Year: 1972 - Album: Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits
Written by John C Fogerty
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Big wheel a-keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin', Riff 1 right after burnin' E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A-----------5--7--7/9/7--5-----------|-----------------------------------| e----5h7-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| D Roll - in', rollin', rollin' on the river Riff 2 right after river E------------------------------------| B----/7------7---5---3--/5---3-------| G------------------------------------| D----/7------7---5---4--/5---4-------| A------------------------------------| e------------------------------------| 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' E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B--------------7---------------------|-----------------------------------| G--------7--9--9b10r9--7-------------|-----------------------------------| D---7h9------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river. Play Riff 2 here repeat intro: solo: |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------7--7--8--7--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7---------------| |-----------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------| |-----7--9--7--7--9--7--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7------7--------| |--/9----------------------------------------------------9p7----------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |--/10-10-10-----------------------7--7--8--7--7--8--7--7--8--7-------| |--/11--------9--7-----------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------| |-------------------9--7-----7--9--7--7--9--7--7--9--7--7--9--7-------| |-------------------------/9------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7--7---------------------------------------------------------------| |--7--7------------------------4--6p5h6--6-7--6p5h6--6-4--6p5h6-------| |--7--7---------------7p6h7--7----------------------------------------| |--------9--9--5--5---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------6--7p6h7--7-9--7p6h7--7-6--7p6h7--7-----------------------| |--9p8h9--9-----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 --