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Proud Mary

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Loops

MAIN D (chug / hold) A Bm G D CHORUS HOOK D — Big wheel keep on turnin' A Bm — Proud Mary keep on burnin' G D — Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Tina form: SLOW half-time first verse/hook → HIT into fast CCR form: medium rock from bar 1

Chart

V1 (slow or fast) D Left a good job in the city A Bm Workin' for the man every night and day G D And I never lost one minute of sleepin' A Bm G D Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been CHORUS D Big wheel keep on turnin' A Bm Proud Mary keep on burnin' G D Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river V2 D Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis A Bm Pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans G D But I never saw the good side of the city A Bm G D 'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen CHORUS (often double rollin') V3 D If you come down to the river A Bm Bet you gonna find some people who live G D You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money A Bm G D People on the river are happy to give FINAL CHORUS / TAG — build — end D

Band notes

Agree Tina vs CCR before downbeat. One person counts the gear-change hit. Don’t rush “rollin’.”