HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Animals NOTE: C/G can be substituted for C, D/F# can be substituted for D INTRO: Am C D F Am E Am E7 VERSE 1: Am C D F There is a house in New Orleans Am C E E7 They call the Rising Sun Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am E Am E7 And God I know I'm one VERSE 2: Am C D F My mother was a tailor Am C E E7 She sewed my new bluejeans Am C D F My father was a gamblin' man Am E Am E7 Down in New Orleans VERSE 3: Am C D F Now the only thing a gambler needs Am C E E7 Is a suitcase and trunk Am C D F And the only time he's satisfied Am E Am E7 Is when he's on a drunk SOLO: (VERSE CHORDS) VERSE 4: Am C D F Oh mother tell your children Am C E E7 Not to do what I have done Am C D F Spend your lives in sin and misery Am E Am E7 In the House of the Rising Sun VERSE 5: Am C D F Well, I got one foot on the platform Am C E E7 The other foot on the train Am C D F I'm goin' back to New Orleans Am E Am E7 To wear that ball and chain VERSE 6: Am C D F Well, there is a house in New Orleans Am C E E7 They call the Rising Sun Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am E Am And God I know I'm one