Capo 1
[Em] [G] [A] [C] [Em] [B]
[Em]
[B]There [Em]is a [G]house in [A]New Orleans
[C]They [Em]call the [G]Rising [B7]Sun
And it's [Em]been the [G]ruin of [A]many a poor [C]boy
And [Em]God I [B]know I'm [Em]one
[G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em]
[B]My [Em]mother [G]was a [A]tailor
[C]She sewed [Em]my [G]new blue [B7]jeans
My [Em]father [G]was a [A]gamblin' [C]man
Down [Em]in [B]New Or [Em]leans
[G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em]
[B]Now the [Em]only [G]thing a [A]gambler needs
[C]Is a [Em]suitcase [G]and a [B7]trunk
And the [Em]only [G]time he's [A]satis [C]fied
Is [Em]when he's [B]on a [Em]drunk
[G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em] [B]
[Em] [G] [A] [C] [Em] [G] [B] [Em]
[G] [A] [C] [Em] [B]
[Em] [G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em]
[B]Oh [Em]mother [G]tell your [A]children
[C]Not to [Em]do what [G]I have [B7]done
[Em]Spend your [G]lives in sin [A]and misery
[C]In the [Em]House of the [B]Ri-sing Sun
[Em] [G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em]
[B]Well I [Em]got one [G]foot on [A]the platform
[C]The [Em]other foot [G]on the [B]train
I'm [Em]going [G]back to [A]New Or [C]leans
To [Em]wear that [B]ball and [Em]chain
[G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em]
[B]There [Em]is a [G]house in [A]New Orleans
[C]They [Em]call the [G]Rising [B]Sun
And it's [Em]been the [G]ruin of [A]many a poor [C]boy
And [Em]God I [B]know I'm [Em]one [G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]
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