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5 Chords used in the song: Am, C, D, F, E
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Intro:
1st verse/chorus :
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know, I'm one
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2nd verse/chorus :
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gambling man
Down in New Orleans
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3rd verse/chorus :
And the only things a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's all a-drunk
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Solo :
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4th verse/chorus :
So mothers, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your life in sin and misery
In the house of the Rising Sun
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5th verse/chorus :
I've got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear the ball and chain
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6th verse/chorsus :
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know, I'm one
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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
This just sounds so beautiful. Personally i prefer to work with an E7 though rather than an E
14 May 2018
E7 is the correct chord instead of E but aside from that nice job
14 Dec 2017
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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