[intro] Am C D F Am E Am E [verse 1] Am C D F There is a house in New Orleans Am C E E They call the Risin' Sun Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy. Am E Am And God, I know I'm one. [instrumental] C D F Am E Am E [verse 2] Am C D F My mother was a tailor Am C E E She sewed my new blue jeans Am C D F My father was a gamblin' man Am E Am Down in New Or-leans [instrumental] C D F Am E Am E [verse 3] Am C D F Now, the only thing a gambler needs Am C E E Is a suitcase and a trunk Am C D F And the only time that he's satisfied Am E Am Is when he's on a drunk [instrumental] C D F Am E Am E [organ solo] Am C D F Am C E E Am C D F Am E Am C D F Am E Am E [verse 4] Am C D F Oh, Mother, tell your children Am C E E Not to do what I have done. Am C D F Spend your lives in sin and misery Am E Am In the house of the risin' sun. [instrumental] C D F Am E Am E [verse 5] Am C D F Well, I've got one foot on the platform, Am C E E the other foot on the train. Am C D F I'm goin' back to New Orleans Am E Am To wear that ball and chain. [instrumental] C D F Am E Am E [verse 6] Am C D F Well, there is a house in New Orleans Am C E E They call the Risin' Sun Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy. Am E Am And God, I know I'm one. [outro] C D F Am E Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am