[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-----
[Intro Riff - BPM 98 - No drums (claps at end)] [E].............[A] [C#m][G#m][A][E][F#m][B][E]
E---------------------------------4---4---5--0----2---2--0-------- B-----99-9-------2----99-9--------5---4---5--0----2---4--0-------- G-----99-9-------2----99-9--------6---4---6--1----2---4--1-------- D-2---99-9-------2----99-9--------6---6---7--2----4---4--2-------- A-2---77-7-----240----77-7--------4---6---7--2----4---2--2-------- E-0----------34------------245-578----4---5--0----2------0-------- DrB---S---B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S--- (power chord for first E maj - use 2nd and 4th finger for 24 and 023 runs so can hold A chord down whilst doing so)
[Drums in - Vocal Intro - Start notes B to E] Uh- [E] huh [B/D][C#m] huh [B] huh [A] huh [A/G#][F#m] Let me [B] tell ya now [C#m] Uh-huh [G#m] Uh-huh [A] uh-huh [E] uh-huh [F#m] ooh o [B] oh o [E] oh
[Verse 1 - Start note is open B string - Just bass drum] [E] When I had you to myself I [A] didn't want you around Those [C#m] pretty [G#m] faces [A] always [E] made you [F#m] stand out [B] in a [E] crowd But [E] someone picked you from the bunch One [A] glance was all it took [C#m] Now it's [G#m] much too [A] late for [E] me to [F#m] take a [B] second [E] look
[Chorus - Drums in] [E] Oh [B/D] baby, [C#m] give me [B] one more [A] chance [A/G#] ( [F#m] show you that I [B] love you) [C#m] Won't [G#m] you [A] please [E] let [F#m] me [B] (b [E] ack in your heart) [E] Oh [B/D] darlin' [C#m] I was [B] blind to [A] let you g [A/G#] o ( [F#m] let you go [B] baby) But [C#m] now [G#m] since [A] I [E] see [F#m] you [B] in his [E] arms (I want you back)
[E] (Full - drums with extra snare on I want you back) Yes I do now (I want you back) Ooh ooh baby (I want you back) Ya ya ya ya (I want you back) Na na na na
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] [E] Tryin' to live without your love Is [A] one long sleepless night [C#m] Let me [G#m] show you girl [A][E] That [F#m] I know [B] wrong from [E] right [E] Every street you walk on I [A] leave tearstains on the ground [C#m] Follo [G#m] wing the [A] girl [E] I didn't [F#m] even [B] want a [E] round, let me tell you now
[Chorus - Full drums] [E] Oh [B/D] baby, [C#m] all I [B] need is [A] one more [A/G#] chance [F#m] (show you that I [B] love you) [C#m] Won't [G#m] you [A] please [E] let [F#m] me [B][E] (back in your heart) [E] Oh [B/D] darlin' [C#m] I was [B] blind to [A] let you g [A/G#] o ( [F#m] let you go [B] baby) But [C#m] now [G#m] since [A] I [E] see [F#m] you [B] in his [E] arms (I want you back) (Drums stop)
[E] A [B] buh buh [A] buh buh [E] [E] A [B] buh buh [A] buh buh, [E] All I want [E] A [B] buh buh [A] buh buh, [E] All I need [E] A [B] buh buh [A] buh buh, [E] All I want [E] A [B] buh buh [A] buh buh, [E] All I need
(full drums) [E][B/D] Oh [C#m] just [B] one more [A] chance [A/G#] To [F#m] show you that I [B] love you [C#m] Baby ( [G#m] baby) [A] baby ( [E] baby) [F#m] baby ( [B] baby) [E] (I want you back)
(just bass drum) [E] Forget what happened then (I want you back) [E] Let me live again
(full drums) [E] Oh [B/D] baby, [C#m] I was [B] blind to [A] let you [A/G#] go [F#m][B] But [C#m] now [G#m] since [A] I [E] see [F#m] you [B] in his [E] arms (I want you back)
(just bass drum) [E] Spare me of this cause [E] Gimme back what I lost
(full drums) [E] Oh [B/D] baby, [C#m] I need [B] one more [A] chance [A/G#] ha, I [F#m] tell ya that I [B] love you [C#m] Baby [G#m] (ah) [A] baby ( [E] ah) [F#m] baby ( [B] ah) [E] (I want you back) [End]