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Proud Mary

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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CLeft a good job in the city
CWorkin' for the man ev'ry night and day
CAnd I never lost one minute of sleepin'
CWorryin' 'bout the way things might have been
[Chorus]
GBig wheel keep on turnin'
  AmProud Mary keep on Fburnin'
RoCllin', rollin', rollin' on the riverG  
[Verse 2]
CCleaned a lot of plates in MemphisG  
CPumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans
CBut I never saw the good side of the city
(Slide E-string down from fret 17 to 7)
    N.C
[Chorus]
GBig wheel keep on turnin'
AmProud Mary keep on Fburnin' 
                                         (F is a riff)
CRollin', rollin', rollin' on the riverF  
C*
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
[Solo guitar lick]
G  Bb  G  D  C  F  C
[Verse 3]
CIf you come down to the river
CBet you gonna find some people who live
CYou don't have to worry 'cause you have [if you got] no money
CPeople on the river are happy to giveF  
[Chorus]
GBig wheel keep on turnin'
  AmProud Mary keep on Fburnin'
RoCllin', rollin', rollin' on the riAmver  C(Yeah)
RoCllin', rollin', rollin' on the riAmverC  
C
Bb  G  Bb  G
Bb G Bb  C  G7
C  Am  G  C
G  C  G  C
G        Am
F     C
D  C  D  C
C
G  C  G  C
C
Am  Bb  C
F  G  C  G
Am    F
C
D  C
C  D  C  G
[Verse 4]
CLeft a good job in the city
CWorkin' for the man ev'ry night and day
CAnd I never lost one minute of sleepin'
CWorryin' 'bout the way things might have been
[Chorus]
GBig wheel keep on turnin'
AmProud Mary keep on Fburnin'
CRollin', rollin', rollin' on the riverAm  
CRollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
[Outro]
  Bb    F    Db  C*
F*

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Proud Mary

by James Bay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

The original is not played with open chords but barred.

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

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

[Chorus]

Big wheel keep on turnin'

Am F

Proud Mary keep on burnin'

C G

Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

[Verse 2]

C G

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

(Slide E-string down from fret 17 to 7)

N.C

[Chorus]

Big wheel keep on turnin'

Am F

Proud Mary keep on burnin'

(F is a riff)

C F

Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

[Solo guitar lick]

G Bb G D C F C

[Verse 3]

If you come down to the river

Bet you gonna find some people who live

You don't have to worry 'cause you have [if you got] no money

C F

People on the river are happy to give

[Chorus]

Big wheel keep on turnin'

Am F

Proud Mary keep on burnin'

C Am C

Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river (Yeah)

C Am C

Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

Bb G Bb G

Bb G Bb C G7

C Am G C

G C G C

G Am

F C

D C D C

G C G C

Am Bb C

F G C G

Am F

D C

C D C G

[Verse 4]

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

[Chorus]

Big wheel keep on turnin'

Am F

Proud Mary keep on burnin'

C Am

Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

[Outro]

Bb F Db C

About Proud Mary Chords by James Bay

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What key is "Proud Mary" in?

The chords for "Proud Mary" show the original chord names (including C, G, Am, F, E, Bb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.