House Of The Rising Sun Chords & Lyrics - Misc Mashups - Traditional - The Animals

[VERSE 1]
There [Am]is a [C]house in New [D]Orleans[F]
You [Am]call the [C]Rising [E]Sun
It's [Am]been the [C]ruin of [D]many a poor [F]soul
And [Am]me, oh [E]God, I'm one[Am] [C] [D] [F] [Am] [E] [Am] [E]

[VERSE 2]
If I'd l[Am]istened[C] to what [D]mama said [F]
I'd [Am]be at [C]home to[E]day
[Am]Being so [C]young and f[D]oolish, poor [F]girl
I let a [Am]gambler lead[E] me ast[Am]ray[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E] [Am] [E]

[VERSE 3]
My [Am]mother [C]she's a [D]tailor[F]
[Am]Sews those [C]new blue [E]jeans
My [Am]sweetheart, [C]he's a [D]drunkard, [F]Lord God
He [Am]drinks down in [E]New Orlea[Am]ns [C] [D] [F] [Am] [E] [Am] [E]

[VERSE 4]
He [Am]fills his [C]glasses [D]to the [F]brim
[Am]Passes [C]them ar[E]ound
The [Am]only [C]pleasure that he [D]gets out of [F]life
Is a [Am]hoboin' from [E]town to t[Am]own[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E] [Am] [E]

[VERSE 5]
The [Am]only [C]thing a [D]drunkard [F]needs
Is a [Am]suitcase [C]and a [E]trunk
The [Am]only [C]time that he's [D]half [F]satisfied
Is [Am]when he's [E]on a [Am]dru[C]nk[D] [F] [Am] [E] [Am] [E]

[VERSE 6]
Go and [Am]tell my [C]baby [D]sister[F]
Never [Am]do like [C]I have [E]done
[Am]Shun that [C]house down in [D]New [F]Orleans
That they [Am]call that [E]Rising [Am]Sun[C] . [D] [F] [Am] [E] [Am] [E]

[VERSE 7]
It's [Am]one foot [C]on the [D]platform[F] ,
[Am]One foot [C]on the [E]train.
I'm [Am]going [C]back down to [D]New Orl[F]eans
To [Am]wear my [E]ball and my [Am]cha[C]in[D] [F] [Am] [E] [Am] [E]

[VERSE 8]
My [Am]life is [C]almost [D]over [F]
My [Am]race is [C]almost r[E]un
[Am]Going back [C]down to [D]New Orl[F]eans
To that [Am]house of the [E]Rising [Am]Sun[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E] [Am] [E]