[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-----
BPM 174 - Just drums at beginning x 2 - then slidey riff x 2 with D A at end of final run A - 7--- E - 4/5 [Start with D to A keyb riff - Verse- LONGER THAN YOU THINK TO FIRST D]
[Verse 1] B [A] een working so hard , [D][A] I'm punching my card, [D][A] eight hours, for what? [D][A] Oh, tell me what I got... [D] I got this feelin that times just a holdin me d [A] own, i [D] 'll hit the ceiling...or else [D#(X67XXX)] i'll tear up this town........ [E][E/F#][E/G#][(stop)]
Tonight I gotta [D + snare] cut [Chorus] L [A] oose, [D] foot [A] loose K [D] ick off your Sunday s [A] hoes [A] Please, [D] L [A] ouise P [D] ull me offa my [A] knees [A] Jack, [D] get [A] back C [D] 'mon before we [A] crack [A ] Lose [D] your [A] blues E [G] verybody [D] cut foot [A] loose
2 x slidey riff - then back in with D A key riff
[Verse] Y [A] ou're playing so cool, [D][A] Obeying every rule, [D][A] Dig way down in your heart [D][A] You're yearning, burning fo [D] r some, somebody to tell you, that life ain't passing [A] you by (no slidey riff) I [D] 'm trying to te [D#] ll [D] you, It will if you don't even try [E][E/F#][E/G#]
You can fly if you'd only [D + snare] cut [Chorus] L [A] oose, [D] foot [A] loose K [D] ick off your Sunday s [A] hoes [A] Ooh-wee, [D] Ma [A] rie [D] Shake it, shake it for [A] me [A] Whoa, [D] Mi [A] lo C [D] 'mon C'mon Lets [A] Go [A] Lose [D] your [A] blues E [G] verybody [D] cut foot [A] loose
[A] First, we got to turn you around [D][A] Second, you put your feet on the ground [D][A] Third, now take a hold of your soul [E][E/G#][E/B - 7th fret barre] [Don't hold as long as record - just hold E/B for 1 bar then stop - then back in]
Im turning it loose [Chorus] No 'loose' come in on the D to A riff and 'foot loose' -- [D + snare] foot [A] loose K [D] ick off your Sunday s [A] hoes [A] Please, [D] L [A] ouise P [D] ull me offa my [A] knees [A] Jack, [D] get [A] back C [D] 'mon before we [A] crack [A]- Lose [D] your [A] blues E [G] verybody [D] cut foot [A] loose
L [A] oose, [D] foot [A] loose K [D] ick off your Sunday s [A] hoes [A] Please, [D] L [A] ouise P [D] ull me offa my [A] knees [A] Jack, [D] get [A] back C [D] 'mon before we [A] crack [A]- Lose [D] your [A] blues E [G] verybody [D] cut foot [A] loose [Stop] [Ignore original ending]
