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Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Intro

    Verses

    Verse

    (play 4 times)

    Verse 1
    D
    Left a good job in the city
    
    Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day
    
    And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
    
    Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
    
    
    Verse 2
    D
    Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
    
    Pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans
    
    But I never saw the good side of the city
    
    'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
    
    Verse 3
    
    D
    If you come down to the river
    
    Bet you gonna find some people who live
    
    You don't have to worry if you got no money
    
    People on the river are happy to give
    

    Chorus

    Pre-Chorus And Chorus

    A
    Big wheel keep on turnin'
    Bm
    Proud Mary keep on burnin'
    D
    Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

    Putting It Together

    
    
    [Main Riff]
    
    D
    Left a good job in the city
    
    Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day
    
    And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
    
    Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
    
    A
    Big wheel keep on turnin'
    Bm
    Proud Mary keep on burnin'
    D
    Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
    
    D
    Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
    
    Pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans
    
    But I never saw the good side of the city
    
    'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
    
    A
    Big wheel keep on turnin'
    Bm
    Proud Mary keep on burnin'
    D
    Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
    
    [Main Riff]
    
    D
    If you come down to the river
    
    Bet you gonna find some people who live
    
    You don't have to worry if you got no money
    
    People on the river are happy to give
    
    A
    Big wheel keep on turnin'
    Bm
    Proud Mary keep on burnin'
    D
    Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
    
    D
    Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river 3x