House of the Rising Sun - Austin Ukulele Society (AUS)
House of the Rising Sun - Austin Ukulele Society (AUS)
House of the Rising Sun - Austin Ukulele Society (AUS)
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<strong>House</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Rising</strong> <strong>Sun</strong>TraditionalChord progression: 2 beats per chordAm C D F Am C E 7 E 7Am C D F Am E 7 Am E 7Verse 1Am C D FThere is a house in New Or-leansAm C E7They call <strong>the</strong> <strong>Rising</strong> <strong>Sun</strong>Am C D FAnd it's been <strong>the</strong> ruin <strong>of</strong> many a poor boyAm E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7And God I know I'm oneVerse 2Am C D FMy mo<strong>the</strong>r was a tailorAm C E7She sewed my new blue-jeansAm C D FMy fa<strong>the</strong>r was a gamblin' manAm E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7Down in New Or-leans
Verse 3Am C D FThe only thing a gambler needsAm C E7Is a suitcase and trunkAm C D FAnd <strong>the</strong> only time he's satis-fiedAm E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7Is when he's on a drunkVerse 4Am C D FMo<strong>the</strong>rs tell your childrenAm C E7Not to do what I have doneAm C D FSpend your lives in sin and miser-y in <strong>the</strong>Am E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7<strong>House</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Rising</strong> <strong>Sun</strong>Verse 5Am C D FGot one foot on <strong>the</strong> platformAm C E7And <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r on <strong>the</strong> trainAm C D FI'm goin' back to New Or-leansAm E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am E7To wear a ball and chainVerse 1 (repeat)Am C D FThere is a house in New Or-leansAm C E7They call <strong>the</strong> <strong>Rising</strong> <strong>Sun</strong>Am C D FAnd it's been <strong>the</strong> ruin <strong>of</strong> many a poor boyAm E7 Am C D F Am E7 Am [hold]And God I know I'm one
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