[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 BPM 120] (strum up chord then play xx0235) [D][D][C][G/B] - [D][D][C][G/B] x 2
[Verse] [D] Something in the [D] way you [C] love me won't [G/B] let me be [D][D][C][G/B] [D] I don't want to be your [D] prisoner so [C] baby won't you [G/B] set me free [D][D][C][G/B] [D] Stop playing with my [D] heart, [C] Finish what you [G/B] start [D] When you make my [D] love come down [C][G/B] [D] If you want me let me [D] know [C] Baby let it [G/B] show [D] Honey don't you fool around (xx0235 xx0233 xx0232)
[Pre-Chorus] [Bm7] Just [B/D#-x6444x] try to under - [Em7] stand, I've [A/C#] given all I [F#m7] can, 'Cause you [Gmaj7] got the best of [G/A] me......... [Asus4] ....... [A]
[Chorus - F#/A# is C chord shape at 6th fret] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#-698676] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A]
[Instrumental] |D |C G/B |D |C G/B |[2X]
[Verse] [D] Something in your eyes is [C] makin' such a [G/B] fool of [D] me [D] ([C][G/B]) [D] When you hold me in your arms you [C] love me till I [G/B] just can't [D] see [D] ([C][G/B]) [D] But then you let me down, [C] when I look a [G/B] round, [D] [D] baby you just can't be [C] found [G/B] [D] Stop driving me away, I [C] just wanna [G/B] stay, [D] There's something I just got to say (xx0235 xx0233 xx0232)
[Pre-Chorus] [Bm7] Just [B/D#] try to under - [Em7] stand, I've [A/C#] given all I [F#m7] can, 'Cause you [Gmaj7] got the best of [G/A] me........ [Asus4] ....... [A] ...
[Chorus] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A]
[Outro] [A/C#] Keep pushing me [F#/A#] , keep pushing me [Bm] , keep [A] pushing my [E/G#] love [Em7] C'mon baby, [D/F#] c'mon darling, [D/A] yeahhh [A] hhhhhhhhhhh [Asus4] hhhhhh [A] h [A/C#] lalalalalalalalal [F#/A#] alalalalalalalala [Bm] lalalalal [A] alalalal [E/G#] ala
