[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 [Bm7][Fm7][Em7][Bm7] throughout entire song] (Double hand clap) 1 2 3(&4)
[Verse 1] [Bm7] If you wanna run away with [Fm7] me, I know a galaxy And [Em7] I can take you for a ride [Bm7] (double clap)
[Bm7]I had a premonition that [Fm7] we fell into a rhythm Where the [Em7] music don't stop for life [Bm7] (double clap)
[Bm7] Glitter in the sky, [Fm7] glitter in my eyes [Em7] Shining just the way I like [Bm7] (double clap)
[Bm7] If you're feeling like you need a [Fm7] little bit of company You [Em7] met me at the perfect time [Bm7] (double clap)
[Pre Chorus] [Bm7] You want me, [Fm7] I want you, baby [Em7] My sugarboo, [Bm7] I'm levitating [Bm7] The Milky Way, [Fm7] we're renegading [Em7] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bm7] yeah
[Chorus] I got [Bm7] you, .............. [Fm7] moonlight, [Em7] you're my .............. [Bm7] starlight … I need [Bm7] you ............. [Fm7] all night, [Em7] come on dance with me... [Bm7] I'm levitating [Bm7] you, .............. [Fm7] moonlight, [Em7] you're my .............. [Bm7] starlight … I need [Bm7] you ............. [Fm7] all night, [Em7] come on dance with me... [Bm7] I'm levitating
[Vamp][Bm] to [Bm7]
[Verse 2] [Bm7] I believe that you're for me, I [Fm7] feel it in our energy I [Em7] see us written in the stars [Bm7] (double clap)
[Bm7] We can go wherever, so let's [Fm7] do it now or never, baby [Em7] Nothing's ever, ever too far [Bm7] (double clap)
[Bm7] Glitter in the sky, [Fm7] glitter in our eyes [Em7] Shining just the way we [Bm7] are .. (double clap) I
[Bm7] feel like we're forever, every [Fm7] time we get together But what [Em7] ever, let's get lost on [Bm7] Mars
[Pre Chorus] [Bm7] You want me, [Fm7] I want you, baby [Em7] My sugarboo, [Bm7] I'm levitating [Bm7] The Milky Way, [Fm7] we're renegading [Em7] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bm7] yeah
[Chorus] I got [Bm7] you, .............. [Fm7] moonlight, [Em7] you're my .............. [Bm7] starlight … I need [Bm7] you ............. [Fm7] all night, [Em7] come on dance with me... [Bm7] I'm levitating [Bm7] you, .............. [Fm7] moonlight, [Em7] you're my .............. [Bm7] starlight … I need [Bm7] you ............. [Fm7] all night, [Em7] come on dance with me... [Bm7] I'm levitating (whoo)
[Some bit] [Bm7] You can fly a [Fm7] way with me tonight [Em7] You can fly a [Bm7] way with me tonight [Bm7] Baby, let me [Fm7] take you for a ride [Em7] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bm7] yeah .................. [Bm7] You can fly a [Fm7] way with me tonight [Em7] You can fly a [Bm7] way with me tonight [Bm7] Baby, let me [Fm7] take you for a ride [Em7] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bm7] yeah
My [Bm7] love is like a rocket, watch it [Fm7] blast off And I'm [Em7] feeling so electric, dance my [Bm7] arse off And [Bm7] even if I wanted to, I [Fm7] can't stop [Em7] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bm7] yeah
My [Bm7] love is like a rocket, watch it [Fm7] blast off And I'm [Em7] feeling so electric, dance my [Bm7] arse off And [Bm7] even if I wanted to, I [Fm7] can't stop [Em7] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bm7] yeah
[Pre Chorus - Just bass drum] [Bm7] You want me, [Fm7] I want you, baby [Em7] My sugarboo, [Bm7] I'm levitating [Bm7] The Milky Way, [Fm7] we're renegading
[Chorus - drums stop - big harmonies] I got [Bm7] you, .............. [Fm7] moonlight, [Em7] you're my .............. [Bm7] starlight … I need [Bm7] you ............. [Fm7] all night, [Em7] come on dance with me... [Bm7] I'm levitating
[Drums in] [Bm7] You can fly a [Fm7] way with me tonight [Em7] You can fly a [Bm7] way with me tonight [Bm7] Baby, let me [Fm7] take you for a ride [Em7] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bm7] yeah .................. [Bm7] You can fly a [Fm7] way with me tonight [Em7] You can fly a [Bm7] way with me tonight [Bm7] Baby, let me [Fm7] take you for a ride [Em7] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bm7] yeah
[Chorus] I got [Bm7] you, .............. [Fm7] moonlight, [Em7] you're my .............. [Bm7] starlight … I need [Bm7] you ............. [Fm7] all night, [Em7] come on dance with me... [Bm7] I'm levitating [Bm7] you, .............. [Fm7] moonlight, [Em7] you're my .............. [Bm7] starlight … I need [Bm7] you ............. [Fm7] all night, [Em7] come on dance with me... [Bm7] I'm levi (I got you) tating (repeat chorus) [End]
