Chords for The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (1964) + clip compilation ♫

Tempo:
120.25 bpm
Chords used:

Am

C

E

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (1964) + clip compilation ♫ chords
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[A] [C]
[D] [F]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] There [Am] is [C] a house [D] in New [F] Orleans
[A] They call [C] the [D] rising [E] sun
[A] And it's been [C] the ruins [D] of many a [F] poor boy
[A] And God [E] I knew [A] I'm [Am] one
[C] lost [D]
[F] [A] [Am]
[E] [A] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[C] [D] tailor
[F] [Am] sold [C] [E] blue jeans
[Am] My
[C] old [D] man's a gambling [F] man
[Am]
Down [E] in New [A]
[Am] Orleans
[C] Now [D]
[F]
[Am] [E] [Am]
[E]
[Am] the only [C] thing [D] a gambler [F] needs
[Am] Is a suitcase [C]
[E] and a truck
And [Am] the only [C] time [D] he's [F] satisfied
[Am] Is when [E] he's on [Am] a drunk
[C]
[D] [F]
[Am] [E]
[A] [E]
[Am] [C]
[D] [G] [F]
[Am] [C]
[G] [E]
[Am] [C]
[D] [F]
[Am] [E]
[Am] [C]
[D] [F]
[Am] [E]
[Am] [E]
[Am] Oh mother, [C]
tell [D] your children
[F]
Not [Am] to do [C] what I [E] have done
[A] [Am] Spend [C] your last [D] sin [F] and misery
In the [Am] house [E] of the [A] rising sun
[Am]
[C] [D]
[F] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[Em] Well [Am] I got one [C] photo in [D] a black one
[F] The [Am] air [C] on the [E] train
I'm [Am]
going [C] back [D] to New [F] Orleans
[Am] To wear [E] that ball [Am] and chain
[C] [D]
[F] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[E] There is [Am]
[C] [D] a house in New [F] Orleans
[Am] They call [C] the [E] rising sun
[Am] And it's been [C] the ruins [D] of many a [F] poor boy
[Am] And God [E] I knew [Am] I'm one
[C] [D]
[F] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm]
[Am] [A]
[Dm] [Am]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
C
3211
E
2311
D
1321
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
E
2311
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To learn The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, D, F, Am, C, E and Am of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 120. Given the song's key of A Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] There [Am] is [C] a house [D] in New [F] Orleans _
_ [A] They call [C] the [D] rising [E] sun _ _
_ [A] And it's been [C] the ruins [D] of many a [F] poor boy
[A] And God [E] I knew [A] I'm [Am] one
[C] lost _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] tailor
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] sold _ [C] _ _ [E] blue jeans
_ _ [Am] My _
_ _ [C] _ old [D] man's a gambling [F] man
_ [Am]
Down [E] in New _ [A]
[Am] Orleans
_ [C] Now _ [D] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] the only _ [C] thing [D] a gambler [F] needs
[Am] Is a _ suitcase [C] _
[E] and a truck _ _ _
And [Am] the only [C] time _ [D] _ he's [F] satisfied _
[Am] Is when [E] he's on [Am] a drunk
_ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Am] Oh mother, _ [C] _
tell [D] your children
_ [F]
Not _ [Am] to do [C] what I [E] have done _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Am] Spend [C] your last [D] sin [F] and misery
_ In the [Am] house [E] of the [A] rising sun
[Am] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ Well [Am] I got one _ [C] photo in [D] a black one
[F] _ The [Am] air _ [C] _ on the [E] train _
_ _ I'm [Am] _
going [C] back [D] to New [F] Orleans
_ [Am] To wear [E] that ball [Am] and chain
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] There is [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] a house in New [F] Orleans
_ [Am] They call [C] the _ [E] rising _ _ sun
[Am] And it's been [C] the ruins [D] of many a [F] poor boy
[Am] And God [E] I knew [Am] I'm one
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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