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House of the Risin' Sun

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Bob Dylan

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Chords
	 
[Intro]
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E Am
[Verse]
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am C/G E
There is a house down in New Orleans, they call the risin' sun
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E Am
And it's been the ruin of many poor girl, and me oh, God I'm one
[Instrumental]
C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E
[Verse]
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am C/G E
My mother was a tailor, she sewed these new blue jeans
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E Am
My sweetheart was a gambler Lord, down in New Orleans
[Instrumental]
C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E
[Verse]
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am C/G E
Now the only thing a gambler needs, is a suitcase and a trunk
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E Am
And the only time he's satisfied, is when he's on a drunk
[Instrumental]
C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E
[Verse]
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am C/G E
He fills his glasses up to the brim, and he'll pass the cards around
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E Am
And the only pleasure he gets out of life, is rambling from town to town
[Instrumental]
C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E
[Verse]
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am C/G E
Oh tell my baby sister, not to do what I have done
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E Am
But shun that house in New Orleans, they call the rising sun
[Instrumental]
C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E
[Verse]
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am C/G E
Well it's one foot on the platform, and the other foot on the train
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E Am
I'm going back to New Orleans, to wear that ball and chain
[Instrumental]
C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E
[Verse]
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am C/G E
I'm going back to New Orleans, my race is almost run
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E Am
I'm going back to end my life, down in the rising sun
[Instrumental]
C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E
[Verse]
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am C/G E
There is a house in New Orleans, they call the risin' sun
Am C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E Am
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl, and me Oh, God I'm one
[Instrumental]
C/G Dsus2/F# F Am E Am