[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 138 - No drums - try voice with about 5 people on VE20] [D-10x777x][Daug-10x877x] x 4 (drum pickup is BBS onto final Daugs)
[Verse 1 - Drums in]- play D at 5th fret so can move to A/D - x57655 easily [D] I've been [A/D - xx0220] cheated by [D] you, since I [A/D] don't know [G] when (G riff - start 3x002x) [D] So I [A/D] made up my [D] mind, it must [A/D] come to an [G] end
[D - x5777x] Look at me now, [Daug - xx0332 - OR x5877x] [D] will I [Daug] ever learn? [D] I don't know how [Daug][D] but I [Daug] suddenly [G] lose control There's a fire with [A] in my soul
[G] Just [D/F#] one [A] look and I can hear a bell ring [G] One [D/F#] more [A] look and I forget everything,
[Chorus] [D] Mamma mia, here I go again [C/G] My [G] my, [G] how can I re [D/G] sist you? [D] Mamma mia, does it show again? [C/G] My [G] my, [G] just how much I've [D/G] missed you
[D] Yes, I've been [A/C#] brokenhearted [Bm] Blue since the [F#m/A] day we parted [C/G] Why, [G] why [Em] did I ever [A] let you go? [D] Mamma mia, [Bm] now I really know, [C/G] My [G] my, [Em] I could never [A] let you go.
[Instrumental] D Daug D Daug
[Verse 2] [D] I've been [A/D] angry and [D] sad about the [A/D] things that you [G] do [D] I can't [A/D] count all the [D] times that I've [A/D]told you we're [G] through
[D] And when you go, [Daug][D] when you [Daug] slam the door [D] I think you know [Daug][D] that you [Daug] won't be a [G] way too long You know that I'm [A] not that strong.
[G] Just [D/F#] one [A] look and I can hear a bell ring [G] One [D/F#] more [A] look and I forget everything
[Chorus] [D] Mamma mia, here I go again [C/G] My [G] my, [G] how can I re [D/G] sist you? [D] Mamma mia, does it show again? [C/G] My [G] my, [G] just how much I've [D/G] missed you
[D] Yes, I've been [A/C#] brokenhearted [Bm] Blue since the [F#m/A] day we parted [C/G] Why, [G] why [Em] did I ever [A] let you go?
[D] Mamma mia, even if I say [C/G] Bye [G] bye, [G] leave me now or [D/G] never [D] mamma mia, it's a game we play [C/G] Bye [G] bye [G] doesn't mean for [D/G] ever
[D] Mamma mia, here I go again [C/G] My [G] my, [G] how can I re [D/G] sist you? [D] Mamma mia, does it show again? [C/G] My [G] my, [G] just how much I've [D/G] missed you
[D] Yes, I've been [A/C#] brokenhearted [Bm] Blue since the [F#m/A] day we parted [C/G] Why, [G] why [Em] did I ever [A] let you go?
[D] Mamma mia, even if I say [C/G] Bye [G] bye, [G] leave me now or [D/G] never [D] mamma mia, it's a game we play [C/G] Bye [G] bye [G] doesn't mean for [D/G] ever