitar picking sets the melancholic tone, while Eric Burdon's raw vocals add emotional depth. The song's arrangement, featuring a descending chord progression and minor key, helped it become a 1960s classic.

House Of The Rising Sun chords
The Animals *

Am C D F Am E7 Am E7

      Am   C        D        F
There is a house in New Orleans
     Am       C      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 E7 Am E7
And God I know I'm one

   Am     C     D     F
My mother was a tailor
    Am       C       E7
She sewed my new bluejeans
   Am     C     D        F
My father was a gamblin' man
Am      E7    Am C D F Am E7 Am E7
Down in New Orleans

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        Am   C       D       F
Now the only thing a gambler needs
     Am       C   E7
Is a suitcase and trunk
        Am   C    D         F
And the only time he's satisfied
   Am        E7   Am C D F Am E7 Am E7
Is when he's on a drunk

   Am   C           D      F
Oh mother tell your children
       Am      C      E7
Not to do what I have done
Am         C        D           F
Spend your lives in sin and misery
       Am           E7     Am C D F Am E7 Am E7
In the House of the Rising Sun

        Am      C           D      F
Well, I got one foot on the platform
    Am         C      E7
The other foot on the train
    Am    C       D     F
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
   Am        E7       Am C D F Am E7 Am E7
To wear that ball and chain

            Am   C        D          F
Well, there is a house in New Orleans
     Am       C      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 E7 Am
And God I know I'm one


* Josh White 1947

Capo II

Am C D F  Am C E  Am C D F  Am E Am

Or open

Cm Eb F Ab  Cm Eb G  Cm Eb F Ab  Cm G Cm

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Last updated: July 3, 2025

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