Verse 1
There Am is a C house in D New OrFleans
They Am call the C Rising E7 Sun
And it's Am been the C ruin of D many a poor F boy
And Am God I E7 know I'm Am one E7
Verse 2
My Am mother C was a D tailor F
She Am sewed my C new blue E7 jeans
My Am father C was a D gamblin' F man
Am Down in E7 New OrAmleans E7
Verse 3
Now the Am only C thing a D gambler F needs
Is a Am suit C case and E7 trunk
And the Am only C time that D he's satisFfied
Is Am when he's E7 on a Am drunk E7
Verse 4
Oh Am mother C tell your D children F
Not to Am do what C I have E7 done
Am Spend your C lives in D sin and miseFry
In the Am House of the E7 Rising Am Sun E7
Verse 5
Well I got Am one foot C on the D platform F
The Am other C foot on the E7 train
I'm Am goin' C back to D New OrFleans
To Am wear that E7 ball and Am chain E7
Verse 6
Well there Am is a C house in D New OrFleans
They Am call the C Rising E7 Sun
And it's Am been the C ruin of D many a poor F boy
And Am God I E7 know I'm Am one E7 Am