[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 | 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-----
"Do I look alright" bit - E string 5p3h5 7 over Em
play full C maj bar at 7 for the finger picking bit - fingers in better position??
[BPM 96] [Intro over G D/F# C D] Solo - G at 7th fret - C shape, D - xx077x E string 7 B 10 8, C - 7xx87x B string 12 10 8 Arpeggiate the chords before playing the solo parts up up up down - then this phrase for D
[Verse 1 - phrase with Em is to play high E 5p3 5 7 with as many notes from E min ringing under] [G] It's late in the [D/F#] evening, [C] she's wondering what cl [D] othes to wear. [G] She puts on her [D/F#] make-up, [C] and brushes her [D] long blonde hair. [C] And then she a [D] sks me [G] "Do I [D/F#] look all [Em] right?" And I say "Y [C] es, you look w [D] onderful toni [G] ght!"
[Riff] [Verse 2] [G] We'd go to [D/F#] party, [C] and everyone t [D] urns to see [G] This beautiful [D/F#] lady, [C] that's walking ar [D] ound with me. [C] And then she [D] asks me: [G] "Do you [D/F#] feel all right [Em] ?" And I say: "Y [C] es, I feel w [D] onderful ton [G] ight!" [Linking phrase] [Stay on G to come into Bridge - can play G strum then b string 10-12 xxx0 x 10h12 xxx0x10 implies G] [Bridge - phrase with Em is to play high E 5p3 5 7 with as many notes from E min ringing under] I feel w [C] onderful bec [D] ause I see the l [G] ove light [D/F#] in your e [Em] yes, And the w [C] onder of it a [D] ll is that you j [C] ust don't real [D] ise, How much I l [G] ove you! [Riff] [Verse 3] [G] It's time to go [D/F#] home now, [C] and I've got an aching [D] head [G] So I give her the [D/F#] car keys, [C] and she helps me to [D] bed. [C] And then I t [D] ell her, [G] as I [D/F#] turn off the l [Em] ight: I say: "My d [C] arling, you are w [D] onderful ton [G] ight! [D/F#][Em] Oh my [C] darling, you were w [D] onderful t [G] onight." [Riff / Solo out- - end xxx0 15 15]
