House Of The Rising Sun

Conway Twitty

Traditional

Key of G · Chords: I II III IV vi

Verse 1

G     Em   G        A7  C
There is a house in New Orleans
Em        G          B7
They call the Rising Sun
Em            G        A7             C
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Em       B7         Em
And Lord I know I'm one

Verse 2

G  Em     G     C A7
My mother was a tail-or
Em           G        B7
She sewed my old blue jeans
Em       G     A7       C
My daddy was a gambling man
Em          B7  Em
Way down in New Orleans

Verse 3

G     Em  G           C A7
I got one foot on the platform
Em             G    B7
The other's on that train
Em        G       A7  C
I'm going down to New Orleans
Em           B7       Em
To pull that ball and chain

Verse 1

G     Em   G        A7  C
There is a house in New Orleans
Em        G          B7
They call the Rising Sun
Em            G        A7             C
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Em       B7         Em
And Lord I know I'm one

Verse 4

B7                     G
In the House of Rising Sun