[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-----
[Bass - second G on low E is on offbeat] E|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|---0-------0-----| D|-----------------| A|-----320-----320-| E|-3------3x------3| X4
[Verse] [G] Down down, you bring me down I hear you knock [F] ing down my Door [C] and I can't [G]sleep at night [G] Your face, it has no place No room for you [F] inside my House [C] I need to [G]be alone
E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-----------0-------| E|-x-x-3-2-3---3-2-0-|*starts on snare
[Chorus] [Em] Don't waste your words I don't need [C]Anything from you [G] [Em] I don't care where you've been or [C]What you plan to do [D] (count 4 then riff)
[Verse] [G] Turn turn, I wish you'd learn There's a time and place [F] For every thing [C] I've got to [G]get it through [G] Cut loose, cause you're no use I couldn't stand [F] another [C] Sec cond in your [G]company
E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-----------0-------| E|-x-x-3-2-3---3-2-0-|*starts on snare
[Chorus] [Em] Don't waste your words I don't need [C]Anything from you [G] [Em] I don't care where you've been or [C]What you plan to do [D]
[Verse] [G] Stone me, why can't you see You're a no-one no [F] where washed up [C] Baby who'd look [G]better dead [G] Your tongue is far too long I don't like the way [F] it sucks and [C] Slurps upon my [G]every word
E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-----------0-------| E|-x-x-3-2-3---3-2-0-|*starts on snare
[Chorus] [Em] Don't waste your words I don't need [C]Anything from you [G] [Em] I don't care where you've been or [C]What you plan to do [D]
[Chorus 2] [C]I am the [Cm]resurrection [G]and I am the [G] light ... I [C]couldn't ever [Cm]bring myself to [G]hate you as I'd [Em] Liiiii[Em] iiiike [C]ike [G] [Em] ooo [Em] oh [C]oooh [G] (Solo carries on over) [Em][Em][C][D] - extra [D]
[C]I am the [Cm]resurrection [G]and I am the [G] light ... I [C]couldn't ever [Cm]bring myself to [G]hate you as I'd [Em] Liiiii[Em] iiiike [C]ike [G] [Em] ooo [Em] oh [C]oooh [D]
E|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-3-3-2-3-2-3-0---| E|---------------3-| then play [G][G][C][G] - repeat above riff a few times until finish on [G]