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House Of The Rising Sun

The Animals

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Dm | F | G | A# |
Dm | A | Dm | A |
Dm F G A#There is a house in New Orleans
Dm F A AThey call the "Rising Sun"
Dm F G A#And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Dm A Dm F G A# Dm A Dm AAnd God, I know, I'm one (organ plays E7)
Dm F G A#My mother was a tailor (organ: F7)
Dm F A AShe sewed my new blue jeans (organ: E7)
Dm F G A#My father was a gambling man
Dm A Dm F G A# Dm A Dm ADown in New Orleans. (organ plays E7)
Dm F G A#Now the only thing a gambler needs (organ: F7)
Dm F A AIs a suitcase and a trunk (organ: E7)
Dm F G A#And the only time, he's satisfied,
Dm A Dm F G A# Dm A Dm AIs when he's on a drunk (organ plays E7)
Organ Solo
Dm | F | G | A# |
Dm | F | A |
Dm | F | G | A# |
Dm | A |
Dm | F/A | G | A# |
Dm | A | Dm | A |
Dm F G A#Oh, mother, tell your children (organ: F7)
Dm F A ANot to do what I have done (organ: E7)
Dm F G A#Spend your lives in sin and misery
Dm A Dm F G A# Dm A Dm AIn the House of Rising Sun (organ plays E7)
Dm F G A#Well, I got one foot on the platform (organ plays F7)
Dm F A AThe other foot on the train (organ: E7)
Dm F G A#I'm going back to New Orleans (organ: F7)
Dm A Dm F G A# Dm A Dm ATo wear that ball and chain (organ plays E7#9)
Dm F G A#Well, there is a house in New Orleans (organ: F7)
Dm F A AThey call the "Rising Sun" (organ: E7)
Dm F G A#And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Dm A7 Dm F G A#7 Dm A7And God, I know, I'm one
Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm(a tempo)
Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm (ritardando) (organ plays Am9; guitar equivalent: x-0-5-5-5-7)