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Proud Mary Chords by James Bay

Proud Mary chords by James Bay

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

The original is not played with open chords but barred.

Intro:
C

Verse 1:
C
Left a good job in the city
C
Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day
C
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
C
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Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

Chorus:
G
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Am                  F
  Proud Mary keep on burnin'
  C                                      G
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

Verse 2:
C                                    G
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
C
Pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans
C
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
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Am                F
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
                                         (F is a riff)
C                                      F
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
C*
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

Solo guitar lick:
G  Bb  G  D  C  F  C

Verse 3:
C
If you come down to the river
C
Bet you gonna find some people who live
C
You don't have to worry 'cause you have if you got: no money
C                                         F
People on the river are happy to give

Chorus:
G
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Am                  F
  Proud Mary keep on burnin'
  C                                Am   C
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river  (Yeah)
  C                                Am   C
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

Guitar Solo:
C
Bb  G  Bb  G
Bb G Bb  C  G7
C  Am  G  C
G  C  G  C
G        Am
F     C
D  C  D  C
C
G  C  G  C
C
Am  Bb  C
F  G  C  G
Am    F
C
D  C
C  D  C  G

Verse 4:
C
Left a good job in the city
C
Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day
C
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
C
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

Chorus:
G
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Am                F
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
C                                      Am
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
C
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

Outro:
Bb  F  Db  C*
F*



* = Let ring

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