In this article, you are going to learn House of the rising sun chords. This one of the classic songs is from the band The Animals in 1964.
Coming to the chords, we have open chords throughout the song which makes this lesson easier for the beginner guitarists. The chord progression is as follows..
House Of The Rising Sun Chords
Song : House Of The Rising Sun
Artist : The Animals
[Intro]
(Am)(C)(D)(F)
(Am)(E)(Am)(E)
[Verse 1]
There (Am)is a (C)house in (D)New Orleans(F)
They (Am)call the (C)Risin’ (E)Sun(E)
And it’s (Am)been the (C)ruin of (D)many a poor (F)boy.
And (Am)God, I (E)know I’m (Am)one.
[Instrumental]
(C)(D)(F)
(Am)(E)(Am)(E)
[Verse 2]
My (Am)mother (C)was a (D)tailor.(F)
She (Am)sewed my (C)new blue (E)jeans.(E)
My (Am)father (C)was a (D)gamblin’ (F)man
(Am)Down in (E)New Or-(Am)leans.
[Instrumental]
(C)(D)(F)
(Am)(E)(Am)(E)
[Verse 3]
Now, the (Am)only (C)thing a (D)gambler (F)needs
Is a (Am)suitcase (C)and a (E)trunk(E)
And the (Am)only (C)time that (D)he’s satis(F)fied
Is (Am)when he’s (E)on a (Am)drunk
[Instrumental]
(C)(D)(F)
(Am)(E)(Am)(E)
[ Solo]
(Am)(C)(D)(F)
(Am)(C)(E)(E)
(Am)(C)(D)(F)
(Am)(E)
(Am)(C)(D)(F)
(Am)(E)(Am)(E)
[Verse 4]
Oh, (Am)Mother, (C)tell your (D)children(F)
Not to (Am)do what (C)I have (E)done.(E)
(Am)Spend your (C)lives in (D)sin and mi(F)sery
In the (Am)house of the (E)risin’ (Am)sun.
[Instrumental]
(C)(D)(F)
(Am)(E)(Am)(E)
[Verse 5]
Well, I’ve got (Am)one foot (C)on the (D)platform,(F)
the (Am)other foot (C)on the (E)train.(E)
I’m (Am)goin’ (C)back to (D)New Orleans(F)
To (Am)wear that (E)ball and (Am)chain.
[Instrumental]
(C)(D)(F)
(Am)(E)(Am)(E)
[Verse 6]
Well, there (Am)is a (C)house in (D)New Orleans(F)
They (Am)call the (C)Risin’ (E)Sun(E)
And it’s (Am)been the (C)ruin of (D)many a poor (F)boy.
And (Am)God, I (E)know I’m (Am)one.
[Instrumental]
(C)(D)(F)
(Am)(E)
(Am)(Dm)(Am)(Dm)(Am)(Dm)
