House of the Rising Sun

[Intro]
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[Chorus]
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There is a house in New Orleans,
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They call the Rising Sun
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And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
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And God, I know, I'm one


[Interlude]
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[Verse]
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My mother was a tailor
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She sewed my new blue jeans
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My father was a gambling man
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Down in New Orleans


[Interlude]
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[Verse]
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And the only things a gambler needs
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Is a suitcase and a trunk
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And the only time he's satisfied
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Is when he's all a-drunk


[Solo]
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[Verse]
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Oh mothers, tell your children
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Not to do what I have done
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Spend your life in sin and misery
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In the house of the Rising Sun


[Interlude]
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[Verse]
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I've got one foot on the platform
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The other foot on the train
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I'm going back to New Orleans
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To wear the ball and chain


[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
      Am   C        D     F
There is a house in New Orleans,
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They call the Rising Sun
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And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
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And God, I know, I'm one


[Interlude]
(Am)  C  D  F  Am  E


[Outro]
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