Am | C | D | F |

Am | E | Am | E |

Am C D FThere is a house in New Orleans

Am C E EThey call the "Rising Sun"

Am C D FAnd it's been the ruin of many a poor boy

Am E Am C D F Am E Am EAnd God, I know, I'm one (organ plays E7)

Am C D FMy mother was a tailor (organ: F7)

Am C E EShe sewed my new blue jeans (organ: E7)

Am C D FMy father was a gambling man

Am E Am C D F Am E Am EDown in New Orleans. (organ plays E7)

Am C D FNow the only thing a gambler needs (organ: F7)

Am C E EIs a suitcase and a trunk (organ: E7)

Am C D FAnd the only time, he's satisfied,

Am E Am C D F Am E Am EIs when he's on a drunk (organ plays E7)

Organ Solo

Am | C | D | F |

Am | C | E |

Am | C | D | F |

Am | E |

Am | C/E | D | F |

Am | E | Am | E |

Am C D FOh, mother, tell your children (organ: F7)

Am C E ENot to do what I have done (organ: E7)

Am C D FSpend your lives in sin and misery

Am E Am C D F Am E Am EIn the House of Rising Sun (organ plays E7)

Am C D FWell, I got one foot on the platform (organ plays F7)

Am C E EThe other foot on the train (organ: E7)

Am C D FI'm going back to New Orleans (organ: F7)

Am E Am C D F Am E Am ETo wear that ball and chain (organ plays E7#9)

Am C D FWell, there is a house in New Orleans (organ: F7)

Am C E EThey call the "Rising Sun" (organ: E7)

Am C D FAnd it's been the ruin of many a poor boy

Am E7 Am C D F7 Am E7And God, I know, I'm one

Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm(a tempo)

Am Dm Am Dm Am (ritardando) (organ plays Am9; guitar equivalent: x-0-5-5-5-7)