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There (Dm)is
a (F)house
in (G)New
Or (Bb)leans,
they (Dm)call
the (F)Ris
ing (A7)Sun.
And it’s (Dm)been
the (F)ruin
of (G)ma ny a poor (Bb)boy,
and (Dm)God,
I (Am)know
I’m (Dm)one.
My (Dm)moth
er (F)was
a (Bb)tai lor
needs
is a (Dm)sewed
my (F)new
blue (A7)jeans
and my (Dm)fa
ther (F)was
a (Bb)gam
blin’ tis man
is (Dm)down
in (A7)New
Or (Dm)leans.
Now the (Dm)on
ly (F)thing
a (Bb)gam bler
needs
is a (Dm)suit
case (F)and
a (A7)trunk
and the (Dm)on
ly (F)time
he’ll (Bb)be
sa tis fied
is (Dm)when
he’s (A7)all
a (Dm)drunk.
Now the
Oh!
(Dm)moth er,
(F)tell
your (G)child ren
not to (Dm)do
what (F)I
have (A7)done,
(Dm)spend
your (F)lives
in (G)sin and mi se (Bb)ry in the (Dm)house of the (Am)Ris
ing (Dm)Sun.
Well I’ve got (Dm)one
foot (F)on
the (Bb)plat form
leans
the (F)oth er foot on
the (A7)train
I’m it’s (Dm)go
ing (F)back
to (Bb)New Or ny a poor leans
to (Dm)wear
that (A7)ball
and (Dm)chain.
Well there (Dm)is
a (F)house
in (Bb)New Or
leans
they (F)call
the Ris
ing (A7)Sun
and it’s (Dm)been
the (F)ruin
of (Bb)ma Or ny a poor boy,
and (Dm)God,
I (A7)know
I’m (Dm)one.
Well there
This page shows “The House Of The Rising Sun” by The Animals in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 68 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.