House Of The Rising Sun Chords
House Of The Rising Sun by Sinéad O'Connor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, D, F and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am C D F
There is a house in New Orleans
Am C E E
they call the Rising Sun
Am C D F
and it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am E
and, God, I know I'm one.
Am C D F
My mother was a tailorest,
Am C E E
she sewed my new bluejeans;
Am C D F
my father was a gamblin' man
Am E Am E
down in New Orleans.
Am C D F
Now, the only thing a gambler needs
Am C E E
is a suitcase and a trunk
Am C D F
and the only time that he's satisfied
Am E Am E
is when he's down and drunk.
Am C D F
So, mothers tell, tell your children
Am C E E
not to do what I have done ... aahoooo,
Am C D F
not to spend there lives in sin and misery
Am E Am E
in the House of the Rising Sun.
Am C D F
I got one foot on the platform
Am C E E
and another on the train;
Am C D F
I'm goin' now (home?) to New Orleans
Am E Am E
to wear that ball and chain.
Am C D F
There is a house in New Orleans
Am C E E
they call the Rising Sun
Am C D F
and it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am E
and, God, I know I'm one.
Outro
Am C D F
Am C D F
Am C D F
Am C D F
Am C D F
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