Here is the correct way to play house of the rising sun.

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Everyone knows this picking pattern right?


|  Am  |  C  |  D  |  F  |

| Am |  C  |  E  |  E  |

| Am |  C  |  D  |  F  |

| Am |  E  | Am | Am |

And this plays through the whole song.