House Of The Rising Sun Guitar Chords by The Animals
House Of The Rising Sun by The Animals Guitar, Piano, and Ukulele chords. The chords used (Am) (C) (D) (F) (E) (E7), Capo – 5th Fret, Key – A min
- Chords used: (Am) (C) (D) (F) (E) (E7)
- Key: A min
- Tempo: 125 BPM
- Capo: 5th Fret
Intro
(Am) (C) (D) (F) (Am) (E) (Am) (E)
Refrain
(Am) There is a (C) house in (D) New Orleans (F)
They (Am) call the (C) Rising (E) Sun
And it’s (Am) been the (C) ruin of (D) many a poor boy (F)
And (Am) God, I (E) know I’m (Am) one
(C) (D) (F) (Am) (E) (Am) (E)
Verse 1
My (Am) mother (C) was a (D) tailor
She (F) (Am) sewed my (C) new blue (E7) jeans
My (Am) father (C) was a (D) gamblin’ (F) man
(Am) Down in (E7) New Or(Am)leans
(C) (D) (F) (Am) (E) (Am) (E7)
Verse 2
Now the (Am) only (C) thing a (D) gambler (F) needs
Is a (Am) suitcase (C) and a trunk (E7)
And the (Am) only (C) time he’ll be (D) satisfied (F)
Is (Am) when he’s (E7) all drunk (Am)
Verse 3
Oh, (Am) mother, (C) tell your child(D)ren (F)
Not to (Am) do what (C) I have (E7) done
(Am) Spend your (C) lives in (D) sin and (F) misery
In the (Am) House of the (E7) Ri(E7)sing (Am) Sun
(C) (D) (F) (Am) (E) (Am) (E7)
Verse 4
Well, I (Am) got (C) one foot on the (D) platform (F)
The (Am) other foot (C) on the (E7) train
I’m (Am) goin’ (C) back to (D) New Orleans (F)
To (Am) wear that (E7) ball and (Am) chain
(C) (D) (F) (Am) (E) (Am)
Refrain
(E) Well, there (Am) is a (C) house in (D) New Orleans (F)
They (Am) call the (C) Rising Sun (E7)
And it’s (Am) been the (C) ruin of (D) many a poor (F) boy
And (Am) God, I (E7) know I’m one (Am)
(C) (D) (F) (Am) (E) (Am)
Song Info & Credits –
- Artist/Band: The Animals
- Release Date: June 19, 1964
- Album: House Of The Rising Sun
- Genre: Pop