[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] [Ab] E ----------------11---11--11--11--- B 4--4--4-4--------13---13------13 G -5--5----5--------13---13-13---13 D --6--6-6--6----------------------
[Verse 1 - No drums] [Ab-466544] Out on the wiley, [E] windy moors we'd [Eb-65343] roll and fall in [C] green [Ab] You had a temper, [E] like my ealou [Eb] sy, too hot, too [C] greedy [Ab] How could you leave me, [E] when I needed to [Eb] possess you [C] I hated you, I [G] loved you too
[Bridge 1 - Bring in bass drum] [Dm7-XX0211] Bad [F] dreams in the [Esus4-022200] night [Dm7] They told [F] me I was [Esus4] going to lose the fight [Dm7] Leave be [F] hind my [Esus4] Wuthering, Wuthering, Wuthering Heights
[Chorus - Fast run down - F F/E Dm7 - Drums in] Heath [F] cliff [F/E][Dm7] It's [G] me, your Cathy, I've come [C] home I'm (2/4 bar) [F] so co o o old Let me [G] into your [C] window (2/4 bar) [F] oh oh oh Heath [F] cliff [F/E][Dm7] It's [G] me, your Cathy, I've come [C] home I'm (2/4 bar) [F] I'm so co o o old Let me [G] into your [C] window (2/4 bar) [F] oh oh oh
[Interlude] [Ab]
[Verse 2] [Ab] Oh, it gets dark, [E] it gets lonely, [Eb] on the other [C] side from you [Ab] I pine a lot, [E] I find a lot [Eb] falls through with [C] out you [Ab] I'm coming back love, [E] cruel Heathcliff, [Eb] my one dream, [C] my only [G] master
[Bridge 2] [Dm7] Too long I [F] roam in the [Esus4] night [Dm7] I'm coming [F] back to his [Esus4] side to put it right [Dm7] I'm coming [F] home to Wut [Esus4] hering, Wuthering, Wuthering Heights
[Chorus] Heath [F] cliff [F/E][Dm7] It's [G] me, your Cathy, I've come [C] home I'm (2/4 bar) [F] so co o o old Let me [G] into your [C] window (2/4 bar) [F] oh oh oh Heath [F] cliff [F/E][Dm7] It's [G] me, your Cathy, I've come [C] home I'm (2/4 bar) [F] I'm so co o o old Let me [G] into your [C] window (2/4 bar) [F] oh oh oh
[Middle 8] [Am] Ooh, let me [G] have it Let me [F] grab your [Dm] soul a [C] way [Am7] Ooh, let me [G] have it Let me [F] grab your [Dm] soul a [C] way [Am7] You know it's [G/A] me, Ca [F] thy [Am] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Repeat until end of time etc - with guitar solo happening] Heath [F] cliff [F/E][Dm7] It's [G] me, your Cathy, I've come [C] home I'm (2/4 bar) [F] so co o o old Let me [G] into your [C] window (2/4 bar) [F] oh oh oh Heath [F] cliff [F/E][Dm7] It's [G] me, your Cathy, I've come [C] home I'm (2/4 bar) [F] I'm so co o o old Let me [G] into your [C] window (2/4 bar) [F] oh oh oh
