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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Tablature / Chords (Full Song)

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Artist: The Animals

Album: The Best Of The Animals

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 C D F Am E Am E

[Verse 1]
        Am   C        D      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       C        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        C        D           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    E        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 D F Am E Am E

[Verse 2]
       Am     C       D     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       C         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     C       D       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      E     Am
A|-7-------7-----7-------------------|
E|-8-------7-----8-------------------|
C|-9---9---8---8-9-------------------|
G|-7-------9-----7-------------------|
  Down in New Orleans

C D F Am E Am E

[Verse 3]
          Am     C       D     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       C         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     C   D         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        E     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 D F Am E Am E

[Organ Solo]

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

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

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

[Verse 6]
            Am   C        D       F
Well, there is a house in New Orleans
     Am       C      E
They call the Rising Sun
         Am       C       D           F
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
    Am     E        Am  C  D  F  Am E Am E Am 
And God, I know I'm one