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Am C D FThere is a house in New Orleans Am C E EThey call the "Rising Sun" Am C D FAnd it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am EAnd God, I know, I'm one
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Am C D F7My mother was a tailor Am C E E7She sewed my new blue jeans Am C D FMy father was a gambling manAm EDown in New Orleans.
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Am C D F7Now the only thing a gambler needs Am C E E7Is a suitcase and a trunk Am C D FAnd the only time, he's satisfied, Am EIs when he's on a drunk
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Am C D F7Oh, mother, tell your children Am C E E7Not to do what I have doneAm C D FSpend your lives in sin and misery Am EIn the House of Rising Sun
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Am C D F7Well, I got one foot on the platform Am C E E7The other foot on the train Am C D F7I'm going back to New Orleans Am ETo wear that ball and chain
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Am C D F7Well, there is a house in New Orleans Am C E E7They call the "Rising Sun" Am C D F7And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am E7And God, I know, I'm one
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