Key: G
Introduction: Em G A C Em G B
Em G A C
There is a house in Sin City
Em G B
They call the Rising Sun
Em G A C
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Em B Em
And God, I know I'm one
Em G A C
My mother was a tailor
Em G B
She sewed my new blue jeans
Em G A C
My father was a gamblin' man
Em B Em
Down in Sin City
Em G A C
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Em G B
Is a suitcase and a trunk
Em G A C
And the only time he's satisfied
Em B Em
Is when he's on a drunk
Em G A C
Well, I've got one foot on the platform
Em G B
The other's on the train
Em G A C
I'm goin' back to Sin City
Em B Em
To wear that ball and chain
BREAKDOWN: Em
Em G A C
Well, mothers, tell your children
Em G B
Never do what I have done
Em G A C
Spend your lives in sin and misery
Em B Em
In the house of the Rising Sun
Em B Em
In the house of the Rising Sun
Em G A C
Well, there is a house in Sin City
Em G B
They call the Rising Sun
Em G A C
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Em B Em
And God knows, that I, I'm one