House Of The Rising Sun Uke tab by The Animals

5 Chords used in the song: Am, C, D, F, E

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Artist: 
Year:  1966
Difficulty: 
3.7
(Intermediate)
Key: AmChords
Intro:
Am Am C C D D F F
Am Am E E Am Am E E


1st verse/chorus :
Am Am C C D D F F
There is a house in New Orleans
Am Am C C E E E E
They call the Rising Sun
Am Am C C D D F F
And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am Am E E Am Am C C
And God, I know, I'm one

[D D][F F][Am Am][E E][Am Am][E E]



2nd verse/chorus :
Am Am C C D D F F
My mother was a tailor
Am Am C C E E E E
She sewed my new blue jeans
Am Am C C D D F F
My father was a gambling man
Am Am E E Am Am C C
Down in New Orleans

[D D][F F][Am Am][E E][Am Am][E E]


3rd verse/chorus :
Am Am C C D D F F
And the only things a gambler needs
Am Am C C E E E E
Is a suitcase and a trunk
Am Am C C D D F F
And the only time he's satisfied
Am Am E E Am Am C C
Is when he's all a-drunk

[D D][F F][Am Am][E E][Am Am][E E]


Solo :
[Am Am][C C][D D][F F]
[Am Am][C C][E E][E E]
[Am Am][C C][D D][F F]
[Am Am][E E][Am Am][C C]
[D D][F F][Am Am][E E]
[Am Am][E E]


4th verse/chorus :
Am Am C C D D F F
So mothers, tell your children
Am Am C C E E E E
Not to do what I have done
Am Am C C D D F F
Spend your life in sin and misery
Am Am E E Am Am C C
In the house of the Rising Sun

[D D][F F][Am Am][E E][Am Am][E E]




5th verse/chorus :
Am Am C C D D F F
I've got one foot on the platform
Am Am C C E E E E
The other foot on the train
Am Am C C D D F F
I'm going back to New Orleans
Am Am E E Am Am C C
To wear the ball and chain

[D D][F F][Am Am][E E][Am Am][E E]



6th verse/chorsus :
Am Am C C D D F F
There is a house in New Orleans
Am Am C C E E E E
They call the Rising Sun
Am Am C C D D F F
And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am Am E E Am Am C C
And God, I know, I'm one

[D D][F F][Am Am][E E]

[Am Am][D D][Am Am][D D]
[Am Am][D D][Am Am][D D]
[Am Am][D D][Am Am]>let ring

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duckyy avatar
love it!! i like how it sounds finger picking over strumming!
19 Nov 2020
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LukasO avatar
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What a song. Thank you for these amazing tabs. And before anyone asks - the strumming is DD, with a downstrum every second beat. I personally like to incorporate a slow tempo island strum on the solos, fits the song well. Also, E7 is porbably the better sounding chord for this song, but I still like to play E sometimes, just to practice that damned chord, which I still haven't quite mastered. This song is the perfect E chord practice. Cheers :)
12 Apr 2020
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Yulia_Vas avatar
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Good tabs!
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25 May 2018
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Helouize avatar
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This just sounds so beautiful. Personally i prefer to work with an E7 though rather than an E
14 May 2018
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livingdead avatar
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nDhjkqsjfh,hlkh A GOOD SONGᵀᴹ
13 May 2018
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KieranNilsen avatar
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E7 is the correct chord instead of E but aside from that nice job
14 Dec 2017
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sikishrory avatar
nice but personally i prefer the e7 to the e. easier and i think it suits the song better. good tab though
10 Jan 2010
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About this song: House Of The Rising Sun

"The House of the Rising Sun" is a folk song from the United States. Also called "House of the Rising Sun" or occasionally "Rising Sun Blues", it tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans. Depending on the version, the song may be sung from the perspective of a woman or a man. The most successful version was recorded by the English rock group The Animals in 1964, which was a number one hit in the United Kingdom, United States, Sweden and Canada. Animals lead singer Eric Burdon told Songfacts: "House of the Rising Sun' is a song that I was just fated to.

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