Proud Mary
 
Creedence Clearwater Revival
 
Intro:
 
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Basic Rhythm:
 
D=Down stroke
U=Up Stroke
 
 D U D U U D
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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
 A Bm
have been. Big wheel a-keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin',
 
Riff 1 right after burnin'
 
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 D
Roll - in', rollin', rollin' on the river
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Riff 2 right after river
 
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D----/7------7---5---4--/5---4-------|
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2nd verse:
 
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
 A Bm
on a river boat queen. Big wheel a-keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on
 
burnin',
 
Riff 3 right after burnin'
 
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 D
roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river.
 
Play Riff 2 here
 
repeat intro:
 
solo:
 
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 D
roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river.
 
Play Riff 2 here
 
Repeat intro:
 
3rd verse:
 
D
if you come down to the river, bet you're gonna find some people who live,
 
you don't have to worry, cause you have no money, people on the river are
 A Bm
happy to give. Big wheel keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on burnin,
 
Play riff 3 here
 
 D
roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river. repeat and fade
 

Proud Mary
 
 Creedence Clearwater Revival
 
~ means tie the notes
 
Intro
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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
 A  Bm
have been. Big wheel a-keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin',
 D
Roll - in', rollin', rollin' on the river. (fill 1) 
 
repeat intro:
 
2nd verse:
 
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
 A Bm
on a river boat queen. Big wheel a-keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on 
 D
burnin, roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river. (fill 1)
 
repeat intro:
 
3rd verse:
D
if you come down to the river, bet you're gonna find some people who live,
 
you don't have to worry, cause you have no money, people on the river are
 A Bm
happy to give. Big wheel keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on burnin,
 D
roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river. (fill 1) repeat and fade
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FILL 1:
 / means slide into
 
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SOLO:
 
 All I have time to tell you is that most of it is alternating between
these two chords: Bar your index finger at the 7th fret.
 
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