Ricky Skaggs

^Am There is ^C a house in ^D New Or ^F leans, ^Am They call ^C the Rising ^E Sun,
^Am It's been the r ^C uin of m ^D any a g ^F irl,
^Am And me ^E oh Lord ^Am I'm one
(verse 2)
My mother is a tailor she sews those new blue jeans,
My husband he's a gambling man
Drinks down in New Orleans.
(verse 3)
My hu ^Am sband ^C is a ^D gamble ^F r, he g ^Am oes from t ^C own to to ^E wn,
^Am The only ti ^C me he's sa ^D tified, is w ^F hen,
He d ^Am rinks h ^E is liquor ^Am down.
(verse 3)
Go tell my baby sister, never do what I have done,
Shun that house in New Orleans,
They call the rising sun,
(verse 5)
^Am One fo ^C ot on t ^D he pla ^F tform, the o ^Am ther's ^C on the tr ^E ain,
I'm g ^Am oing b ^C ack to ^D New Orl ^F eans,
To w ^Am ear that ^E ball and c ^Am hain,
(verse 6)
Going back to New Orlean, my race is almost run,
I'm going to spend the rest of my life,
Beneath that rising sun,