[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 4th fret - 1999 - BPM 95] [Arpeggios - no drums] E ------------------ B ----1----0----0----0- G ---0----0----2----0-- D --2----2----1----2-- A -0---------2------- E ------0---------0-----
E ------------------ B ----1----0----0--3-1-0--0 G ---0----0----2---------2 D --2----2----1----- A -0---------2------- E ------0----------
[Am7][Em][B7][Em] x2
[Verse] A [Am7] scrub is a guy that [Em] thinks he's fly And is [B7] also known as a [Em] buster Always [Am7] talkin' about [Em] what he wants And just [B7] sits on his broke [Em] ass
So ( [Am7] no) I don't [Em] want your number [B7] (no) I don't want [Em] to give you mine and ( [Am7] no) I don't want to [Em] meet you nowhere [B7] (no) I don't want [Em] none of your time and ( [Am7] no)
[Chorus] [Am7] no ... I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holla at [Am7] me I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holler at [Am7] (there's a) me
[Verse 2] There's a [Am7] scrub checkin' me But his [Em] game is kinda weak And I [B7] know that he cannot [Em] approach me Cuz I'm [Am7] lookin' like class and he's [Em] lookin' like trash Can't [B7] get wit' a dead-beat [Em] ass s0
So ( [Am7] no) I don't [Em] want your number [B7] (no) I don't want [Em] to give you mine and ( [Am7] no) I don't want to [Em] meet you nowhere [B7] (no) I don't want [Em] none of your time and ( [Am7] no)
[Chorus] [Am7] no ... I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holla at [Am7] me I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holler at [Am7] me
[Bridge] If you don't [Cmaj7] have a car and you're walking Oh [B7] yes son, I'm [Em] talking to you If you [Cmaj7] live at home wit' your momma Oh [B7] yes son, I'm [Em] talking to you If you [Cmaj7] have a shorty that you don't show love Oh [B7] yes son I'm [Em] talking to you
Em Emadd9-022002 x12002 x12003 Wanna get with me with no mo ney Asus2add6-x02203 E-2-3-----5----3--2---3 Oh no oh oh oh oh oh oh
[Am7] No [Em] oh [B7] Scruu [Em] ub [Am7] No [Em] oh [B7] Scruu [Em] ub [Am7] No [Em] oh [B7] Scruu [Em] ub [Am7] No [Em] oh [B7] Scruu [Em] ub
[Chorus] [Am7] no ... I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holla at [Am7] me I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holler at [Am7] me