[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 135 - Intro D/A = 557775 D/C# = 9x777x OR x00232 AND x40232 FOR FULLER SOUND IN CHORUSES] [Riff x 4 - No drums for 1st then backward beat] Emaj then play low E muted with 6th then 7th on A D 2-2--------- A 2-2--2-4-5-- E 0-0--X-X-X--
[Chorus - Normal drums - D/A - x00232, D/C# - x40232] [E] I can't get no [A] satisfaction [E] I can't get no [A] satisfaction, Cause I [E] try, and I [B7] try, and I [E] try, and I [A] try. I can't [E] get no, [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] I can't [D/C#] [E] get no - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] When I'm [D/C#]
[Verse] [E] drivin' in my car [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#] And that [E] man comes on the radio [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#] And he's [E] tellin' me more and [D/A] more [D/A] - [D/A] about [D/C#] some [E] useless informa [D/A] tion [D/A] - [D/A] Supposed [D/C#] to [E] fire my imaginat [D/A] ion [D/A] - [D/A] I can't [D/C#] [E] get no. [D/A][D/A][D/A] Oh, no, [D/C#] no, no
[Chord stop - just backward drums for 2 bars then chords back in] Hey, hey, hey [E][D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - that's what I [D/C#] say. [E][D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#]
[Chorus - Normal drums] [E] I can't get no [A] satisfaction [E] I can't get no [A] satisfaction, Cause I [E] try, and I [B7] try, and I [E] try, and I [A] try. I can't [E] get no, [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#] I can't [E] get no - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] When [D/C#] I'm
[Verse] [E] watchin' my [D/A] TV [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#] And that [E] man comes on to [D/A] tell me - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#] How [E] white my shirts can be [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#] Well, he [E] can't be a man 'cause he [D/A] does [D/A] n't [D/A] smoke [D/C#] the [E] same cigarettes [D/A] as me [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#] I can't [E] get no. [D/A][D/A][D/A] Oh, no, [D/C#] no, no
[Chord stop - just backward drums for 2 bars then chords back in] Hey, hey, hey [E][D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - that's what I [D/C#] say. [E][D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#]
[Chorus - Normal drums] [E] I can't get no [A] satisfaction [E] I can't get no [A] satisfaction, Cause I [E] try, and I [B7] try, and I [E] try, and I [A] try. I can't [E] get no, [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#] I can't [E] get no - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#]
[Verse] When I'm [E] ridin' 'round the [D/A] world [D/A][D/A] And [D/C#] I'm [E] doin' this and I'm [D/A] sign [D/A] in' [D/A] that [D/C#] And I'm [E] tryin' to make some girl [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#] Who tells me, [E] baby, better come back [D/A] later [D/A] next week, [D/A][D/C#] 'cos you [E] see I'm on a [D/A] losing [D/A][D/A] streak [D/C#] I can't [E] get no. [D/A][D/A][D/A] Oh, no, [D/C#] no, no
[Chord stop - just backward drums for 2 bars then chords back in] Hey, hey, hey [E][D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - that's what I [D/C#] say. [E][D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#]
[Chorus] I can't [E] get no, [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#] I can't [E] get no. [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/C#] I can't [E] get no [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - satis [D/C#] [E] faction [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - no satis [D/C#] [E] faction [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - no satis [D/C#] [E] faction [D/A] - [D/A] - [D/A] - no satis [D/C#]
