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The House of the Rising Sun

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun --- Am C D F There is a house in New Orleans Am C E They call the rising sun Am C And it's been the ruin D F Of many a poor boys Am E Am C D F And God, I know, I'm one ( Am E Am E ) 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 Down in New Orleans ( Am E Am E ) Am C D F Now 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 Is when he's all drunk Am C D F Oh, mother! Tell your children Am C E Not to do what I have done Am C D F Spend your lives in sin and misery Am E Am C D F In the house of the rising sun ( Am E Am E ) Am Well, I've got one foot C D F 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 To wear the ball and chain ( Am E Am E ) Am C Well, there is a house D F In New Orleans Am C E They call the rising sun Am C And it's been the ruin D F Of many a poor boys Am E Am And God, I know, I'm one