Song :
G
Intro :
Am C D F Am E7 Am
Am C D F
There is a house down in New Orleans
Am C E7
they call the rising sun
Am C D F
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl
Am E7 Am
and me, oh God, I'm one.
Am C D F
My mother was a tailor,
Am C E7
she sowed these new blue jeans
Am C D F
My sweetheart was a gambler, Lord,
Am E7 Am
down in New Orleans.
Am C D F
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Am C E7
is a suitcase and a trunk
Am C D F
And the only time when he's satisfied
Am E7 Am
is when he's on a drunk.
Am C D F
He fills his glasses up to the brim
Am C E7
and he'll pass the cards around
Am C D F
And the only pleasure he gets out of life
Am E7 Am
is rambling from town to town.
Am C D F
Oh tell my baby sister
Am C E7
not to do what I have done
Am C D F
But shun that house in New Orleans
Am E7 Am
they call the rising sun.
Am C D F
Well with one foot on the platform
Am C E7
and the other foot on the train
Am C D F
I'm going back to New Orleans
Am E7 Am
to wear that ball and chain.
Am C D F
I'm going back to New Orleans,
Am C E7
my race is almost run
Am C D F
I'm going back to end my life
Am E7 Am
down in the rising sun.
Am C D F
There is a house in New Orleans
Am C E7
they call the rising sun
Am C D F
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl
Am E7 Am
and me, oh God, I'm one.
