[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]: [F/G-x10101010x] SSBx BxSS BxBx SSBx - BxBx BxSS SSxx *Bxxx (slide up on bass on last bass drum) [F][C/E][Dm][C] x2 (C run is x3555 x5555 03555
[Verse - Play chords with this pattern FxxF CxxC DxxD CxCC to mimic bass] [F] Doesn't [C/E] take much to [Dm] make me [C] happy, (C9) [F] and [C/E] make me [Dm] smile with [C] glee [F] Never, [C/E] never will I [Dm] feel dis [C] couraged, [F] 'cause our [C/E] love's no [Dm] mystery [C] [F] Demon [C/E] strating [Dm] love and a [C] ffection, [F] that you [C/E] give so [Dm] openly [C] yeah [F] I like the [C/E] way ya make me [Dm] feel about you, [C] baby, [F] want the [C/E] whole wide [Dm] world to [C] see
[Chorus] Whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love (horn stab)
[Verse] [F] Goin' [C/E] in and out of [Dm] changes [C] [F] the kind that [C/E] come around each [Dm] day [C] [F] My [C/E] life has a [Dm] better meaning [C] [F] love has [C/E] kissed me in a [Dm] beautiful [C] way
[Chorus] Whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa, Whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa, Whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa, Whoa, [F] whoa [C/E] , you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love, whoa,
[Verse] [F] Demon [C/E] strating [Dm] love and a [C] ffection, [F] that you [C/E] give so [Dm] openly [C] yeah [F] The way I [C/E] feel about ya, [Dm] baby, can't ex [C] plain it [F] want the [C/E] whole wide [Dm] World to [C] see
(Repeat intro stabs) [F/G] SSBx BxSS BxBx SSBx - BxBx BxSS SSxx *Bxxx WHILST SINGING do uh duh, do uh duh, do uh doh, do uh doh, ow! uh uh uh
[F] Aaaaah [C/E] aaaaaaaaaah, [Dm] ahh ahh[C] ahh [F] Ahh [C/E] you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love [F] Aaaaah [C/E] aaaaaaaaaah, [Dm] ahh ahh[C] ahh [F] Ahh [C/E] you've got the [Dm] best of my [C] love
[F] Aaaaah [C/E] aaaaaaaaaah, [Dm] giving you [C] the best of my [F] love my [C/E] love ..my [Dm] love my [C] love [F] Aaaaah [C/E] aaaaaaaaaah, [Dm] giving you [C] the best of my [F] love my [C/E] love ..my [Dm] love my [C] love