Proud Mary was written by John Fogerty - main songwriter from the band, Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR).
Recorded: 1968
Released: January 1969 from the album - Bayou Country
Music: D Major in 4/4 time at ~ 120 bpm
Chords: D, F, G, A, Bm, C
Proud Mary
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D
1. Left a good job in the ci -ty
Workin' for the man ev-'ry night and day
And I nev-er lost a min-ute of sleep-in'
Worry-in' 'bout the way things might have been
A BmChorus: Big wheel keep on turn-in' Proud Mary keep on burn-in'
D
Roll-in' Roll-in' Roll-in' on the ri-ver
D
2. Cleaned a lot o' plates in Mem-phis
Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans
But I nev-er saw the good side of the city
'Till I hitched a ride on a ri-ver boat queen
A BmChorus: Big wheel keep on turn-in' Proud Mary keep on burn-in'
D
Roll-in' Roll-in' Roll-in' on the riv-er
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D** Roll-in' Roll-in' _ Roll-in' on the riv-er
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D
3. If you come down to the ri-ver
Bet you gon-na find the peo-ple who live
You don't have to wor-ry, 'cause you have no mon-ey
Peop-le on the riv-er are hap-py to give
A BmChorus: Big wheel keep on turn-in' Proud Mary keep on burn-ing
D
Roll-in' Roll-in' Roll-in' on the riv-er
D
Roll-in' Roll-in' Roll-in' on the riv-er
D
Roll-in' Roll-in' Roll-in' on the riv-er
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Roll-in' Roll-in' Roll-in' on the riv-er...
