The House of the Rising Sun (The House in New Orleans)
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The House of the Rising Sun (The House in New Orleans)

Key: Am
Chords: 5
Doc Watson

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Chord Chart

A

Am
C
D
F
Am
C
E
E
Am
C
D
F
Am
E
Am
Am
Chords used: Am C D E F

Lyrics

There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Dear God, I know I was one My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue jeans And my father was a gamblin' man Way down in New Orleans And the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and a trunk And the only time he's satisfied Is when he's a drunk Oh, mother, tell your children Not to do what I have done To spend your lives in sin and misery In the house of the rising sun I got one foot on the platform And another on the train And I'm going back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Dear God, I know I was one

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About This Song

The House of the Rising Sun is a traditional folk song that Doc Watson made famous in bluegrass circles with his haunting fingerpicked arrangement in the 1960s. While its origins trace back centuries, Watson's version became the definitive bluegrass interpretation, typically played in Am with a steady, deliberate pace that lets the dark melody breathe.

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