The Real House Of The Rising Sun chords by Waylon Jennings (Official Version)

Intro 1

Verse 1

There is a house down in New Orleans

They call The Rising Sun

And it's been the ruin for many poor boys

And me, oh God, I'm one

Verse 2
Am 
C 
D 
F 
My mother was a tailor
Am 
C 
E 
E7 
She sewed these old blue jeans
Am 
C 
D 
F 
My father was a gambler, Lord
Am 
E 
D 
Down in New Orleans
(Down in New Orleans)

Verse 3

The only thing a gambler needs

Is a suitcase and a trunk

And the only time he's ever satisfied

Is when he's on a drunk

Verse 4

Go tell my baby sister

Not to do the things I've done

But shun that house down in New Orleans

That they call The Rising Sun (Rising Sun)

Verse 5
Am 
C 
D 
F 
There is  a house down in New Orleans
Am 
C 
E 
E7 
That they call The Rising Sun (Rising Sun)
Am 
C 
D 
F 
And it's been the ruin for many poor boys
Am 
E 
D 
And me, oh God, I'm one (I'm one)
Am 
Am 
A 

1965Folk

Unlock All Tools

100+ tunings, chord games & metronome

Get now

Chords

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A minorBPM: 94

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.

142 views

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

Even perfectly fretted chords sound wrong on an out-of-tune guitar. Get in tune in seconds, right in your browser, with the free online guitar tuner

This is the definitive original version of The Real House Of The Rising Sun by Waylon Jennings, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn The Real House Of The Rising Sun the way Waylon Jennings intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

The Real House Of The Rising Sun

Waylon Jennings

More songs by Waylon Jennings

Discover chords for more songs to play

287 More

Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys

4.9

10.2K

Waymore's Blues

5.0

1.5K

Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way

5.0

1.7K

Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)

4.9

3.6K

A Good Hearted Woman

4.6

2.6K

The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)

I'm A Ramblin' Man

4.8

762

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

800K+ More

Come Pick Me Up

Ryan Adams

5.0

825

Aku Masih Seperti Yang Dulu

Felix Irwan

5.0

824

Kathy's SongTabs

Simon & Garfunkel

4.7

823

Aida

Rino Gaetano

4.0

832

Alive

P.O.D.

5.0

832

My Moon My Man

Feist

4.6

832

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Marvin Gaye

5.0

831

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

100 More

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

4.8

49.3M

YellowTabs

Coldplay

4.8

18.3M

Wonderwall

Oasis

4.8

8.4M

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

4.8

6.5M

Let It BeTabs

The Beatles

4.9

5.7M

I'm YoursTabs

Jason Mraz

4.8

5.4M

EllaTabs

Junior H

4.6

4.9M

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

17K+ More

241

Rivermaya

HallelujaTabs

Westernhagen

Same Boat

Zac Brown Band

Passion

PinkPantheress

Free

Zac Brown Band

DYWTYLM

Sleep Token

L'universo tranne noi

Max Pezzali

5.0