[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-----
[Intro - No drums - REMEMBER TO SOMETIMES PLAY CSUS2, ASUS2, BSUS2, F#M INSTEAD] [C#m][A][B][F#m] x2
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum] [C#m][A] Just a [B] casta [F#m] way, an [C#m] island [A] lost at [B] sea, [F#m] oh [C#m] A [A] nother [B] lonely [F#m] day, [C#m] no one [A] here but [B] me, [F#m] oh [C#m][A] More [B] loneli [F#m] ness than [C#m] any [A] man could [B] bear [F#m] [C#m][A] Rescue [B] me be [F#m] fore I [C#m] fall in [A] to des [B] pair, [F#m] oh
[Chorus - Full drums] [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world
[F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my
[C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [F#m][F#m]
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] [C#m][A] A [B] year has [F#m] passed since I [C#m] wrote my [A] note [B][F#m] [C#m][A] I should have [B] known this [F#m] right from the [C#m] start [A][B][F#m] [C#m][A] Only [B] hope can [F#m] keep me to [C#m] ge - [A] ther [B][F#m] [C#m][A] Love can [B] mend your [F#m] life but [C#m] love can [A] break your [B] heart [F#m]
[Chorus - Full drums] [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world
[F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my
[C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle [C#m][A] ohhh [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [F#m][F#m]
[F#m] (Tom fill)
[Verse 3 - Light drums] [C#m][A] Walked out this [B] morn [F#m] ing, [C#m] don't be [A] lieve what I [B] saw [F#m] [C#m] A [A] hundred [B] billion [F#m] bottles, [C#m] washed up [A] on the [B] shore [F#m] [C#m][A] Seems I'm not a [B] lone in [F#m] being a [C#m] lone [A][B][F#m] A [C#m] hundred [A] billion [B] casta [F#m] ways, [C#m] looking [A] for a [B] home [F#m]
[Chorus - Full drums] [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world
[F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my,
[C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, oh [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, whoa [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [F#m][F#m]
[C#m][A][B][F#m] x4
[Outro] [C#m] Sending o [A] ut an S [B] .O.S [F#m] . [C#m] Sending o [A] ut an S [B] .O.S [F#m] . I'm [C#m] sending o [A] ut an S [B] .O.S [F#m] . I'm s [C#m] ending ou [A] t an S. [B] O.S. [F#m] ...
