Chords with lyrics
Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival ~ means tie the notes Intro ~~~ ~~~~~~ _______________ _______ __ __ _________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} {}{}{}{} {} {} {}{}{}{}{} {} {} |C majorC A augmentedA | % |C majorC A augmentedA G+G FF |FF F6F6 FF D MajorD | ___ _____ _ | | | | | | continue rhythm {}{}, {}{}{}, {} |D MajorD | % |
D MajorD Left a good job in the city, workin for ... and I never lost one minute of sleepin'... A augmentedA B minorBm have been. Big wheel a-keep on turnin' .... D MajorD Roll - in', rollin', ...(fill 1) repeat intro: 2nd verse: D MajorD Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, ... Orleans, But I never saw the good side of .... A augmentedA B minorBm on a river boat queen. Big wheel a-keep on .... D MajorD burnin, roll - in, rollin, ....(fill 1) repeat intro: 3rd verse: D MajorD if you come down to the river, bet you're ... you don't have to worry, cause you .... A augmentedA B minorBm happy to give. Big wheel keep on .... D MajorD roll - in, rollin, ....(fill 1) repeat and fade
FILL 1:
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SOLO:
All I have time to tell you is that most of it is alternating between
these two chords: Bar your index finger at the 7th fret.
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Proud Mary chords
Proud Mary is written by John Fogerty, like the wast majority of Creedence Clearwater Revival's songs. The song was a single from the band's second album "Bayou Country". Both the record and the single was released in early 1969. John Fogerty plays the lead guitar and his brother Tom Fogerty plays the rhythm guitar. Use these guitar chords to master their style. Fogerty wrote the famous chords and riff while he was playing around with the chords from Beethoven's fifth symphony!
Proud Mary has been covered by numerous artists and bands. There were 35 cover versions released in 1969 alone!
Other versions of Proud Mary
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Proud mary (Ver. 3) by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Proud mary | Tabs |
Proud mary (Ver. 2) | Chords |
Proud mary (Ver. 2) | Tabs |
Proud mary (Ver. 3) | Chords |