The chords to The House of the Rising Sun are presented in the key of Dm. The lyrics are about a man who can’t stop gambling and he warns others not to live their lives as he has lived his.
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[chordsandlyrics][Dm]There is a [F]house in [G]New Or[Bb]leans, they [Dm]call the [F]Rising [A7]Sun
It’s [Dm]been the [F]ruin of [G]many poor [Bb]girl, and [Dm]me, oh, [A7]God, were [Dm]one[/chordsandlyrics]
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If I had done like mama said, I wouldn’t be here today
But being so young and foolish, let a gambler lead me astray
Go tell my baby sister, don’t do like I have done
Please shun that house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun
I’m going back to New Orleans, my race is almost done
I’m going back to New Orleans, to live in that Rising Sun
The verses above are Leadbelly’s version, the following verses have become widely used more recently.
My mother was a tailor, sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gambling man, down in New Orleans
Now the only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he’ll be satisfied is when he’s all a-drunk
Oh, mother tell your children not to do what I have done
Spend your life in sin and misery, in the house of the Rising Sun
Well I’ve got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
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
It’s been the ruin of many poor girl and me, oh God were one
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[Dm]There is a [F]house in [G]New Or[Bb]leans, they [Dm]call the [F]Rising [A7]Sun
It’s [Dm]been the [F]ruin of [G]many poor [Bb]girl, and [Dm]me, oh, [A7]God, were [Dm]one
If I had done like mama said, I wouldn’t be here today
But being so young and foolish, let a gambler lead me astray
Go tell my baby sister, don’t do like I have done
Please shun that house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun
I’m going back to New Orleans, my race is almost done
I’m going back to New Orleans, to live in that Rising Sun
My mother was a tailor, sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gambling man, down in New Orleans
Now the only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he’ll be satisfied is when he’s all a-drunk
Oh, mother tell your children not to do what I have done
Spend your life in sin and misery, in the house of the Rising Sun
Well I’ve got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train
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
It’s been the ruin of many poor girl and me, oh God were one
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