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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Year:  1966
Difficulty: 
3.7
(Intermediate)
Key: AmChords
House of the rising sun   

Am chordAm, C chordC, D chordD, F chordF, Am chordAm, C chordC, E chordE- Am chordAm, C chordC, D chordD, F chordF, Am chordAm, E chordE, Am chordAm

INTRO- Am chordAm, C chordC, D chordD, F chordF, Am chordAm, E chordE, Am chordAm, E chordE

Am chordAm C chordC D chordD F chordF
There is a house in New Orleans
Am chordAm C chordC E chordE E chordE
They call the Risin' Sun
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD F chordF
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy.
Am chordAm E chordE Am chordAm
And God, I know I'm one.

(Passing chords)
C chordC, D chordD, F chordF, Am chordAm, E chordE, Am chordAm, E chordE

Am chordAm C chordC D chordD F chordF
My mother was a tailor.
Am chordAm C chordC E chordE E chordE
She sewed my new blue jeans.
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD F chordF
My father was a gamblin' man
Am chordAm E chordE Am chordAm
Down in New Or-leans.

(Passing chords)
C chordC, D chordD, F chordF, Am chordAm, E chordE, Am chordAm, E chordE

Am chordAm C chordC D chordD F chordF
Now, the only thing a gambler needs
Am chordAm C chordC E chordE E chordE
Is a suitcase and a trunk
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD F chordF
And the only time that he's satis-fied
Am chordAm E chordE Am chordAm
Is when he's on a drunk

(Passing chords)
C chordC, D chordD, F chordF, Am chordAm, E chordE, Am chordAm, E chordE

Organ Solo (For about 12- 16 bars)

Am chordAm C chordC D chordD F chordF
Oh, Mother, tell your children
Am chordAm C chordC E chordE E chordE
Not to do what I have done.
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD F chordF
Spend your lives in sin and misery
Am chordAm E chordE Am chordAm
In the house of the risin' sun.

(Passing chords)
C chordC, D chordD, F chordF, Am chordAm, E chordE, Am chordAm, E chordE

Am chordAm C chordC D chordD F chordF
Well, I've got one foot on the platform.
Am chordAm C chordC E chordE E chordE
the other foot on the train.
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD F chordF
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
Am chordAm E chordE Am chordAm
To wear that ball and chain.

(Passing chords)
C chordC, D chordD, F chordF, Am chordAm, E chordE, Am chordAm, E chordE

Am chordAm C chordC D chordD F chordF
Well, there is a house in New Orleans
Am chordAm C chordC E chordE E chordE
They call the Risin' Sun
Am chordAm C chordC D chordD F chordF
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy.
Am chordAm E chordE Am chordAm
And God, I know I'm one.

(Passing chords)
C chordC, D chordD, F chordF, Am chordAm, E chordE,
Am chordAm, D chordD, Am chordAm, D chordD, Am chordAm,D chordD (fade out with Am chordAm and D chordD)

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Nico80220 avatar
DDUD DDD
12 Jan 2025
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paolopreguica avatar
Very good tab!
22 Mar 2024
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AngelofHarlem avatar
anyone have a strum pattern that works? i did two down strokes per chord
08 May 2023
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krissyb05 avatar
I play the e7 too.
29 Jan 2023
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Oompah avatar
I play the E7 in place of the E. I think it sounds right
14 Oct 2020
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PattiKC9LYE avatar
Really, great tab! in place of the E chord I play an Em chord. Thanks for this arrangement.
14 Mar 2020
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tiffanyukeee avatar
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as an alternative to the E chord you can do this:
put your second and third fingers on the fourth fret, first two strings
and your first finger on the second fret last string

hope this helps :)
04 Oct 2016
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Great tab!
26 Oct 2014
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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. The Animals' version was also a part of the soundtrack for the Martin Scorsese 1995 film Casino.

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