[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 127 [Verse 1] [Bsus2][Bm] Hello? Is there anybody [A] in there? Just nod if you can [G] hear me [G/F#][Em] Is there [Bm] anyone at home? [Bsus2][Bm] Come on now I hear you're [A] feeling down [G] I can ease [G/F#] your pai [Em] n And get you [Bm] on your feet again [Bsus2][Bm] Relax I'll need some infor [A] mation first [G] Just the basic [G/F#] fact [Em] s Can you [Bm] show me where it hurts?
[Chorus] [D] There is no pain you are re [A] ceding [D] A distant ship smoke on the ho [A] rizon [G/B] Y [C] ou are only coming through in [G] waves [G/B] Y [C] our lips move but I can't hear what you' [G] re saying When [D] I was a child I had a [A] fever My [D] hands felt just like two bal [A] loons [G/B] No [C] w I've got that feeling once a [G] gain, I can't explain, You would [G/B] not [C] understand, This is not how I [G] a [A] I [G/B][Cadd9] have be [G] come comfortably [D] numb.
[Guitar Solo 1] D A D A C G C G [A] I [G/B][C] have be [G] come comfortably [D] numb.
[Verse 2] [Bsus2][Bm] O.K. Just a little [A] pinprick There'll be no more [G] aaaaa [Em] aaah! But you may [Bm] feel a little sick [Bsus2] Can you stand [Bm] up I do believe it's [A] working, good That'll keep you [G] going through the s [Em] ho Come [Bm] on it's time to go.
[Chorus] [D] There is no pain, you are re [A] ceding [D] A distant ship smoke on the ho [A] rizon [G/B][C] You are only coming through in [G] waves [G/B] Y [C] our lips move but I can't hear what you [G] 're saying When [D] I was a child, I caught a [A] fleeting glimpse [D] Out of the corner of my [A] eye [G/B][C] I turned to look but it was [G] gone I cannot put my fin [G/B] ger [C] on it now The child is grown, The [G] dream is gone
[Asus4] And I [A][G/B][Cadd9] have bec [G] ome comfortably n [D] umb.
