[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 - BPM 126 - J in key of C for this and La Bamba] D G A e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|---------------7--------------------------| A|--------4--5---5---2--2---4---4--4--4--4--| E|--5--7-------------3--3---5---5--5--5--5--|
[Other riff later] D G A e|-------------------- B|-7------------------ G|-7----------2--2---- D|-7--0-0-0---2--2---- A|-5--2-2-2---0--4---- E|----0-3-x-----------
[Verse 1] Well shake it up [D] baby now, ( [G] shake it up [A] baby) [A7] Twist and [D] shout. ( [G] Twist and [A] shout) Come on, come on, [A7] come on, come on, [D] baby now, ( [G] come on [A] baby) Come on and work it on [D] out. ( [G] Work it on [A] out, ooh!)
[Verse 2] Well work it on [D] out, ( [G] work it on [A] out) You know [A7] you look so [D] good. [G] (Look so [A] good) You know [A7] you got me [D] goin' now, ( [G] Got me [A] goin') Just like I knew you [D] would. (Like [G] I knew you [A] would, ooh!)
[Verse 3] Well shake it up [D] baby now, ( [G] shake it up [A] baby) [A7] Twist and [D] shout. ( [G] Twist and [A] shout) Come on, come on, [A7] come on, come on, [D] baby now, ( [G] come on [A] baby) Come on and work it on o [D] ut. ( [G] Work it on [A] out, ooh!)
[Verse 4] You know you twist it little [D] girl, ( [G] twist little [A] girl) You know you [A7] twist so [D] fine. ( [G] Twist so [A] fine) Come on and [A7] twist a little [D] closer now, ( [G] twist a little [A] closer) And let me know that you're [D] mine. (Let me [G] know you're [A] mine, ooh!)
[Verse 5] Well shake it up [D] baby now, ( [G] shake it up [A] baby) [A7] Twist and [D] shout. ( [G] Twist and [A] shout) Come on, come on, [A7] come on, come on, [D] baby now, ( [G] come on [A] baby) Come on and work it on o [D] ut. ( [G] Work it on [A] out, ooh!)
[Verse 6] You know you twist it little [D] girl, ( [G] twist little [A] girl) You know you [A7] twist so [D] fine. ( [G] Twist so [A] fine) Come on and [A7] twist a little [D] closer now, ( [G] twist a little [A] closer) And let me know that you're [D] mine. (Let me [G] know you're [A] mine, ooh!)
[Verse 7] Well shake it shake it shake it b [D] aby now. (s [G] hake it up b [A] aby) Well shake it [A7] shake it shake it b [D] aby now. (s [G] hake it up b [A] aby) Well shake it [A7] shake it shake it b [D] aby now. (s [G] hake it up b [A] aby)
