Intro: D
Verse 1:
D
Left a good job in the city,
Workin for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
ABmG
Big wheel a-keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin'
D
And we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Verse 2:
D
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans.
But I never saw the good side of the city
Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen.
ABmG
Big wheels keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on burnin
D
And we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
GDGDGD
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river, the river, the river, the river
Verse 3:
D
Left a good job in the city,
Workin for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
ABmG
Big wheel a-keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin'
D
And we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Give up dup dup dup, dup dup dup dup, dup dup dup dup
| CCA | CCA | CCA | GFF | FFG |
Verse 4:
D
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis,
pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans.
But I never saw the good side of the city,
till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen.
ABmG
Big wheels keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on burnin
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Give up dup dup dup, dup dup dup dup, dup dup dup dup
| CCA | CCA | CCA | GFF | FFG |
Verse 5:
DABD
So if you come down to the river
ABD
Bet you're gonna find some people who live,
ABDABD
You don't have to worry, if you have no money
F#GAb
People on the river are happy to give.
ABmG
Big wheel a-keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin'
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Give up dup dup dup, dup dup dup dup, dup dup dup dup
| CCA | CCA | CCA | GFF | FFG |
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!