[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-----
[TAB SECTION] [Intro] G C/G G C E 7---5-8---7-5-3-5--7----7--x--3 B 3---3-8---5-5-5-0--0----8--7--5 G 4---4-9---5-5-5-0--0----7--5--5 D x---x-10--5-5-5-0--0----9--5--5 A 5---5-10--3-3-3-x--x----10-3--3 E 3---3-8---------3--3----------3
G C/G G D/F# Em E 7---5-8---7-5-3-5--7----2----0-- B 3---3-8---5-5-5-0--0----3----0-- G 4---4-9---5-5-5-0--0----2----0-- D x---x-10--5-5-5-0--0----0----2-- A 5---5-10--3-3-3-x--x----0----2-- E 3---3-8---------3--3----2----0--
[Violin run] --------"You" "are" "the" E 2--2--2-------0-----2- B 0--1--3-------3-----3- G 2--2--2-------2-----2- D 0--0--0-------0-----0- A ---------------------- D ----------------------
[G to C/G riff in usual chorus] G C C/G E 3--2--0-- B 3--1--1-- G 0--0--0-- D 0--x--2-- A 2--3--3-- D 3-----3--
[Intro - BPM 101 - ORIGINAL KEY - CAPO AT 2] [G][C/G][G][C] (can whistle intro) [G][C/G][(G G G D/F#)][Em]
[CHORUS] [D] You can dance, [B] you can jive, [Em] having the [Em7] time of your [A] life, ooh [C] See that girl, [D/G] watch that scene, dig in the [G] dancing queen [C/G][G][G]
[VERSE] [G] Friday night and the lights are low [C/G] [G] Looking out for the place to go [Em] [D] Where they play the right [D/F#] music, [D] getting in the [D/F#] swing You come to [Em] look [Em] for a [Em] king [D][Em][Em]
[G] Anybody could be that guy [C/G] [G] Night is young and the music's [Em] high [D] With a bit of rock [D/F#] music, [D] everything is [D/F#] fine You're in the [Em] mood [Em] for a [Em] dance [D][Em][Em] And when you [Am] get the chance.
[Violin Run] [D6][D7][D]you [Dsus2]are [D]the
[CHORUS] [G] dancing queen, [C/G] young and sweet, only [G] seventeen [C/G] [G] Dancing queen, [C/G] feel the beat from the [G] tambourine [D/F#]oh [Em]yeah [D] You can dance, [B] you can jive, [Em] having the [Em7] time of your [A] life, ooh [C] See that girl, [D/G] watch that scene, dig in the [G] dancing queen [C/G][G][C/G]
[Vamp on G with C/G at end of bar]
[VERSE] [G] You're a teaser, you turn 'em on [C/G] [G] Leave them burning and then you're [Em] gone [D] Looking out for an [D/F#] other, [D] anyone will do [D/F#] You're in the [Em] mood [Em] for a [Em] dance [D][Em][Em] And when you [Am] get the chance [D6 to D7 to D to Dsus2 D] (Violin run)
[CHORUS] You are the [G] dancing queen, [C/G] young and sweet, only [G] seventeen [C/G] [G] Dancing queen, [C/G] feel the beat from the [G] tambourine [D/F#]oh [Em]yeah [D] You can dance, [B] you can jive, [Em] having the [Em7] time of your [A] life, Ooh [C/G] See that girl, [D/G] watch that scene, dig in the [G] dancing queen (G to C etc til end?)