alt-J - House Of The Rising Sun: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "House Of The Rising Sun" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      Bm   G/B       D
There is a house in New Orleans
     F#m      D/F#    G
They call the Rising Sun
         Bm       G/B           D
And it's been the ruin of many poor souls
    F#m      D/F#      G
And lord, my father is one

   F#m             E
My mother, she's a tailor
     E           G        D
She sews those blue blue jeans
    Bm               D
To keep my gambling father drunk
     F#m     D/F#   G
Deep down in New Orleans

Chorus:
G                     F#            D        G
It's a happy, happy, happy, happy, fun day, day

Like a bird flying over forest fire
My father feels the heat beneath his wings
And in debt he leaves for another town
Where he gambles and, drunk, he still drinks

My mother hides from pleasure
And thinks of Father on her knees
Lifted in the arms of God
Away from New Orleans

Chorus:
Happy happy happy happy fun day day
Happy happy happy happy fun day day


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "House Of The Rising Sun" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "House Of The Rising Sun" by alt-J.