Harmonica is Vocal Patches - - - [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-----
Harmonica is - Vocal Patches - - - [Intro - No drums - Capo 2 for original but don't bother save Basic picked arpeggios] [Em][Em][C][G] yeah [Em][Em][C][G]
[Verse] You are [Em] my [C]fi [G]re The one [Em] desi[C] re[G] Believe [Em] when [C]I [G]say [Em]I want [Em] it [D]that [G]way (drums in) But we [Em] are [C]two [G]worlds apart [Em] Can't [C]reach [G]to your [Em] heart When [C]you [G]say That [Em]I want [Em] it [D]that [G]way
[Chorus] Tell me [C] why (Ain't [C]nothin' but a [D] heart [Em] ache) Tell me [C] why (Ain't [C]nothin' but a [D] mis [Em] take) Tell me [C] why I [C] never wanna [D] hear you [G] say [Em] I want [Em] it [D]that [G]way
[Verse] Am I [Em] your [C]fi [G]re Your one [Em] desi[C] re[G] Yes I [Em]know oh oh its [C]too [G]late but [Em]I want [Em] it [D]that [G]way
[Chorus] Tell me [C] why (Ain't [C]nothin' but a [D] heart [Em] ache) Tell me [C] why (Ain't [C]nothin' but a [D] mis [Em] take) Tell me [C] why I [C] never wanna [D] hear you [G] say [CAREFUL - NOTE THE FINAL CHORD HERE IS B] [Em] I want [Em] it [B]that [B]way
[Bridge] [Em]Now I can see that we're fall [G/D] ing apart From+the [C] way that it used to be, [Am] ye ah [D] no [Em]matter the di stance I [G/D]want you to know That [C]deep down inside of me... [D] (Drums stop) you are
[Verse - Note chords change a bit and melody - on the D you stay at A - don't drop as far] [C] my [D]fi [Em]re The one [C] desi[D] re[Em] You [C] (g) are [C] You (g) are, (note up) you [D] (D) are, (now higher) you [G] are are [Em] (play 0 3 and 7 on E string relative to Capo) [D] (stop)
[Chorus - HEAD VOICE - KEY CHANGE] [NC] Don't wanna hear you (full drums) [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] mist [F#m] take [D] I never wanna [E] hear you [A] say [F#m] I.... I want it [E] that [A] way
[Chorus] Tell me [D] why (Ain't [D]nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache) Tell me [D] why (Ain't [D]nothin' but a [E] mis [F#m] take) Tell me [D] why I [D] never wanna [E]hear you [A]say [F#m]I want [F#m] it [E]that [A]way
Tell me (big head voice) [D] why.... ha i [E] i i [F#m] ache) Tell me [D] why (Ain't [D]nothin' but a [E] mis [F#m] take) Tell me [D] why I [D] never wanna [E]hear you [A]say (drums stop) [F#m] I want [F#m] it [E]that [A]way
