[Intro] – Half Tempo 70bpm
Am C D F
Am E Am

E Am C D
F Am C E7
Am C D F
Am E Am

[Verse 1]
E Am C D
There is a house in New Orleans
F Am C E7
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

[Verse 2] – Normal Time 140bpm
Am C D F
My mother was a tailor
Am C E7
She sewed my new blue jeans
Am C D F
My father was a gamblin’ man
Am E Am
Down in New Orleans

[Interlude]
Am C D F
Am C E7
Am C D F
Am E Am

[Verse 3]
E Am C D F
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Am C E7
Is a suitcase and a trunk
Am C D F
And the only time he’s satisfied
Am E Am
Is when he’s on a drunk

[Interlude]
Am C D F
Am C E7
Am C D F
Am E Am

[Verse 4]
E 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 E Am
In the House of the Rising Sun

[Interlude]
Am C D F
Am C E7
Am C D F
Am E Am

[Verse 5]
E Am C D F
Well, one foot on the platform
Am C E7
The other on the train
Am C D F
I’m goin’ back to New Orleans
Am E Am E
To wear that ball and chain
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 E Am
And God, I know I’m one
Am E Am
And God, I know I’m one
Am E Am
And God, I know I’m one