Intro [Vamp] [Speech]
| D |You know, every now and then I think you might like to hearSomethin' from us, nice and easyThere's just one thing you seeWe never, ever do nothin' nice and easyWe always do it nice, and roughBut we're gonna take the beginning of this song, and do it easyBut then we're gonna do the finish, roughThat's the way we do Proud Mary | D | D | D | D |And we're rolling (Ooh), rolling (Ooh), rolling on the river (Listen to the story)
Verse 1 [Half Time]
| D | D |Left a good job in the city (Down in the city)| D | D |Workin' for the man every night and day| D | D |And I never lost one minute of sleep | D | D |(And I was) Worryin' about the way that things might have been
Hook
| A | A | Bm | G |Big wheel keep on turnin Proud Mary keep on burnin' | D | D |And we're rollin' (Rollin') Rollin' yeah (Rollin'), | D | D |rollin' on the river (Rollin' on the river)
Verse 2
| D | D |Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis | D | D |(You know I) And I pumped a lot of 'pane down in New Orleans| D | D |But I never saw the good side of that city | D | D |until I hitched A ride on the river boat Queen
Hook
| A | A | Bm | G |Big wheel keep on turnin Proud Mary keep on burnin' | D | D |And we're rollin' (Rollin') Rollin' yeah (Rollin'), | D | D |rollin' on the river (Rollin' on the river)
Hook 2
| D | D |Said we're rollin' (Rollin') Rollin' yeah (Rollin'), | D | D |rollin' on the river (Rollin' on the river)
Instruments [A Tempo] [Band]
| D | D | D | D || D | D | D | D Gsus4 G |
Verse 3
| D | D |I left a good job in the city| D | D |Workin' for the man every night and day | D | D |And I never lost one minute of sleep| D | D |Worryin' about the way things might have been
Hook 3
| A | A | Bm | G |Big wheel keep on turnin' (Turnin') Proud Mary keep on burnin' (Burnin')| D | D | D | D |Rollin' Rollin', rollin' on the river | D | D | D | D |Said we're rollin' Rollin', rollin' on the river
Instruments
| D | D | D |(dududu~)| C A | [x3]| F || D | D | D | D |
Verse 4
| D | D Gsus4 G |Oh I cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis | D | D |And I pumped a lot of 'pane down in New Orleans| D | D |But I never saw the good side of the city | D | D |until I hitched A ride on the river boat Queen
Hook 4
| A | A | Bm | G |Big wheel keep on turnin' (Turnin') Proud Mary keep on burnin' (Burnin') | D | D | D | D |And we're rollin' Said we're rollin', we're rollin' on the river | D | D | D | D |I tell ya we're rollin' Rollin', we're rollin' on the river
Instruments
| D | D | D |(dududu~)| C A | [x3]| F || D | D | D | D |
Verse 5
| D | D Gsus4 G |If you come down to the river| D | D |I betcha you're gonna find some people who live | D | D |And you don't have to worry If you got no money| D | D |People on the river are happy to give
Hook 5
| A | A | Bm | G |Big wheel keep on turnin' (Turnin') Proud Mary keep on burnin' (Burnin') | D | D | D | D |And we're rollin' And we're rollin' And we're rollin' on a river | D | D |Tell me one more time Rollin' (Yeah) Rollin' (Alright)| D | D |Rollin' on the river (Ooh yeah)
Instruments
| D | D | D |(dududu~)| C A | [x3]| F |
Refrain
| D | D | D | D |Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river (Yeah, alright now) | D | D | D | D |We're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river | D | D | D | D |Said we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river | D | D | D | D |I tell you we're rollin', we're rollin', we're rollin' on the river
Ending
| C A | [x3]| F | D |
