Intro ~~~ ~~~~~~ _______________ _______ __ __ _________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} {}{}{}{} {} {} {}{}{}{}{} {} {} | C5 A5 | % | C5 A5 G5 F5 | F5 F5 F5 D5 | ___ _____ _ | | | | | | continue rhythm {}{}, {}{}{}, {} | D5 | % | D5 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 A5 B5 have been. Big wheel a-keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin', D5 Roll - in', rollin', rollin' on the river. (fill 1) repeat intro: 2nd verse: D5 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 A5 B5 on a river boat queen. Big wheel a-keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on D5 burnin, roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river. (fill 1) repeat intro: 3rd verse: D5 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 A5 B5 happy to give. Big wheel keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on burnin, D5 roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river. (fill 1) repeat and fadeFILL 1: / means slide into --------------------------------------- | 1 | -----/7------7---5---3---5---3--------- | 2 | --------------------------------------- | 3 | -----/7------7---5---4---5---4--------- | 4 | --------------------------------------- | 5 | --------------------------------------- | 6 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. --------------------------- | | ---7---------8------------- | | ---7---------7------------- | | ---7---------9------------- | | --------------------------- | | --------------------------- |