120
Bon Jovi-Living On A Prayer
[Intro - BPM 123 - with Em Riff over Em]
No drums --- [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em] (drums in)
With drums - [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em] - [C] [D] [Em] [Em]
[Verse]
[Em] Tommy used to work on the docks [Emadd9 - 022002]
[Em] Union's been on strike. He's down on his luck
It's [C] tough, [D] so tough. [Em - Riff x 2]
[Em] Gina works the diner all day [Emadd9]
[Em] Working for her man. She brings home her pay
For [C] love, [D] for love. [Em - Riff x 2]
[Pre-Chorus]
She says we've got to
[C] hold [D] on to [D] what we've [Em] got. It
[C] doesn't make a [D] difference if we
[D] make it or [Em] not. We've
[C] got each [D] other and [D] that's a [Em] lot, for
[C] love. We'll [D] give it a shot.
[Chorus]
[Em] Oh, ....... [C] we're [D] halfway [D] there,
[G] woah ........ [C] oh, [D] livin' on a [D] prayer.
[Em] Take my [C] hand, we'll [D] make it I [D] swear
[G] Woah .... [C] oh [D] livin' on a [D] prayer.
[Em - Riff x 2]
[Verse]
[Em] Tommy's got his six string in hock. [Emadd9]
[Em] Now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk
So [C] tough [D], it's [Em - Riff x 2] tough.
[Em] Gina dreams of running away [Emadd9]
[Em] When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers:
Baby it's O [C] .K., [D] some [Em - Riff x 2] day.
[Pre-Chorus]
we've got to
[C] hold [D] on to [D] what we've [Em] got. It
[C] doesn't make a [D] difference if we
[D] make it or [Em] not. We've
[C] got each [D] other and [D] that's a [Em] lot, for
[C] love. We'll [D] give it a shot.
[Chorus]
[Em] Oh, ....... [C] we're [D] halfway [D] there,
[G] woah ........ [C] oh, [D] livin' on a [D] prayer.
[Em] Take my [C] hand, we'll [D] make it I [D] swear
[G] Woah .... [C] oh [D] livin' on a [D] prayer.
[Live Just repeat and end - no key change]
[End]
[Csus2] Livin' on a prayer.
[Solo]
[Em] [C] [D] [D] - [G] [C] [D] [D]
[Em] [C] [D] [D] - [G] [C] [Em] [Em]
[Em] [Em]
[Bridge]
[Em] Oooooooooh, we've got to [C] hold [D] on, ready or
[Em] not. You [C] live for the fight when that's
[D] all that you've got.
[Outro Chorus - repeat to fade - Play Eb 365343 to keep position]
[Gm] Woooo [Eb] oo, we're [F] halfway [F] there
[Bb] Woah [Eb] oh, [F] livin' on a [F] prayer.
[Gm] Take my [Eb] hand and we'll [F] make it I [F] swear
[Bb] Woah [Eb] oh, [F] livin' on a [F] prayer.
[End]
Intro
Keys - Bass but no Drums (figure Em Em Em7 Em)
Em Em Em Em (Drums in at end - xxxx xxxx SSSS SxSx)
Em Em Em Em (Em Riff x 2 over Em, play high open strings as well)
[Cmaj7 x35500] [Dsus2add6 x57700] Em Em
Em Em Em Em (Em riff over Em, play high open strings as well)
[Cmaj7 x35500] (Once upon a time), [Dsus2add6 x57700] (not so long a)
Em (go) Em (Em riff with drum xSSx SxSx)
[Em Riff]
A ---7-5-- 5-------
E --0----55--------
Dr--B-S-B-S-
During verse strum the top 3 open strings so get Em chord
150
Darius Rucker-Wagon Wheel
[Intro - BPM 148 - Capo 2 - No drums]
[G] [D] [Em] [C] (drum pickup)
(Violin line - drums in)
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[Verse]
[G] Heading down south to the [D] land of the pines
[Em] I'm thumbing my way into [C] North Caroline
[G] Staring up the road and [D] pray to God I see
[C] headlights .........
[G] I made it down the coast in [D] seventeen hours
[Em] Picking me a bouquet of [C] dogwood flowers And I'm a-
[G] hopin' for Raleigh, I can [D] see my baby to
[C] night .................
[Chorus]
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me...................
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me ......................
[Instrumental - Violin line]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [C]
[Verse]
[G] Running from the cold [D] up in New England
I was [Em] born to be a fiddler in an [C] old time string band
My [G] baby plays a guitar, [D] I pick a banjo
[C] now ,,,,,,,,,,,,
Oh, [G] north country winters keep a [D] getting me down
I lost my [Em] money playing poker so I [C] had to leave town
But I [G] ain't turning back to [D] living that old life
[C] no more ...............
[Chorus]
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[Instrumental - Violin line]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [C]
[Guitar Solo]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [C]
[Verse - No drums - Quiet - one strum each chord below]
[G] Walkin' to the south [D] out of Roanoke
I caught a [Em] trucker out of Philly had a [C] nice long toke
But [G] he's a heading west from the [D] Cumberland gap
To [C] Johnson City, Tennessee [C]
And I [G] gotta get a move on [D] before the sun
I hear my [Em] baby calling my name and I [C] know that she's the only one
And [G] if I died in Raleigh at [D] least
I will die [C] free ................
[Chorus] (Quiet - one strum each chord below - slight slap snare drums)
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
(Full volume - normal strumming)
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[Ending - Acapella]
violin line out - fade or drop to finger picking halfway
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[End]
[Notes]
Drum fill - swing
--TT-TB - Prep first finger to strum after thumb hit
1231231
[Notes]
[Drum pickup bit - Relative to Capo at 2]
G D Em C
E -2-22-0h2--22--2---7-5----x--x-----0--03s5--7--------
B -2-22-3-3--33--3---0-0--8-0--101--3---------x--------
G -0-00-2-2--22--2---0-0--0-7--0----0---------0--------
D -0-00-0-0--00--0---x-x--x-x--2----2---------0--------
A -2-22--------------7*7--7-7--3----3---------x--------
E -3-33-------------------0-0-----------------3--------
* fret with 3rd finger
Note for Em section can also play
Em to Emadd4 Em Em7
x-9-11-11-10-9 x-9-11-9-12-9 x-9-11-11-10-9 x-9-11-9-10-9
[Main theme]
G D Em C
E -7--7--7-5-2-----0-0-0---x----0--03s5--7----
B -x--x--x-x-3-----3-0-0---101-3--3-----------
G -0--0--0-0-2-----0-0-0---0---0--0-----------
D -0--0--0-0-0-----2-2-2---2---2--2-----------
A -x--x--x-x-0-----2-2-2---3---3--3-----------
E -3--3--3-3-x-----0-0-0----------------------
95
George Michael-Faith
[Verse - Capo 2 - 2/4 - Syncopated bass drum - BPM 96]
[follow guitar with bass drum bxxb xxbx xxbx xxxx]
Well I guess it would be [A] nice if I could touch your body
I know not every [D] body has got a body like [A] you
But I've got to think [A] twice before I give my heart away
And I know [D] all the games you play because
I play them [A] to
[Chorus - still just bass drum but straight - play chords mainly at start of each section]
Oh, but I [D] need some time off from [A] that emotion
[D] Time to pick my heart up off the [A] floor
Oh when that [D] love comes down with [A] out
[F#m7] votion
Well it [Bm] takes a strong man baby but I'm
[E] showing you the door (stop - duration is 2 more bass beats before full drums back in)
Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith
Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith
I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah
[Verse - Slap strings now for snare - 2/4 in]
[A] BABY, I know you're asking me to stay
Say please, please, [D] please don't go away
You say I'm giving you the [A] blues
[A] MAYBE, you mean every word you say
Can't help but [D] think of yesterday
And another who [A] tied, me, down, to, lover boy rules
[Chorus - play chords mainly at start of each section]
Be [D] fore this river be [A] comes an ocean
Be [D] fore you throw my heart back on the [A] floor
Oh-baby-I [D] reconsider my [A] foolish [F#m7] notion
Well I [Bm] need someone to hold me but I'll
[E] wait for something more (stop)
Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith
Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith
I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah
[Solo - Full drums - Snare is no longer a slap on strings]
A A D A x 2 (Buddy holly riff) 6-7 on E whilst holding 799
(General riffs - capo on 2)
A D A
E -11-------------9-7--------------
B -12-------------7-7--------------
G -11-------------8-8-/---9-/------ x 2
D -X--------------9-9-----9----9---
A ----------------------6s7----9---
E ---------------------------6s7---
[Chorus - play chords mainly at start of each section]
Be [D] fore this river be [A] comes an ocean
Be [D] fore you throw my heart back on the [A] floor
Oh-baby-I [D] reconsider my [A] foolish [F#m7] notion
Well I [Bm] need someone to hold me but I'll
[E] wait for something more (stop drums for 6 bass hits - vocals between 4 and 5)
(Build - string snare to full snare)
Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith
Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith
I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah
[End]
95
Kenny Rogers-The Gambler
[Verse - No drums]
G C G
On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
G G D
I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to speak
G C G
So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness
C G D7 G
'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak.
G C G
He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
G D
Knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes,
G C G
And if you don't mind me sayin', I can see you're out of aces,
C G D G
And for a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."
(bass drum on 2 and 4 to begin with - no snare)
G C G
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow;
G G D
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light,
G C G
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression,
C G D G
' said "If you're gon na play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.
[Chorus - Half time shuffle]
G C G
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
C G D
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
G D G C G
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
C G D G
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
[Verse]
A D A
Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
A E
Is knownin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep
A E A D A
'Cause every hand's a winner, and every hand's a loser,
D A E A
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."
[Verse]
A D A
And when he finished speakin', he turned back toward the window,
A E
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep, (drums stop)
A E A D A
And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even,
D A E A
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.
[Chorus - Drums back in]
A D A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
D A A E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
A E A D A
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
A D A E A
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
[Chorus]
A D A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
D A A E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
A E A D A
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
A D A E A
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
[Chorus - A Cappella]
A D A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
D A E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
A E A D A
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
A D A E A
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
95
Lynyrd Skynyrd-Sweet Home Alabama
[Intro - BPM 98 - riff on own - then riff and drums]
(notes - Wheels, Well I Heard, In Birmingham, Muscle Shoals)
[Verse]
Big wheels keep on turning
Carrying me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the southland
I'm missing old mammie once again
And I think it's a sin, yes
[Riff]
Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her (oo, oo, oo)
Well I heard old Neil put it down
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don't need him around anyhow
[Chorus]
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
[Solo 1]
In Birmingham they loved the governor (oo, oo, oo F to C bit)
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth
[Chorus]
Here I come Alabama
[Solo - Alabam ah, ah, ah]
[Riff]
[Verse]
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers (oo, oo, oo)
And they've been known to pick a song or two (yes, they do)
Lord they give me oh so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue
Now how about you?
[Chorus] F to C bit at end
[Chorus]
85
Oasis-Wonderwall
[Intro - BPM 88 - No drums - Capo 2 for original key]
Em7 G D A7sus4
Em7 G D A7sus4
Em7 G D A7sus4
Em7 G D A7sus4
[Verse 1 - No drums]
[Em] Today is [G] gonna be the day
That they're [D] gonna throw it back to you [A7sus4]
[Em] By now you [G] should've somehow
Rea [D] lised what you gotta do [A7sus4]
[Em] I don't believe that [G] anybody
[D] Feels the way I [A7sus4] do about you now
[Em] [G] [D] [A7sus4]
[Verse 2 - Drums in on 'That the']
[Em] Backbeat the [G] word is on the street
That the [D] fire in your heart is out [A7sus4]
[Em] I'm sure you've [G] heard it all before
But you [D] never really had a doubt [A7sus4]
[Em] I don't believe that [G] anybody [D] feels
The way I [A7sus4] do about you now
[Em] [G] [D] [A7sus4]
[Pre-Chorus]
And [C] all the roads we [D] have to walk are [Em] winding
And [C] all the lights that [D] lead us there are [Em] blinding
[C] There are many [D] things that I would
[G] Like to [D] say to [Em] you
But I [D] don't know [A7sus4] how
[Chorus]
Because
[C] maybe.. [Em] ...... [G] ...You're [Em] gonna be the one that
[C] saves me? [Em] [G] And [Em] after
[C] all ... [Em] ........ [G] You're my [Em] wonder....
[C] wall.. [Em] .... [G] .... [Em]
[Stop]
[Drum fill BxSx SxBS xSSS SBSx]
[Verse 3]
[Em] Today was [G] gonna be the day
But they'll [D] never throw it back [A7sus4] to you
[Em] By now you [G] should've somehow
Rea [D] lised what you're not [A7sus4] to do
[Em] I don't believe that [G] anybody
[D] Feels the way I do [A7sus4]
About you now
[Em] [G] [D] [A7sus4]
[Pre-Chorus]
And [C] all the roads that [D] lead you there are [Em] winding
And [C] all the lights that [D] light the way are [Em] blinding
[C] There are many [D] things that I would [G] like to [D] say to [Em] you
But I [D] don't know [A7sus4] how
[Chorus]
Because
[C] maybe.. [Em] ...... [G] ...You're [Em] gonna be the one that
[C] saves me? [Em] ........ [G] And [Em] after
[C] all ... [Em] ........ [G] You're my [Em] wonder....
[C] wall.. [Em] .... [G] ...... [Em] Because
[C] maybe..(I said [Em] maybe) [G] You're [Em] gonna be the one that
[C] saves me? [Em] ....... [G] And [Em] after
[C] all ... [Em] ........ [G] ...You're my [Em] wonder....
[C] wall.. [Em] .... [G] ...... [Em] ....I said
[C] maybe (I said [Em] maybe) [G] ... You're [Em] gonna be the one that
[C] saves me? (that [Em] saves me [G] You're [Em] gonna be the one that
[C] saves me? (that [Em] saves me [G] You're [Em] gonna be the one that
[C] saves me? (that [Em] saves me [G] ) [Em]
[End]
[Solo]
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------0-----|
D|------------2--| x8
A|--3-2-3--------|E|---------------|
55
Prince-Purple Rain
[Intro- All straight]
[C] [Am] [G] [F]
[Verse 1]
[C] I never meant to cause you any
[Am] sorrow -----------
[G] I never meant to cause you any
[F] pain ---------------------
[C] I only want one time to see you laugh
[Am] ing
I (now adds extra half bar on G)
[G] only want to see you laughing [G]in the purple
[C] rain
[Chorus]
Purple rain, purple
[F] rain
Purple rain, purple
[C] rain
[Am] Purple rain, purple
[G] rain
[G] (break)
(now adds extra half bar on G)
[G]I only want to see you bathing
in the Purple [C] Rain
[Verse 2]
I never wanted to be your weekend
[C] lover [Am]
[G] I only wanted to be some kind of [F] friend
[C] Baby I could never steal you from an [Am] other
(now adds extra half bar on G*)
[G] It's such a shame our [G*]friendship
had to [C] end
[Chorus]
Purple rain, purple
[F] rain
Purple rain, purple
[C] rain
[Am] Purple rain, purple
[G] rain
[G] (break)
(now adds extra half bar on G)
I only want to see you under [G]neath
the Purple [C] Rain
[Verse 3]
Honey I know I know I know times are
[C] changin'
[Am]
[G] It's time we all reach out for somethin' new
[F] That means you too
[C] You say you want a leader
[Am] But you can't seem to make up your mind
I think you better
close [G] it (now adds extra half bar on G)
and let me guide you [G*] to the purple
rain [C]
[Chorus]
Purple rain, purple
[F] rain
Purple rain, purple
[C] rain
[Am] Purple rain, purple
[G] rain
[G] (break)
(now adds extra half bar on G)
I only want to see you in the Purple [C] Rain
[Outro - Play Cmaj7, Asus2, Gsus4 to allude to lead part]
[C] [Am] [G] [F]
120
Spice Girls-Who Do You Think You Are
[Intro - Just bass drum then full drums come in]
F#m F#m B/F# F#m - F#m F#m F#m F#m
(horns imply B7/F#)
[Verse 1 - B/F# is on snare]
[F#m] The race is on [B/F# - 224442]to get [F#m] out of the bottom, [B/F#]
[F#m] The top is so high [B/F#]so your [F#m] roots are forgotten, [B/F#]
[F#m] Giving is good [B/F#] as [F#m] long as you're getting, [B/F#]
[F#m] What's driving you [B/F#] is am- [F#m] bition and betting [B/F#]
[Bridge:]
I said [Gmaj7] who who who who
[Em] do you [Bm] think you are? (Do you think you are?) .. I said
[Gmaj7] ooo ooo ooo ooo some [Em] kind of [Bm] superstar
[F#m7] You have got to
[Chorus:]
[F#m] Swing it, shake it, move it, [B/F#]make it,
[F#m] who do you think you are? [B/F#]
[F#m] Trust it, use it, prove it, [B/F#]groove it,
[F#m] show me how good you are [B/F#]
[F#m] Swing it, shake it, move it, [B/F#]make it,
[F#m] who do you think you are? [B/F#]
[F#m] Trust it, use it, prove it, [B/F#]groove it,
[F#m] show how good you are! [B/F#]
[Interlude:]
F#m F#m B/F# F#m - F#m F#m F#m F#m X 2
[Verse 2:]
[F#m] You're swelling out [B/F#] in the [F#m] wrong direction [B/F#]
[F#m] You've got the bug, [B/F#] super [F#m] star you've been bitten, [B/F#]
[F#m] Your trumpet's blowing [B/F#] for [F#m] far too long [B/F#]
[F#m] Climbing the snake [B/F#] up the [F#m] ladder, but you're [B/F#] wrong
[Bridge:]
[Gmaj7] who who who who
[Em] do you [Bm] think you are? (Do you think you are?) .. I said
[Gmaj7] ooo ooo ooo ooo some [Em] kind of [Bm] superstar
[F#m7] You have got to
[Chorus:]
[F#m] Swing it, shake it, move it, [B/F#]make it,
[F#m] who do you think you are? [B/F#]
[F#m] Trust it, use it, prove it, [B/F#]groove it,
[F#m] show me how good you are [B/F#]
[F#m] Swing it, shake it, move it, [B/F#]make it,
[F#m] who do you think you are? [B/F#]
[F#m] Trust it, use it, prove it, [B/F#]groove it,
[F#m] show how good you are! [B/F#]
[Instrumental] Random jam over F#m F#m B/F# F#m x ??
[Middle Eight]
[F#m] You have got [B/F#] to [F#m] reach on up [B/F#]
[F#m] never lose your [B/F#] soul [F#m] [B/F#]
[F#m] You have got to [B/F#] reach [F#m] on up [B/F#]
[F#m] never lose con [B/F#] trol [F#m]
[Bridge:]
[Gmaj7] who who who who
[Em] do you [Bm] think you are? (Do you think you are?) .. I said
[Gmaj7] ooo ooo ooo ooo some [Em] kind of [Bm] superstar
[F#m7] You have got to
[Chorus: x 2]
[F#m] Swing it, shake it, move it, [B/F#]make it,
[F#m] who do you think you are? [B/F#]
[F#m] Trust it, use it, prove it, [B/F#]groove it,
[F#m] show me how good you are [B/F#]
[F#m] Swing it, shake it, move it, [B/F#]make it,
[F#m] who do you think you are? [B/F#]
[F#m] Trust it, use it, prove it, [B/F#]groove it,
[F#m] show how good you are! [B/F#]
[End]
[F#m] Groove it! )
105
Tina Turner-Simply The Best
[Intro]
[E]
[Verse - Play add6, maj7 riff throughout all]
I [E] call you when I need you, my heart's on fire
(riff - E Eadd6-022120 Emaj7-022444 E)
You [E] come to me, come to me wild and wired
When you come to [C#m] me
Give me everything I [A] need [A] (ring - drums stop then back in)
Give me a [E] lifetime of promises and a world of dreams
Speak the language of love like you know what it means
ohh, it can't be [C#m] wrong
Take my heart and make it [A] stronger baby
[B] [B] [B] N.C.
[Chorus]
You're simply the best [E] ,
(riff - [E] [Eadd9-022102] [Esus4-0-x-9-9-10-x] [E-0-x-9-9-9-x])
better than all the rest (riff again)
Better than [C#m] anyone, anyone I've [B7] ever met
I'm stuck on your [E] heart, (riff) I hang on every word you say (riff)
Tear us a [C#m] part, baby I would [B7] rather be dead
[Verse]
In your heart [E] I see the stars of every night and every day
In your eyes I get lost, I get washed away
Just as [C#m] long as I'm here in your arms
I could be in no [A] better place
[B] [B] [B] N.C.
[Chorus]
You're simply the best [E] (riff), better than all the rest (riff)
Better than [C#m] anyone, anyone I've [B7] ever met
I'm stuck on your [E] heart (riff), I hang on every word you say
Tear us a [C#m] part, baby I would [B7] rather be dead
[Bridge - TOTAL HEAD VOICE]
[A] Each time you leave me I start losing control
You're [C#m] walking away with my heart and my soul
[A] I can feel you even when I'm alone
[B] Oh baby, don't let [C#] go
(Key change to F#)
[Sax Solo]
[F#] [F#] [F#] [F#]
[D#m] [C#7]
[Chorus - TOTAL HEAD VOICE]
You're the best [F#] , better than all the rest
Better than [D#m] anyone, anyone I've [C#7] ever met
I'm stuck on your [F#] heart, and hang on every word you say
Tear us a [D#m] part, baby I would [C#7] rather be dead
Oh, you're the best [F#] .. (ring)
170
Tina Turner-Proud Mary
[USE DROP D - MAKES THE RIFFS EASIER IF ACCIDENTALLY HIT LOW E STRING]
[Intro - Ike and Tina - BPM 85 - No drums - slow - USE DISTORTION?]
[D]Left a good job down in the city
Working for the man every night and day
But I never lost a minute of sleeping
Worried 'bout the way things
might have been [Run F# G G# A - Phrase drop D 444 555 666 then to A5]
[A] Big wheels keep on turning
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on [G] burning
[Together]
(And we) [D] Rolling, rolling, rolling on a river
[Verse 1]
[D] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
(And I) Pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
(Un)til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
[A] Big wheel a-keep on turnin', ooh the [Bm]
Proud Mary keep on [G] burnin'
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river)
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river)
[Drums in - BPM 85 (double time versus start) - USE DISTORTION?]
Vamp on [D]
[D-riff2]
[Verse 1]
[D-x5777x] Left a good job (down) in the city,
Workin' for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
I was worryin' 'bout the way that things
might have been [Run F# G G# A - DROP D IS 444xxx 555xxx 666xxx 777xxx]
[A] Big wheel a-keep on turnin', ooh the
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on [G] burnin'
(play D at 000232 so can allude to the rolling counterline by playing D Dsus2 D5)
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river)
[D-riff 1]
E -14--14----12-10-12-10
B -10--------------------
G -11--------------------
D -0---------------------
A -0---------------------
E -0---------------------
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
[River Do Do bit - IN DROP D - G IS 555xxx F is 333xxx]
(play 000232 so high F# of 'doo' rings out)
D D D [PLAY NEXT SECTION WITH ALL NECESSARY UPSTRUMS TO MAINTAIN GROOVE]
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G |
[D-riff2]
[Verse 2]
[D] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis [C-G]
(And I) Pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
(Un)til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen [Run F# G G# A]
(You know that) [A] Big wheels keep on turnin',
ooh the [Bm] Proud Mary keep on [G] burnin'
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
[River Do Do bit]
D D D
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G |
[D-riff2]
[Verse]
So [D] if you come down to the river [C] [G]
[D] I bet you're gonna find some people who live
[D] You don't have to worry, if you got no money
People on the river are happy [F#] to [G] give [G#]
[A] Big wheel a-keep on turnin' (turnin'),
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on [G] burnin' (burnin')
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
[River Do Do bit]
D D D
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G |
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
D D D
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G | (end on G)
[End]
[D-riff2 - riff starts on 3rd note of bar]
E ---------------7--x--x-x--
B -----5s7--777--7--12-x-7--
G -----5s7--777--7--7--9-7--
D -----5s7--777--7--7--7-7-- x 3
A -----3s5--555--x--x--x-x--
E/D----0---------0--0--0-0-
DrB--S-B----S-B-S--B--S--
E -7--5-5-5----3--3---
B -7--7-5-7----5--3---
G -7--7-5-7----5--4----Or for C to G -55---- (to make quicker)
D -7--7-5-7----5--5---- -32---
A -5--5-5-5----3--5---- -------
E ----------------3-----