[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 - Capo 3 - BPM 119] --[Dm]---------[G]-------[C]-[G/B][Am] E 1-1-1-0---0---X---0-3-0--0---3---0--------- B 1-1-3-3---3---3---0------1---0---1---------- G 2-2-2-2---2---0---0------0---0---2-------- D 0-0---0---0---0---0------2---0---2--------- A --------------x---X------3---2---0-------- E --------------3---3---------------------
[Verse] We get it on [Dm] Most every night [G] when that [C] moon is [G/B] big and bright [Am] It's a super [Dm] natural delight [G] everybody's [C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Verse] Everybody [Dm] here is out of sight , [G] they don't [C] bark and they [G/B] don't bite [Am] They keep things [Dm] loose they keep it tight, [G] everybody's [C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Chorus] [Dm] Dancing in the moonlight, [G] everybody's [C] feeling warm [G/B] and bright [Am] It's such a [Dm] fine and natural sight, [G] everybody's [C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Verse] We like our [Dm] fun and we never fight, [G] you can't [C] dance and stay [G/B][Am] uptight It's a super [Dm] natural delight, [G] everybody's [C] dancing [G/B] in the [Am] moonlight
[Chorus] [Dm] Dancing in the moonlight, [G] everybody's [C] feeling warm [G/B] and bright [Am] It's such a [Dm] fine and natural sight, [G] everybody's [C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Verse] We get it on [Dm] Most every night [G] when that [C] moon is [G/B] big and bright [Am] It's a super [Dm] natural delight [G] everybody's [C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Chorus] [Dm] Dancing in the moonlight, [G] everybody's [C] feeling warm [G/B] and bright [Am] It's such a [Dm] fine and natural sight, [G] everybody's [C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[End] Low chords Fm (133111 13x113 133111) Bb (x1333x ---- xx3333 xx3336 xx3333) Eb (x6888x) A#/D (x5336x xx53363) Cmin keyboard riff - play Dm with Open E - arpeggio up to - then G with D as highest note then play 0 to 3 to 0 on high E then C then open E to 3rd fret on B whilst change to G/B the open E to 3rd fret on B then Am arp is G 2 B 1
