this song is a quickly played 6/8 time and i suggest to use the following
strumming pattern for each chord :

1 – – – – 2 – – and – – 3 – – 4 – – – – 5 – – 6
down – up – down – up – down – up – up

have fun!

greetings
jorn

Am C Dm F
there is a house in new orleans
Am C E E7
they call the rising sun
Am C Dm F
and it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am
and god i know i’m one

Am C Dm F
my mother was a tailor
Am C E E7
she sewed my new bluejeans
Am C Dm F
my father was a gamblin’ man
Am E Am
down in new orleans

Am C Dm F
now the only thing a gambler needs
Am C E E7
is a suitcase and a trunk
Am C Dm F
and the only time he’s satisfied
Am E Am
is when he’s on a drunk

Am C Dm F
oh mother tell your children
Am C E E7
not to do what i have done
Am C Dm F
spend your lives in sin and misery
Am E Am
in the house of the rising sun

Am C Dm F
well , i got one foot on the platform
Am C E E7
the other foot on the train
Am C Dm F
i’m goin’ back to new orleans
Am E Am
to wear that ball and chain

Am C Dm F
well , there is a house in new orleans
Am C E E7
they call the rising sun
Am C Dm F
and it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am
and god i know i’m one