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Intro:
Am C D F Am E Am E
Chorus:
Am C D F
There is a house in new orleans
Am C E
They call the rising sun
Am C D F
And its been the ruin of many poor boy
Am E Am
And god I know Im one Am C D F Am E Am E
Am C D F
My mother was a taylor
Am C E
She sewed my new blue jeans
Am C D F
My father was a gambling men
Am E Am
Down in new orleans Am C D F Am E Am E
Am C D F
Now the only things a gambler needs
Am C E
Is a suitcase and a trunk
Am C D F
And the only time he is satisfaced
Am E Am
Is when he is all drunk C D F Am E Am E
-Organ solo
x3
Am C D F Am E Am E Am
Am C D F
Oh mother tell your children
Am C E
Not to Do what I have done
Am C D F
Spend your life in sin and misery
Am E
In the house of the rising sun Am C D F Am E Am E Am
E Am C D F
Well i got one foot on the plattform
Am C E
The another one in the train
Am C D F
Im going back to new orleans
Am E Am
to wear that ball and chain C D F Am C
Am C D F
Well there is a house in New Orleans
Am C E
They call the rising sun
Am C D F
And its been the ruin of many poor boy
Am E
And god I know Im one Am C D F Am E Am E Am
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Other versions of this song
- The House Of The Rising Sun (Bass)
Song History
Published: January 4, 2026
Last Updated: February 9, 2026