[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] (No drums) G D Em C - G D Em C C-D (Drums in) G D Em C - G D Em C C-D (whoooaaa)
[Verse 1] [G] I get the [D/F#] same old dreams [Em] same time [D] every night, [C] fall to the [G/B] ground and I [Am] wake up [D] [G] So I get [D/F#] out of bed, put [Em] on my shoes, and [D] in my head, [C] thoughts fly [G/B] back to the [Am] break-up [D] [Eb] These four walls are [F/C] closin' in, [Eb] look at the fix you've [C] put me [D] in [C to D phrase] C(Bb)/A B(С)/D E ------------------------ B -5-5-5---5-5-7---------- G -5-5-5---5-5-7----------- D -5-5-5---5-5-7----------- A -3-x-x---x-3-5---------- E ---6-5---7-----------------
[Chorus] [G] Since you've been gone, [D][Em] since you've been gone [C] I'm [G] out of my [D] head, can't [Em] take [C] it. [C][D] [G] Could I be [D] wrong, but [Em] since you've been [C] gone [G] you've cast a [D] spell so [Em] break [C] it. [C][D] Oh!.
[Bridge] G D Em C - G D Em C C-D G D Em C - G D Em C C-D ...since you've been gone.
[Verse 2] [G] So in the [D/F#] night I stand, [Em] beneath the [D] back street light [C] I read the [G/B] words that you [Am] sent to me [D] [G] I can take the [D/F#] afternoon, the [Em] nighttime comes a [D] round too soon, [C] you can't [G/B] know what you [Am] mean to [D] me [Eb] Your poison letter, your [F/C] telegram, [Eb] just goes to show you don't [C] give a [D] damn
[Chorus] [G] Since you've been gone, [D][Em] since you've been gone [C] I'm [G] out of my [D] head, can't [Em] take [C] it. [C][D] [G] Could I be [D] wrong, but [Em] since you've been [C] gone [G] you've cast a [D] spell so [Em] break [C] it. [C][D] Oh!.
[Bridge] G D Em C - G D Em C C-D G D Em C - G D Em C C-D ...since you've been gone.
[Guitar Solo/Breakdown] G Am G/B (C C/B Am) G D Em C
[G] If you [Am] will come [G/B] back, [C] ba [C/B] by, [Am] you [G] know ..you'll [D/F#] never do [Em] wrong ha [C] aa a ha
D (shift up full step - key change - try to sing if you dare :-) A E F#m D - A E F#m D D-E
