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Proud

Mary – Tina Turner



INTRO – 4 BARS GUITAR
VERSE 1:
Left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleep and I was
Worrying 'bout the way that things might have been

Big wheel keep on turning, ooh the
Proud Mary keep on burning
Cos we're rolling, rolling yeah
Rolling on the river
Said we're rolling, rolling yeah
Rolling on the river… the ri…ver… WAIT FOR COUNT IN
8 BAR HORN

VERSE 2:
I left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying 'bout the way things might have been

Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning… Cos we’re
Rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river. Say we’re…
Rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river…

Let up, doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo.

4 BAR RIFF – 4 BAR HORNS

TURN FOR VERSE 2 >>> “I cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis”
VERSE 3:
I cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
And I pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
‘Til I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen

Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning… Cos we’re…
Rolling, rolling
We're rolling on the river…
Rolling, rolling
We're rolling on the river

Let up, doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

4 BAR RIFF – 4 BAR HORNS

VERSE 4:
If you come down to the river
I bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry if you got no money
The people on the river are happy to give

Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning… Cos we’re

Rolling, rolling
We're rolling on the river…
Rolling, rolling
We're rolling on the river

Let up, doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

4 BAR RIFF – 4 BAR HORNS – 12 BAR GUITAR
TURN FOR CHORUS >>> “Rolling, rolling… We're rolling on the river…”

Rolling, rolling
We're rolling on the river…
X 4

4 BAR OUTRO THEN HANG

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