House of The Rissing Sun
House of The Rissing Sun
House of The Rissing Sun
Finger-picking style: Strumming rhythm
The F chord: The chord of F
requires you to press the index
i m a m i finger across two strings at once.
alternative, easier version of F. 1 2 & 3 4 5 & 6
p
X
Am X
C XX
D XX
F X
F (easier) X
E E7
Index
1 1 11 1 1 1
2 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2
3 3 3 3 4
Am (Em) C (G) D (A) F (C) Am (Em) C (G)
1. There is a house in New Or - leans, they call the Ris - ing
Sun, and it's been the ru - in of ma - ny a poor
3. Now the only thing a gambler needs 5. Now mothers tell your children,
Is a suitcase and a trunk, Not to do as I have done,
And the only time he’s satisfied And spend your life in pain and misery
Is when he’s all a-drunk. In the House of the Rising Sun.