Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Intermediate
The original is not played with open chords but barred.
Intro:
C majorC
Verse 1:
C majorC
Left a good job in the city
C majorC
Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day
C majorC
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
C majorC
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
Chorus:
G+G
Big wheel keep on turnin'
A minorAm FF
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
C majorC G+G
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Verse 2:
C majorC G+G
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
C majorC
Pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans
C majorC
But I never saw the good side of the city
(Slide E-string down from fret 17 to 7)
N.C
'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
Chorus:
G+G
Big wheel keep on turnin'
A minorAm FF
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
(FF is a riff)
C majorC FF
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
C*
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Solo guitar lick:
G+G Bb majorBb G+G D MajorD C majorC FF C majorC
Verse 3:
C majorC
If you come down to the river
C majorC
Bet you gonna find some people who live
C majorC
You don't have to worry 'cause you have if you got: no money
C majorC FF
People on the river are happy to give
Chorus:
G+G
Big wheel keep on turnin'
A minorAm FF
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
C majorC A minorAm C majorC
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river (Yeah)
C majorC A minorAm C majorC
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Guitar Solo:
C majorC
Bb majorBb G+G Bb majorBb G+G
Bb majorBb G+G Bb majorBb C majorC G7G7
C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
G+G A minorAm
FF C majorC
D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC
C
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
C
A minorAm Bb majorBb C majorC
FF G+G C majorC G+G
A minorAm FF
C majorC
D MajorD C majorC
C D MajorD C majorC G+G
Verse 4:
C majorC
Left a good job in the city
C majorC
Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day
C majorC
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
C majorC
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
Chorus:
G+G
Big wheel keep on turnin'
A minorAm FF
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
C majorC A minorAm
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
C majorC
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Outro:
Bb majorBb FF DbDb C*
F*
* = Let ring