House of The Rising Sun (Bm N and E)

THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN	

This arrangement requires two harps.
(Bm N) (In round brackets)
[E] [In square brackets]
[Any section that requires a harp 
in a new key is a key change, even if 
for one note[accidental]]
This is not the original key used 
by the Animals (but it is lower to sing)
Playing with original requires
(Em N) (Em N is Am in first position)  
[A] [In square brackets]

G/   A/  C/  Em/  B7/  Em/  B7/

(3  Em/ 4 –4 G/ 5    6 A/ -5  4 C/ 4             
There   is a   house in   New Or  leans,     
 7  Em/ 7   7 G/ -7  6  B7/ 6       /
They   call the  Ris ing    Sun
7  7  Em/ 7   -4G/ 5   6 A/-5 4  4C/4  4)      
And it's been the ruin of ma ny a poor boy 
[4  Em/ 4  4 B7/-3 3   -3  Em/ 4]
And   God  I    kn ow  I'm    one

G/   A/  C/  Em/  B7/  Em/  B7/
  
(7 Em/ 7  7 G/ -7 6 A/ 6   4  
My   mother  was a   tail or,     
C/7 Em/ 7    7 G/ -7  6  B7/ 6   /
 She  sewed my  new blue   jeans
7 Em/ 7  7 G/ -7 6 A/ 6  4 4 C/ 4)       
My   father  was a   gamblin'  man,         
[Em/ 4   4 B7/ -3 3  -3 Em/  4]
  Down in    Ne  w  Or    leans

G/   A/  C/  Em/  B7/  Em/  B7/
  
(7   7 Em/ 7 7 G/ -7   6 A/ 6   4 C/ 4          
Now the   on ly  thing a   gambler  needs 
7 7 Em/ 7   7  G/ -7 6 B7/ 6       /
Is a    suitcase  and a    trunk
7   7 Em/ 7 7 G/ -7 6  A/ 4   4 C/ 4)            
And the  on ly  time he's sat is fied      
[4 Em/ 4   4   B7/ -3 3 -3  Em/ 4]
Is   when he's     on a      drunk

G/   A/  C/  Em/  B7/  Em/  B7/

(3 Em/ 4  -4 G/  5    6  A/ -5   4     
Oh    mother   tell your   children,  
C/7  7 Em/ 7  7  G/ -7  6  B7/ 6       /
 Not to    do what   I  have   done
7 Em/ 7    7  G/ -7  6  A/ 6   4  4  4 C/4)      
To   spend your life in   sin and miser  y,   
[ 4  4 Em/ 4    4  4 B7/-3 3 -3 Em/ 4]
In the  house of the   Ris in g   Sun

G/   A/  C/  Em/  B7/  Em/  B7/

( 7    7    7 Em/ 7    7  G/ -7 6 A/ 6   4   
Well, I've got   one foot   on the  platform,    
C/7 Em/ 7     7  G/ -7  6  B7/ 6       /
 The   other foot   on the    train
 7  Em/ 7 7 G/ -7   6 G/ 6   4 C/  4)        
I'm    going  back to   New Or   leans, 
[4 Em/ 4    4  B7/ -3  3 -3  Em/  4]
 To   wear that    ba ll and    chain

G/   A/  C/  Em/  B7/  Em/  B7/

(7 Em/ 7 7 G/ -7    6 A/ 6  4 C/ 4    /
There  is a   house in   New Or  leans,   
 7 Em/ 7    7 G/ -7  6  B7/ 6       
They  call the  Ris ing    Sun
7  7  Em/ 7   7 G/-76  6 A/ 6 4  44 C/4         
And it's been the ruin of many a poorboy 
4 Em/ 4  4 B7/ -3  3  -3  Em/ 4
And  God I     kno w I'm     one

G/   A/  C/  Em/  B7/  Em/  B7/