[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 92-Just bass drum - CAPO 2nd Fret - 2/4 ISH] [F#] (F# riff) Di di-di-di di di di-di di di di-di di [B] Doo doo-doo-doo doo doo-doo doo doo doo [E] Di-di-di-di d [A] i di di-di- [D] di di [A/C#] di-di [Bm] di ...... [F#] ...... [E] ............
[Chorus - Full drums in] And here's to [A] you Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Jesus loves you [F#m] more than you will [D] know, [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A-x04432-move 1st finger to high E] wo wo [E] wo ...God bless you [A] please Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Heaven holds a [F#m] place for those who [D] pray, [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] hey hey [Bm] hey ..Hey hey [F#] hey
[Vamp on F#]
[Verse 1] [F#] (F# riff) We'd like to know a little bit about you for our [F#7] files [B] We'd like to help you learn to help [B7] yourself [E] Look around you [A] all you see are [D] sympa [A/C#] thetic [Bm] eyes [F#] Stroll around the grounds un [E] til you feel at home
[Chorus] And here's to [A] you Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Jesus loves you [F#m] more than you will [D] know, [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] wo wo [E] wo ...God bless you [A] please Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Heaven holds a [F#m] place for those who [D] pray, [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] hey hey [Bm] hey ..Hey hey [F#] hey
[Verse 2] [F#] (F# riff) Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes [F#7] [B] Put it in your pantry with your [B7] cupcakes [E] It's a little [A] secret just the [D] Robin [A/C#] sons' af [Bm] fair [F#] Most of all you've got to [E] hide it from the kids
[Chorus] Koo-koo-ka- [A] choo Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Jesus loves you [F#m] more than you will [D] know, [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] wo wo [E] wo ....... God bless you [A] please Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Heaven holds a [F#m] place for those who [D] pray, [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] hey hey [Bm] hey ..Hey hey [F#] hey
[Verse 3] [F#] (F# riff) Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday after [F#7] noon [B] Going to the candidates debate [B7] [E] Laugh about it [A] shout about it [D] when you've [A/C#] got to [Bm] choose [F#] Any way you look at it you [E] lose
[Chorus] Where have you [A] gone Joe Di [F#m] Maggio [A] A nation turns its [F#m] lonely eyes to [D] you [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] wo wo [E] woo ... What's that you [A] say Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Joltin' Joe has [F#m] left and gone [D] away [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] hey hey [Bm] hey ..Hey hey ... [F#] hey
[End]
[Notes] [E Riff - first note is offbeat - phrase is 23412.4] E 2-mute higher notes for riff comes out B 2----------------- G 3----------------- D 4----------------- A 4------47-9--- E 2---257--------- DrB---S--B----S
