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 and Tablature
// Verse 4 can be played with Verse 1 tabs, 5 with 2, 6 with 3.

[Intro]
Am Am C C D D F F Am Am E E Am Am E E

[Verse 1]
Am Am C C D D F F
A|------0-2--3-----7--5------3----------|
E|------5----3--------5---5--5----------|
C|--4---4----4--------6------5----------|
G|-----------5--------7------5----------|
There is a house in New Orleans

Am Am C C E E
A|-12---12---12--10-------7-------------|
E|------12-------12--10---7-------------|
C|------12-------12-------8-------------|
G|------12-------12-------9-------------|
They call the ri-sing son

Am Am C C D D F F
A|-12-12---12---12---10-------9-----------8----|
E|---------12--------12---10--10----------8----|
C|---------12--------12-------9----9--9---9----|
G|---------12--------12-------11----------10---|
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy

Am Am E E Am Am
A|-----7-----7--------7--------------|
E|-----8-----7--------8--------------|
C|-9---9--9--8---8----9--------------|
G|-----7-----9--------7--------------|
And God I know I'm one

C C D D F F Am Am E E Am Am E E

[Verse 2]
Am Am C C D D F F
A|-12--12-12--10------9-----8--------|
E|-----12-----12--10--10----8--------|
C|-----12-----12------9--9--9--------|
G|-----12-----12------11----10-------|
My mo-ther was a tailor

Am Am C C E E
A|-12--12---12--10--------7----------|
E|-----12-------12---10---7----------|
C|-----12-------12--------8----------|
G|-----12-------12--------9----------|
She sewed my new blue jeans

Am Am C C D D F F
A|-12-12-12--10------9-------8-------|
E|----12-----12--10--10------8-------|
C|----12-----12------9---9---9-------|
G|----12-----12------11------10------|
My father was a gamblin' man

Am Am E E Am Am
A|-7-------7-----7-------------------|
E|-8-------7-----8-------------------|
C|-9---9---8---8-9-------------------|
G|-7-------9-----7-------------------|
Down in New Orleans

C C D D F F Am Am E E Am Am E E

[Verse 3]
Am Am C C D D F F
A|-10-12--12-12--10------9-----8-----|
E|--------12-----12--10--10----8-----|
C|--------12-----12------9--9--9-----|
G|--------12-----12------11----10----|
Now the only thing a gambler needs

Am Am C C E E
A|-10-12--12--12---10--------7-------|
E|--------12-------12---10---7-------|
C|--------12-------12--------8-------|
G|--------12-------12--------9-------|
Is a suitcase and a trunk

Am Am C C D D F F
A|-10-12--12-12--10--9---------8-----|
E|--------12-----12--10-----8--8-----|
C|--------12-----12--9----9----9-----|
G|--------12-----12--11--------10----|
And the only time he's satisfied

Am Am E E Am Am
A|----7--------7-----7---------------|
E|----8--------7-----8---------------|
C|-9--9----9---8---8-9---------------|
G|----7--------9-----7---------------|
Is when he's on a drunk

C C D D F F Am Am E E Am Am E E

[Organ Solo]

Am Am C C D D F F Am Am C C E E Am Am C C D D F F Am Am E E Am Am E E Am Am C C D D F F Am Am E E Am Am E E

[Verse 4]
Am Am C C D D F F
Oh mother, tell your children
Am Am C C E E
Not to do what I have done
Am Am C C D D F F
Spend your lives in sin and misery
Am Am E E Am Am C C D D F F Am Am E E Am Am E E
In the House of the Rising Sun

[Verse 5]
Am Am C C D D F F
Well, I got one foot on the platform
Am Am C C E E
The other foot on the train
Am Am C C D D F F
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
Am Am E E Am Am C C D D F F Am Am E E Am Am E E
To wear that ball and chain

[Verse 6]
Am Am C C D D F F
Well, there is a house in New Orleans
Am Am C C 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 D D F F Am Am E E Am Am E E Am Am
And God, I know I'm one

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I suggest replacing E with E7 ( 1 2 0 2) even if it's not originally written that way. Either way I love this tab!
23 Feb 2017
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