INTRO: Em G A C Em G B
[Em] [G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em]
There [Em]is a [G]house in [A]Sin Cit[C]y
They [Em]call the [G]Rising [B]Sun
And it's [Em]been the [G]ruin of [A]many a poor bo[C]y
And [Em]God, I [B]know I'm [Em]one
My [Em]mother[G] was a [A]tailor[C]
She [Em]sewed my [G]new blue [B]jeans
My [Em]father[G] was a [A]gamblin' [C]man
[Em]Down in [B]Sin Cit[Em]y
SOLO: Em G A C Em G B
[Em] [G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em]
Now the [Em]only [G]thing a [A]gambler need[C]s
Is a [Em]suitcase [G]and a [B]trunk
And the [Em]only [G]time he's [A]satisfi[C]ed
Is [Em]when he's [B]on a d[Em]runk
Well, I've got [Em]one foot [G]on the [A]platform[C]
The [Em]other's [G]on the [B]train
I'm [Em]goin' [G]back to [A]Sin Cit[C]y
To [Em]wear that [B]ball and [Em]chain
BREAKDOWN: Em
SOLO: Em G A C Em G B
[Em] [G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em]
Well, [Em]mothers, [G]tell your [A]children[C]
Never [Em]do what [G]I have [B]done
[Em]Spend your [G]lives in [A]sin and miser[C]y
In the [Em]house of the [B]Rising [Em]Sun
In the [Em]house of the [B]Rising [Em]Sun
Well, [Em]there is a [G]house in [A]Sin [C]City
They [Em]call the [G]Rising [B]Sun
And it's[Em] been the [G]ruin of [A]many a poor [C]boy
And God [Em]knows, that [B]I, I'm [Em]one
[Em] [G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em]
There [Em]is a [G]house in [A]Sin Cit[C]y
They [Em]call the [G]Rising [B]Sun
And it's [Em]been the [G]ruin of [A]many a poor bo[C]y
And [Em]God, I [B]know I'm [Em]one
My [Em]mother[G] was a [A]tailor[C]
She [Em]sewed my [G]new blue [B]jeans
My [Em]father[G] was a [A]gamblin' [C]man
[Em]Down in [B]Sin Cit[Em]y
SOLO: Em G A C Em G B
[Em] [G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em]
Now the [Em]only [G]thing a [A]gambler need[C]s
Is a [Em]suitcase [G]and a [B]trunk
And the [Em]only [G]time he's [A]satisfi[C]ed
Is [Em]when he's [B]on a d[Em]runk
Well, I've got [Em]one foot [G]on the [A]platform[C]
The [Em]other's [G]on the [B]train
I'm [Em]goin' [G]back to [A]Sin Cit[C]y
To [Em]wear that [B]ball and [Em]chain
BREAKDOWN: Em
SOLO: Em G A C Em G B
[Em] [G] [A] [C] [Em] [B] [Em]
Well, [Em]mothers, [G]tell your [A]children[C]
Never [Em]do what [G]I have [B]done
[Em]Spend your [G]lives in [A]sin and miser[C]y
In the [Em]house of the [B]Rising [Em]Sun
In the [Em]house of the [B]Rising [Em]Sun
Well, [Em]there is a [G]house in [A]Sin [C]City
They [Em]call the [G]Rising [B]Sun
And it's[Em] been the [G]ruin of [A]many a poor [C]boy
And God [Em]knows, that [B]I, I'm [Em]one
