[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 - Full time] [Am7] Too many broken hearts have [F] fallen in the river [C] Too many [Em/B] lonely souls have [D] drifted out to sea [F] You lay your bets and then you [Am/E] pay the [E] price The [Dm] things we do for [C] love The th [Dm7/G] ings we do for [C] love
[Verse 2] [Am7] Communication is the [F] problem to the answer [C] You've got her [Em/B] number and your [D] hand is on the phone [F] The weather's turned and all the [Am/E] lines are [E] down The [Dm] things we do for [C] love The [Dm7/G] things we do for [C] love
[Bridge] Like walking [C] in the rain a [C/G] nd the snow when there's [C] Nowhere to [C/G] go when you're [Dm] Feeling like a [Dm/C] part of you is [G7/B] dying [G7] And you're [Am] looking for the [G] answer in her [F] eyes [D9/F#] You [G] think you're gonna [E7/G#] break up Then she [Am] says she wants to [Fm] make up
[Middle 8 - Half time] [F#/G#] Ooh you make me [C#/G#] love you [D#m/G#] Ooh you've got a [C#/G#] way [F#/G#] Ooh you had me [C#/G#] crawling On [G#m7] the floor (oooh oooh ...) [G#m7]
[Solo] = [Verse] Am7 | F | C Em/B | D | F Am/E E Dm | C Dm7/G | C (break)
[Bridge] Like walking [C] in the rain a [C/G] nd the snow when there's [C] Nowhere to [C/G] go when you're [Dm] Feeling like a [Dm/C] part of you is [G7/B] dying [G7] And you're [Am] looking for the [G] answer in her [F] eyes [D9/F#] You [G] think you're gonna [E7/G#] break up Then she [Am] says she wants to [Fm] make up
[Middle 8 - Half time] [F#/G#] Ooh you make me [C#/G#] love you [D#m/G#] Ooh you've got a [C#/G#] way [F#/G#] Ooh you had me [C#/G#] crawling On the [G#m7] floor --------
[Verse 3] [Am7] A compromise would surely [F] help the situation [C] Agree to [Em/B] disagree but [D] disagree before [F] When after all it's just a [Am/E] compro [E] mise Of the [Dm] things we do for [C] love (The [Dm7/G] things we do for [C] love)
[Outro] The [Dm7/G] things we do for [C] love (The [Dm7/G] things we do for [C] love) (repeat and fade)
