The House Of The Rising Sun

by The Animals
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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)man y a poor (Bb)boy,

and (Dm)God,

I (A7)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’ is man

is (Dm)down

in (A7)New

Or (Dm)leans.

Now, the (Dm)on

ly (F)thing

a (Bb)tai lor,

needs is a (Dm)suit

case (F)and

a (A7)trunk,

and My (Dm)on

ly (F)time

he’ll (Bb)gam

blin’ is man

is (Dm)when

he’s (A7)all

a (Dm)drunk.

Now, the

Oh!

(Dm)moth er,

(F)tell

your (G)chil dren

not to (Dm)do

what (F)I

have (A7)done:

(Dm)Spend

your (F)lives

in (G)sin and mis er (Bb)y in the (Dm)house of the (A7)Ris

ing (Dm)Sun.

Well, I’ve got (Dm)one

foot (F)on

the (Bb)plat form,

leans

the (Dm)oth er foot (F)on

the (A7)train.

I’m it’s (Dm)go

ing (F)back

to (Bb)New Or 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 (Dm)call er the (F)Ris

ing (A7)Sun.

I’m it’s (Dm)been

the (F)ruin

of (Bb)New Or a poor leans

and (Dm)God,

I (A7)know

I’m (Dm)one.

Well, there

The House Of The Rising Sun — Easy Piano Notes for Beginners

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What key is "The House Of The Rising Sun" by The Animals played in?
The House Of The Rising Sun is arranged in the key of G on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
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Is "The House Of The Rising Sun" easy to play on piano?
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Who composed "The House Of The Rising Sun"?
"The House Of The Rising Sun" was originally performed by The Animals. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
What chords are used in "The House Of The Rising Sun"?
This arrangement uses 5 chords: A7, Bb, Dm, F, G.
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