House of the Rising Sun (key of C, as done by The Animals)
Public domain - full karaoke IMMHA-L476
Credit: Traditional (as done by The Animals) · traditional
Origin: Traditional American folk song, author unknown (Roud 6393); public domain. Only the traditional words are reproduced; the Animals' arrangement is not. Typed with handwritten chords and slashes, 2/4 time, key of C, 'Traditional, as done by The Animals', with intro and break chord lines.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun
Lyrics sheet: courtesy of Country Roads Folk Music Camp, Mount Madonna County Park, California (about the camp)
Original scan: from John's songbook (scan to be posted on @IMMHACAL)
Chords as printed on the original song sheet. Chords as handwritten.
INTRO: Am/C/D/F/Am/C/E7/E7 Am C D F There is a house in New Orleans, Am C E7 They call the Rising Sun. Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy, Am E7 Am (E7) And God, I know I'm one. Am C D F My mother was a tailor, Am C E7 She sewed my new blue jeans. Am C D F My father was a gamblin' man, Am E7 Am (E7) Down in New Orleans. BREAK: Am/C/D/F/Am/C/E7/E7/Am/C/D/F/Am/E7/Am Am C D F Now mothers, tell your children, Am C E7 Not to do what I have done. Am C D F Spend their life in shame and misery, Am E7 Am In the house of the Rising Sun. Am