House of the Rising Sun Chords by Sinéad O'Connor
- Key: Am
- BPM: 71
- Capo: no capo
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HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] N.C. There is a house in New Orleans N.C. They call The Rising Sun N.C. And it's been the ruin of manys a poor boy N.C. And God I know I'm one N.C. My mother was a tailores N.C. She sewed my new blue jeans N.C. An' my father was a gamblin' man E Down in New Orleans ■ [Verse] Am C D F Now the only thing a gambler needs Am C 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 ■ E7 Am C D F So mothers tell tell your children ■ Am C E Not to do what I have done Am C D F Not to spend their lives in sin and misery Am E7 Am E7 In the House of the Rising sun ■ Am C D F I've got one foot on the platform Am C E And another one on the train Am C D F I'm going home to New Orleans Am E E7 Am E7 To wear that ball and chain ■ ■ [Chorus] 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 manys a poor boy Am E7 Am C D F Am And God ■ ■ I know I'm one C D Poor poor boy F Am Poor poor boy C D Poor poor boy F Am Poor poor boy C D Poor poor boy F Am Poor poor boy C D Poor poor boy F Am Poor poor ■ [End]