[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-----
[USE DROP D - MAKES SOLO EASIER - Intro - BPM 85 - No drums] [D][C][G] E-5-5--5s3--3--7--87-7 B-7-7--7s5--5--8--88-8 G-7-7--7s5--5--7--77-7 D-0-0-(0)-------------
(drums in) [Verse] [D] Baby, .. when I think a [G] bout you, I think about [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove. [D] Darling....couldn't live with [G] out you, and your [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove.
If I [D] had..... those golden [G] dreams, of my [D] yesterday..... [G] I would [D] wrap you....In the [G] heavens, And feel it [D] dying (dying, dying) on the [G] way
[Chorus - pattern with D - xx-D xx-D - loud on snare] (can play SSxS as hard to play heavy mute on acoustic loud enough - or BBxS) I [G] feel like making [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you
(drum fill) [Verse] [D] Baby, .... when I think a [G] bout you, I think about [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove. [D] Darling, ..... couldn't live with [G] out you, and your [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove.
And if I [D] had,...... the sun and [G] moon, and they were [D] shi........ [G] ning I would [D] give you ...... both night and [G] day, love satis [D] fy........ [G] ing
[Chorus] I [G] feel like making [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you
[Like Galway Girl - Instrumental - Strum chords high - play high D with low E muted] [Play low D for some notes, then low G for others - play around 7th fret area and down neck] [D][G][D][G] x 2 - see ideas for [Solo]
[Verse] And if I [D] had ......those golden [G] dreams, of my [D] yesterday...... [G] I would [D] wrap you, ..... In the [G] heavens, And feel it [D] dying (dying, dying) on the [G] way
[Chorus] I [G] feel like making [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you
[D] x 3
I [G] feel like making [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] [G] Feel like making love [D][3x] Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you x2
[End] [Solo - USING DROP D SO SOLO IN D WORKS BETTER IF HIT LOWER STRINGS - AND G IS GOOD AS WELL] (when playing D - can add lots of extra runs in Bm pentatonic) E x---X--- B 10--8--- G 7---7---- D 7---5---- A 0---5---- E 0---5---- Can also play notes whilst droning low D E X----------------------------------- mute with finger playing B string - angle finger over B 10-8-7--5--etc------------------------- G 7-----------------------------------mute with finger playing B string - angle finger over D 0----------------------------------- A 0----------------------------------- E 0-----------------------------------mute with thumb over top Can also play diads as well
