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

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Everyone knows this picking pattern right?

|  Am (x02210@1)|  C (x32010@1)|  D (xx0232@1)|  F (133211@1)|

| Am| (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)|  E (022100@1)|  E (022100@1)|

| Am| (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)|  D (xx0232@1)|  F (133211@1)|

| Am| (x02210@1) E (022100@1)| Am| (x02210@1)Am| (x02210@1)
And this plays through the whole song.