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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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Written by John C Fogerty