[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-----
[Riff] *fret with second finger so easier to play lower notes with 1st and 3rd finger E -3-3----------------------------------------- B -3-3----------------------------------------- G -4-4----------------------------------------- D -5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---5*5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- A -5-5-0-2-3-3---5-7-5-5---0-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-x-x E -3-3-------------------------------------2-2-
E -3-3----------------------------------------- B -3-3----------------------------------------- G -4-4----------------------------------------- D -5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7------------------5--- A -5-5-0-2-3-3---5-7-5-5---0-2-3-3-3-3-5-7---- E -3-3----------------------------------------
[G][C][D][C] x2 [G]
[Verse] [G] Some [C] people call me the space [D] cowboy, yeah [C][G] [G] Some [C] call me the gangster of [D] love [C][G] [G] Some [C] people call me [D] Maurice [C] Cause I [G] speak of the [C] pompitous of [D] love [C][G]
[Verse] [G] People [C] talk about me, baby [D][C][G] [G] Say I'm [C] doin' you wrong, doin' [D] you wrong [C][G] [G] Well, [C] don't you worry baby Don't [D] worry [C][G] [G] Cause [C] I'm right here, right here [D] right here [C][G] right here at home
[Chorus] Cause I'm a [G] picker I'm a [C] grinner I'm a [G] lover And I'm a [C] sinner [G] I play my [C] music in the [D] sun [C]
I'm a [G] joker I'm a [C] smoker I'm a [G] midnight [C] toker [G] I sure don't [C] want to hurt no [D] one [D7]
[Verse] [G] You're the cutest thing [C] [D] That I ever did see [C][G] [G] I really love your [C] peaches [D] Want to shake your tre [C] e [G] [G] Lovey-dovey, lov [C] ey-dovey, lovey- [D] dovey all the time [C][G] [G] Ooo-eee baby, I' [C] ll sure show you [D] a good time [C][G]
[Chorus] Cause I'm a [G] picker I'm a [C] grinner I'm a [G] lover And I'm a [C] sinner [G] I play my [C] music in the [D] sun [C]
I'm a [G] joker I'm a [C] smoker I'm a [G] midnight [C] toker [G] I sure don't [C] want to hurt no [D] one [D7]
Cause I'm a [G] picker I'm a [C] grinner I'm a [G] lover And I'm a [C] sinner [G] I play my [C] music in the [D] sun [C]
I'm a [G] joker I'm a [C] smoker I'm a [G] midnight [C] toker [G] I sure don't [C] want to hurt no [D] one [D7] Wooo Woooo
[Verse] [G] People [C] keep talking about me ba [D] by [C][G] [G] They [C] say I'm doin' you wrong [D][C][G] [G] Well [C] don't you worry, don't wor [D] ry, no don't [C] wor [G] ry mama [G] Cause [C] I'm right here at home [D][C][G]
[Verse] [G] You're [C] the cutest thing I ever [D] did see [C][G] [G] Really [C] love your peaches want to [D] shake your [C] tree [G] [G] Lovey [C] -dovey, lovey-dovey, lovey [D] -dovey all the [C][G] time [G] Come [C] on baby and I'll show you [D] a good time [C][G]
