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Some years back the classic song, House Of The Rising Sun was included on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time at number 122. This is a song with a unique fascination for music lovers of our time and being able to pick up a guitar and play The House Of The Rising Sun will guarantee you will be the center of attention at any social gathering whether it be the office party, a high school dance or a get together at your favorite penitentiary. The song was first recorded by a sixteen-year-old girl called Georgia Turner who later became a professional folksinger. It was recorded by many artists including Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly but it was an English rock group, as usual, who showed the world how to interpret an American folksong. During the sixties and seventies there was a whole new wave of electric bands singing folksongs but Eric Burdon And The Animals with House Of The Rising Sun are credited with starting the trend. The guitar chords for House Of The Rising Sun are quite easy to play, so in a matter of minutes you will be able to start working in your own personal arrangement of this iconic song. The key to the sound of the song is the A minor chord played as an arpeggio. Here is a simplified version: E ------------------------------- B ------------------1------------ G -------------2--------2--------- D ---------2----------------2----- A --0----------------------------- E -------------------------------- You will be able to duplicate the Animals' guitarist, Hilton Valentine's strumming with a little practice and you will easily see how he fits a couple of extra notes in. There are more detailed tab versions on the internet and video clips of The Animals playing the song on TV. So here are the lyrics with the guitar chords shown on the first verse: Am C D F There is a house in New Orleans Am C E E They call the Rising Sun Am C D F And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Am E Am And God I know I'm one JUST REPEAT THE CHORD SEQUENCE FOR THE REST OF THE VERSES My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue jeans My father was a gamblin' man Down in New Orleans Now the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and trunk And the only time he's satisfied Is when he's on a drunk Oh mother tell your children Not to do what I have done Spend your lives in sin and misery In the House of the Rising Sun Well, I got one foot on the platform The other foot on the train I'm goin' back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain Well, there is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know I'm one If you search around the internet you will find some slightly different versions, but I would suggest you use what I have given you here as a basis for your own trademark rendition.
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