[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-----
[Intro - BPM 167 - Full drums] G / / / | G / / / | C/D / / / | C/D / / / |
[Verse 1 - Ammaj7 576555 ] [G] When the world, leaves you [Gmaj7] feeling blue You can [G7] count on me, I will [E7] be there for you [Am] When it seems, all your [Ammaj7] hopes and dreams Are a mil [Am7] lion miles away, I [D] will [C/D] re-ass [D] ure you [C/G] We've got to all stick together [G] Good friends, there for each other [C/G] Never ever forget that [D] I've got [C/D] you and [D] you've got [C/D] me, [D] so
[Chorus] [G] Reach for the [D] stars [Em] Climb every [C] mountain higher [G] Reach for the [D] stars [Em] Follow your [C] heart's desire [G] Reach for the [D] stars [Em] And when that [F] rainbow's shining [C] over you [D] That's when your dreams will all come true [G]
[Breakdown - just bass drum] Gxx Gxx Gxx xxG - xxG xxG Gxx xxx - repeat (on on on off off offon)
[Verse 2] [G] There's a place waiting [Gmaj7] just for you it's a [G7] special place where your [E7] dreams all come true [Am] Fly away, swim the [Ammaj7] ocean blue, drive that [Am7] open road, leave the [D] past be [C/D] hind [D] you [C/G] Don't stop gotta keep moving [G] Your hopes have gotta keep building [C/G] Never ever forget that [D] I've got [C/D] you and [D] you've got [C/D] me, [D] so
[Chorus] [G] Reach for the [D] stars [Em] Climb every [C] mountain higher [G] Reach for the [D] stars [Em] Follow your [C] heart's desire [G] Reach for the [D] stars [Em] And when that [F] rainbow's shining [C] over you [D] That's when your dreams will all come true [G]
[Breakdown - just bass drum] Gxx Gxx Gxx xxG - xxG xxG Gxx xxx (on on on off off offon)
[Bridge] [F/G] Don't believe in all that [G] you've been told [F/G] The sky's the limit you can [G] reach your goal [C] No-one knows just [C/B] what the [Am] future holds There ain't [G] nothing you can't be There's a [E] whole world at your feet,
[Breakdown] I said [A] reach! [N.C.] Climb every mountain [A] (Reach!) [N.C.] Reach for the moon [A] (Reach!) Follow that rainbow... [E7] and your dreams will all come true!
[Chorus 2 (key change)] [A] Reach for the [E] stars [F#m] Climb every [D] mountain higher [A] Reach for the [E] stars [F#m] Follow your [D] heart's desire [A] Reach for the [E] stars [F#m] And when that [G] rainbow's shining [D] over you [E] That's when your dreams will all come [A] true [Repeat chorus til fade]
