House of the Rising Sun by The Animals

Intro

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Verse 1

There

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is a

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house in

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New Orleans

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They

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call the

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Risin'

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Sun

And it's

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been the

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ruin of

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many a poor

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boy

And

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God, I

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know I'm

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one

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Verse 2

My

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mother

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was a

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tailor

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She

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sewed my

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new blue

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jeans

My

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father

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was a

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gamblin'

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man

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Down in

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New Or-

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leans

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Verse 3

Now, the

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only

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thing a

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gambler

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needs

Is a

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suitcase

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and a

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trunk

And the

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only

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time that

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he's satisf-

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ied

Is

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when he's

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on a

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drunk

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Organ Solo

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Verse 4

                    
                    Oh, 
                  
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                    Mother,
                  
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                     tell your 
                  
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                    children 
                  
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                    Not to 
                  
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                    do what 
                  
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                    I have 
                  
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                    done
                  
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                    Spend your 
                  
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                    lives in 
                  
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                    sin and mis-
                  
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                    ery
                  
                    In the 
                  
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                    house of the 
                  
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                    risin' 
                  
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                    sun
                  
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                    F
                  
                    Am
                  
                    E
                  
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Verse 5

                    
                    Well, I've got 
                  
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                    one foot 
                  
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                    on the 
                  
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                    platform 
                  
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                    the 
                  
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                    other 
                  
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                    foot on the 
                  
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                    train 
                  
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                    I'm 
                  
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                    goin' 
                  
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                    back to 
                  
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                    New Orleans 
                  
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                    To 
                  
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                    wear that 
                  
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                    ball and 
                  
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                    chain
                  
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Verse 6

Well, there

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