Chords for House of the Rising Sun by "The Animals"
Tempo:
77.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
E
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
There is a house in New Orleans
[B] They call my [C#] eyes the sun
[G] And it's been the ruin of many [A] a poor boy
And God I know, [Am] I know
[C]
[D] [F] [A] [E]
[A] [C] Mama's [D] a sailor
[F] [A] She [C] sewed my new blue [E] jeans
My [A] [C] father's [D] a [F] gambler
[A] Down [E] in New Orleans
[C] [D]
[F] [A] [E] [Am]
[E] [Am] And the only [C] thing [D] a gambler [F] needs
[A] Is a [C] suitcase [E] and a straw
[Am] And the [C] only [D] thing he [F] says
[A] [B] He [A] says, I'm stuck
[C] [D] [F] [A]
[E] [Am] [E] [Am]
[C] [D] [F] [A]
[C] [E] [Am]
[C] [D] [F] [A]
[E] [A] [C] [D]
[F] [A] He's [E] [Am]
[E] [Am] got [C] muscles [D] on the [F] platform
[Am] The [C] other foot [E] on the train
[Am] And [C] God's [D] been loving [F] me since the day I was [E] born
[A] And say, [C] [D] [F] [Am]
[Em] [A] [E] [Am] oh mama
[C] Sell [D] your children
[F] And [Am] I'll teach you how [C] to ride
And I'll tell [E] our children
[Am] Man, your life is [D] in [F] danger
In [A] this house of [E] the rising [Am] sun
[C] [D]
[F] [Am] [E] [A]
[E] There [Am] is a [C] house [D] in New Orleans
[F] [Am] They call [C] [E] my eyes the sun
[Am] And it's been [C] the ruin of [D]
[F] [A] [E] [Am]
[C] [D] [F] [A]
[E] [Am] [Em] [Am] many a [N] poor
[B] They call my [C#] eyes the sun
[G] And it's been the ruin of many [A] a poor boy
And God I know, [Am] I know
[C]
[D] [F] [A] [E]
[A] [C] Mama's [D] a sailor
[F] [A] She [C] sewed my new blue [E] jeans
My [A] [C] father's [D] a [F] gambler
[A] Down [E] in New Orleans
[C] [D]
[F] [A] [E] [Am]
[E] [Am] And the only [C] thing [D] a gambler [F] needs
[A] Is a [C] suitcase [E] and a straw
[Am] And the [C] only [D] thing he [F] says
[A] [B] He [A] says, I'm stuck
[C] [D] [F] [A]
[E] [Am] [E] [Am]
[C] [D] [F] [A]
[C] [E] [Am]
[C] [D] [F] [A]
[E] [A] [C] [D]
[F] [A] He's [E] [Am]
[E] [Am] got [C] muscles [D] on the [F] platform
[Am] The [C] other foot [E] on the train
[Am] And [C] God's [D] been loving [F] me since the day I was [E] born
[A] And say, [C] [D] [F] [Am]
[Em] [A] [E] [Am] oh mama
[C] Sell [D] your children
[F] And [Am] I'll teach you how [C] to ride
And I'll tell [E] our children
[Am] Man, your life is [D] in [F] danger
In [A] this house of [E] the rising [Am] sun
[C] [D]
[F] [Am] [E] [A]
[E] There [Am] is a [C] house [D] in New Orleans
[F] [Am] They call [C] [E] my eyes the sun
[Am] And it's been [C] the ruin of [D]
[F] [A] [E] [Am]
[C] [D] [F] [A]
[E] [Am] [Em] [Am] many a [N] poor
Key:
C
Am
E
A
D
C
Am
E
There is a house in New Orleans _
[B] They call my _ [C#] eyes the sun _
[G] And it's been the ruin of many [A] a poor boy
And God I know, [Am] I know
[C] _ _
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] Mama's _ [D] a sailor
[F] _ [A] She [C] sewed my new blue [E] jeans
My _ [A] [C] father's _ [D] a [F] gambler
[A] Down [E] in New Orleans
[C] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ [Am] And the only [C] thing [D] a gambler [F] needs
[A] Is a [C] suitcase [E] and a straw
[Am] And the [C] only [D] thing he [F] says
_ [A] _ [B] He [A] says, I'm stuck
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ [A] He's _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] got [C] muscles [D] on the [F] platform
_ [Am] The [C] other foot [E] on the train
[Am] And [C] God's _ [D] been loving [F] me _ since the day I was [E] born
[A] And say, [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [Am] oh mama
[C] Sell [D] your children
[F] And [Am] I'll teach you how [C] to ride
And I'll tell [E] our children
_ [Am] Man, your life is [D] in [F] danger
In [A] this house of [E] the rising [Am] sun
[C] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] There [Am] is a [C] house [D] in New Orleans
[F] _ [Am] They call [C] _ [E] my eyes the sun
[Am] And it's been [C] the ruin of _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] many a _ _ _ [N] poor
[B] They call my _ [C#] eyes the sun _
[G] And it's been the ruin of many [A] a poor boy
And God I know, [Am] I know
[C] _ _
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] Mama's _ [D] a sailor
[F] _ [A] She [C] sewed my new blue [E] jeans
My _ [A] [C] father's _ [D] a [F] gambler
[A] Down [E] in New Orleans
[C] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ [Am] And the only [C] thing [D] a gambler [F] needs
[A] Is a [C] suitcase [E] and a straw
[Am] And the [C] only [D] thing he [F] says
_ [A] _ [B] He [A] says, I'm stuck
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ [A] He's _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] got [C] muscles [D] on the [F] platform
_ [Am] The [C] other foot [E] on the train
[Am] And [C] God's _ [D] been loving [F] me _ since the day I was [E] born
[A] And say, [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [Am] oh mama
[C] Sell [D] your children
[F] And [Am] I'll teach you how [C] to ride
And I'll tell [E] our children
_ [Am] Man, your life is [D] in [F] danger
In [A] this house of [E] the rising [Am] sun
[C] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] There [Am] is a [C] house [D] in New Orleans
[F] _ [Am] They call [C] _ [E] my eyes the sun
[Am] And it's been [C] the ruin of _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] many a _ _ _ [N] poor