[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-----
[Intro - No drums - BPM 115 - capo at 1 for original key] [D7] Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah...
(drums in - BxxB Sxxx Bxxx Sxxx - BxxB SxBx Bxxx Sxxx) [A7sus4-575755 or x02030][A7sus4][Am6-5x4555 or x02212][Am6] [F][F][Am7][Am]
[Chorus] (Let's [A7sus4] dance) put on your red shoes and [Am6] dance the blues (Let's [F] dance) to the song they're playin' on the [Am7] radio (Let's [A7sus4] sway) while color lights up your [Am6] face (Let's [F] sway) sway through the crowd to an [Am7] empty space
[Verse] [G] If you say run ........ I'll [C] run with [D] you [C][D] [G] If you say hide, .......... we'll [C] hide [D/C][C][D/C] .. Be [G] cause my love for [Em] you would [C] break my heart in [D7] two [D7] If you should fall into my arms and tremble like a....
[Bridge] [A7sus4] Flow [A7sus4] er [Am6][Am6] Let's dance [F][F][Am7][Am]
[Chorus] (Let's [A7sus4] dance) for fear your grace should [Am6] fall (Let's [F] dance) for fear tonight is [Am7] all (Let's [A7sus4] sway) you could look into my eyes [Am6] (Let's sway [F]) under the moonlight, this [Am7] serious moonlight
[Verse] [G] If you say run ........ I'll [C] run with [D] you [C][D] [G] If you say hide, we'll [C] hide [D/C][C][D/C] .. Be [G] cause my love for [Em] you would [C] break my heart in [D7] two [D7] If you should fall into my arms and tremble like a....
[Bridge] [A7sus4] Flow [A7sus4] er [Am6][Am6] [F][F][Am7][Am]
[Chorus] (Let's [A7sus4] dance) put on your red shoes and [Am6] dance the blues (Let's [F] sway) under the moonlight, [Am7] the serious moonlight
[Outro - Solo] [A7sus4] Flow [A7sus4] er [Am6][Am6] Let's dance [F][F][Am7][Am] Repeat to fade w/ad lib
