The 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
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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

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 Orleans

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 satisfied
Am chordAm E chordE Am chordAm
is when he's on a drunk

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

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

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

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

C chordC D chordD F chordF Am chordAm E chordE Am chordAm D chordD Am chordAm D chordD Am chordAm D chordD - fade out

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