House Of The Rising Sun

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[Verse 1]

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There is a house in New Orleans
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You call the Rising Sun
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It's been the ruin of many a poor soul
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And me, oh God, I'm one

[Verse 2]

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If I'd listened to what mama said
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I'd be at home today
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Being so young and foolish, poor girl
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I let a gambler lead me astray

[Verse 3]

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My mother she's a tailor
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Sews those new blue jeans
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My sweetheart, he's a drunkard, Lord God
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He drinks down in New Orleans

[Verse 4]

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He fills his glasses to the brim
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Passes them around
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The only pleasure that he gets out of life
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Is a-hoboin' from town to town

[Verse 5]

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The only thing a drunkard needs
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Is a suitcase and a trunk
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The only time that he's half satisfied
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Is when he's on a drunk

[Verse 6]

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Go and tell my baby sister
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Never do like I have done
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Shun that house down in New Orleans
          A                D
That they call that Rising Sun

[Verse 7]

D                    G
It's one foot on the platform
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One foot on the train
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I'm going back down to New Orleans
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To wear my ball and my chain

[Verse 8]

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My life is almost over
   D       A      D
My race is almost run
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Going back down to New Orleans
        D            A      D
To that house of the Rising Sun