THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (Bob Dylan) Am C D F Am C E Well there is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun Am C D F Am E Am E And it's been a ruin for many poor boys and god I know I'm one Am C D F Am C E My mother was a taylor she sewed my new blue jeans Am C D F Am E Am E My father was a gambling man down in New Orleans Am C D F Am C E Now the only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and a trunk Am C D F Am E Am E And the only time that he's satisfied is when he's on a drunk Am C D F Am C E Oh mother, tell your children not to do what I have done Am C D F Am E Am E Spend your life in sin and misery in the House of the Rising Sun Am C D F Am C E Well there is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun Am C D F Am E Am E And it's been a ruin for many poor boys and god I know I'm one