Key · D
Proud Mary
Fogerty · CCR / Ike & Tina · Meagan Allan band book
Live:
Tina live
CCR
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’.”