[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-----
[Verse 1 - Chugging guitar] [Em] ........Baby [B7] look at me... [Em] ....and tell me [Am7] what you see. [D] You ain't seen the best of me yet [A] Give me time I'll [C] make you for [D] get [B7] the [Em] rest. [Em] ......I got [B7] more in me.. [Em] ....and you can [Am7] set it free. [D] I can catch the moon in my hand [A] Don't you know who I [B] am? Re [Bsus2] member [B7] my [Em] name.
[Chorus] [Em] *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] I'm gonna [B7] learn how to [Em] fly *High! [Am7] I feel it [C] comin' to [D] gether [Bsus2] People will [B7] see me and [Em] cry *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] make it to [D] heaven [Bsus2] Light up the [B7] sky like a f [Em] lame *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] Baby re [B7] member my [Em] name. Re [Em] member re [Em] member x4
[Interlude / Intro again] Em Em Em Em Em C Am7 B7 x2
[Verse 2] [Em] ....Baby [B7] ..hold me tight. [Em] ...cause you can [Am7] make it right. [D] You can shoot me straight to the top [A] Give me love and [C] take all I've [D] got [B7] to [Em] give. [Em] ....Baby. [B7] ..I'll be tough. [Em] ...too much is [Am7] not enough. [D] I can ride your heart till it breaks [A] Ooh, I got what it [B] takes.
[Chorus] [Em] *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] I'm gonna l [B7] earn how to [Em] fly *High! [Am7] I feel it [C] comin' to [D] gether [Bsus2] People will [B7] see me and [Em] cry *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] make it to [D] heaven [Bsus2] Light up the [B7] sky like a [Em] flame *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] Baby re [B7] member my [Em] name. Re [Em] member re [Em] member x4
[Solo - Key change up a tone but don't bother for live] (over just B I think) [B] with some Bsus2 and B7 sprinkled in
[Outro] [Em] *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] I'm gonna l [B7] earn how to [Em] fly *High! [Am7] I feel it [C] comin' to [D] gether [Bsus2] People will [B7] see me and [Em] cry *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] make it to [D] heaven [Bsus2] Light up the [B7] sky like a [Em] flame *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] Baby re [B7] member my [Em] name. Re [Em] member re [Em] member x4