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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5 Version 6 Version 7 Version 8All the other chords here were wrong so this is what I believe to be correct. For the tab, just play the chords in arpeggios with the G as a barre chord. [Intro] Dm, F, G, Bb Dm, A7, Dm, A7 [Verse 1] Dm F G Bb There is a house in New Orleans Dm F A7 They call the Rising Sun Dm F G Bb And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Dm A7 Dm And God I know I'm one [Instrumental] F G Bb Dm, A7, Dm, A7 [Verse 2] Dm F G Bb My mother was a tailor Dm F A7 She sewed my new bluejeans Dm F G Bb My father was a gamblin' man Dm A7 Dm Down in New Orleans [Instrumental] F G Bb Dm, A7, Dm, A7 [Verse 3] Dm F G Bb Now the only thing a gambler needs Dm F A7 Is a suitcase and trunk Dm F G Bb And the only time he's satisfied Dm A7 Dm Is when he's on a drunk [Instrumental] F G Bb Dm, A7, Dm, A7 [Organ solo] Dm,F, G, Bb Dm, F, A7 Dm, F, G, Bb Dm, A7, Dm, F, G, Bb Dm, A7, Dm, A7 [Verse 4] Dm F G Bb Oh mother tell your children Dm F A7 Not to do what I have done Dm F G Bb Spend your lives in sin and misery Dm A7 Dm In the House of the Rising Sun [Instrumental] F G Bb Dm, A7, Dm, A7 [Verse 5] Dm F G Bb Well, I got one foot on the platform Dm F A7 The other foot on the train Dm F G Bb I'm goin' back to New Orleans Dm A7 Dm To wear that ball and chain [Instrumental] F G Bb Dm, A7, Dm, A7 [Verse 6] Dm F G Bb Well, there is a house in New Orleans Dm F A7 They call the Rising Sun Dm F G Bb And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Dm A7 Dm And God I know I'm one [Outro] F G Bb Dm, A7, Dm, A7 (repeat until the end)