[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?] PLAY THE C TO A RIFF | C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G |
[D-riff 1] Vamp
[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 [PLAY NEXT SECTION WITH ALL NECESSARY UPSTRUMS TO MAINTAIN GROOVE] | 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-----
[Verse 1] 0:19 [Dmaj7] You know I'm impatient So why would you [E] leave me waiting outside the station? When it was like minus 4 degrees and I [Dmaj7] I get what you're saying I just [E] really don't want to hear it right now Can you shut up for like once in your
[Dmaj7] life? Listen to me I took your nice words of ad [E] vice about How you think I'm gonna die Lucky if I turned 33 Okay, so yeah, I [Dmaj7] smoke like a chimney I'm not skinny and I pull a Britney Every other [E] week But cut me some slack Who do you want me to [Dmaj7] be?
[Chorus] 0:54 [Dmaj7] 'Cause I'm too messy And then I'm too fucking [E] clean You told me, "Get a job" And you ask where the hell I've [Dmaj7] been And I'm too perfect 'Til I open my big [E] mouth I want to be me Is that not al [Dmaj7] lowed?
And I'm too clever And then I'm too fucking [E] dumb You hate it when I cry Unless it's that time of the [Dmaj7] month And I'm too perfect 'Til I show you that I'm [E] not A thousand people I could be for you And you hate the fucking
[Dmaj7] lot You hate the fucking [E] lot You hate the fucking [Dmaj7] lot Hey, [E] hey [E]
[Verse 2] 1:45 [D] It's taking you ages You still don't [E] get the hint I'm not asking for pages But one text or two would be nice
[D] And please, don't pull those faces When I've b [E] een.. out working my arse off all day It's just one bottle of wine or [D] two But hey, you can't even talk You smoke weed just to help you [E] sleep
Then why you're out getting stoned at 4 o'clock And then you come home to me [D] And don't say hello 'Cause I got high a [E] gain And forgot to fold my clothes.... [Dmaj7] clothes
[Chorus] 2:21 [Dmaj7] 'Cause I'm too messy And then I'm too fucking [E] clean You told me, "Get a job" And you ask where the hell I've [Dmaj7] been And I'm too perfect 'Til I open my big [E] mouth I want to be me Is that not al [Dmaj7] lowed?
And I'm too clever And then I'm too fucking [E] dumb You hate it when I cry Unless it's that time of the [Dmaj7] month And I'm too perfect 'Til I show you that I'm [E] not
A thousand people I could be for you And you hate the fucking [Dmaj7] lot You hate the fucking [E] lot You hate the fucking [Dmaj7] lot
[Chorus] 3:29 [Dmaj7] And I'm too messy And then I'm too fucking [E] clean You told me, "Get a job" And you ask where the hell I've [Dmaj7] been And I'm too perfect 'Til I open my big [E] mouth I want to be me Is that not al [Dmaj7] lowed?
And I'm too clever And then I'm too fucking [E] dumb You hate it when I cry Unless it's that time of the [Dmaj7] month And I'm too perfect 'Til I show you that I'm [E] not
A thousand people I could be for you And you hate the fucking [Dmaj7] lot You hate the fucking [E] lot You hate the fucking [Dmaj7] lot
[Outro] 4:15 You [D] hate the fucking [E] lot You hate the fucking [Dmaj7] lot