Traditional...arranged by Bob Dylan and The Animals. This is The Beatles version.
Intro: Am C D F Am C E E
Am C D F
There is a house in New Orleans,
Am C E
They call the Rising Sun
Am C D F
And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am C D F Am E Am E
And God, I know, I'm one
Am C D F
My mother was a tailor
Am C E
She sewed my new blue jeans
Am C D F
My father was a gambling man
Am E Am C D F Am E Am E
Down in New Orleans
Am C D F
And the only things a gambler needs
Am C E
Is a suitcase and a trunk
Am C D F
And the only time he's satisfied
Am E Am C D F Am E Am E
Is when he's all a-drunk
Am C D F
I've got one foot on the platform
Am C E
The other foot on the train
Am C D F
I'm going back to New Orleans
Am E Am C D F Am E Am E
To wear the ball and chain
Am C D F
So mothers, tell your children
Am C E
Not to do what I have done
Am C D F
Spend your life in sin and misery
Am E Am C D F Am E Am E
In the house of the Rising Sun
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 C D F Am E Am E
And God, I know, I'm one
Am C
Enjoy!