[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 - A5 to Bm7 is fast] [A5]My [Bm7]baby's always dancin' And it [D] wouldn't be a bad thing But [G] I don't get no loving And [G]that's [G]no [D] lie We [Bm7] spent the night in Frisco At [D] every kind of disco And [G] from that night I kissed Our love good [Asus4 - 5777xx]bye
[Chorus] Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Verse 2] [A5]That [Bm7]nasty boogie bugs me But [D] somehow it has drugged me [G] Spellbound rhythm gets me [G]On [G]my [D] feet I've [Bm7] changed my life completely I've [D] seen the lightning leave me My [G] baby just can't take Her eyes off [Asus4 - 5777xx] me
[Chorus] Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Break] - Drum solo whilst playing - offbeats on body of guitar (Heavy on harmonies) [D-x5777x] I just can't [D/A-55777x] I just can't [D/A] I just can't control [Asus4 - 5777xx]my [D/A]feet (Repeat 3 more times end on)
[Chorus] Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Intro Riff][D][Bm][E][E] X 2
[Verse 3] This [Bm7] magic music grooves me That [D] dirty rhythm moves me The [G] devil's gotten to me [G]Through [G]this [D] dance
I'm [Bm7] full of funky fever And [D] fire burns inside me [G] Boogie's got me in a Super [Asus4 - 5777xx]trance
[Chorus] Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Break - Just bass drum] [D] Sunshine [Bbmaj7] Moonlight [C] Good times [D] Boogie [D] Sunshine [Bbmaj7] Moonlight [C] Good times [D] Boogie (drums fully in) [D] Sunshine (You just gotta) [Bbmaj7] Moonlight (You just wanna) [C] Good times (Yeah, ohh) [D] Boogie (blame it on yourself)
[D] Sunshine (Ain't nobody's fault) [Bbmaj7] Moonlight (But yours and that boogie) [C] Good times (all night long) [D] Boogie (But yours and that funky boogie)
