The Bell Sessions (Solomon Burke) - Proud Mary Chords
Tempo:
121 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
I know a lot of you folks would like to know what the old Proud Mary is all about.
Well, I'd like to tell you about her.
She's nothing but a big old boat.
You see, my forefathers used to ride the bottoms of her, as stokers, cooks, and waiters.
And I made a vow that when I grew up, I'd take a ride on the old Proud Mary.
And if you'd let me, I'd like to sing about it.
Looking for a job in the city, working for my man every night and day.
And I never lost a minute of speed, worrying about the way things might have been.
[D]
Big wheels keep on turning, [G] [Em]
Proud Mary keep on burning,
And you're [G] just rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.
Been a lot of places like Memphis, and I had a lot of fun down in New Orleans.
And I never saw the good side of the city, till I took a ride on the Riverboat Queen.
[D]
Big wheels keep on turning, [Em] and old Proud Mary keeps on burning.
And you're [G] just rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.
[F]
[D] [F] [D] [F]
[D] [C] [Bb] [G]
[D]
[Em]
Can't you see I'm now [G] just rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.
If you come down to the river, bet you gonna find the people who live.
You don't have to worry if you don't have no money.
People on the river happy and funny.
[D]
Big wheels just keeps on turning, [Em]
Proud Mary keeps on burning, [G] burning, rolling, rolling.
And you're just rolling down the river.
Come on y'all, you gotta just roll it up, kinda easy like.
I know some of you never seen a big boat like the Proud Mary.
But I just want you to imagine in your mind that we're standing all down by the top of the river.
And here we go, here she comes, clear in view, watch her now, everybody.
Rolling, rolling, rolling down the river.
Just roll for the count of three.
I know a lot of you folks would like to know what the old Proud Mary is all about.
Well, I'd like to tell you about her.
She's nothing but a big old boat.
You see, my forefathers used to ride the bottoms of her, as stokers, cooks, and waiters.
And I made a vow that when I grew up, I'd take a ride on the old Proud Mary.
And if you'd let me, I'd like to sing about it.
Looking for a job in the city, working for my man every night and day.
And I never lost a minute of speed, worrying about the way things might have been.
[D]
Big wheels keep on turning, [G] [Em]
Proud Mary keep on burning,
And you're [G] just rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.
Been a lot of places like Memphis, and I had a lot of fun down in New Orleans.
And I never saw the good side of the city, till I took a ride on the Riverboat Queen.
[D]
Big wheels keep on turning, [Em] and old Proud Mary keeps on burning.
And you're [G] just rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.
[F]
[D] [F] [D] [F]
[D] [C] [Bb] [G]
[D]
[Em]
Can't you see I'm now [G] just rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.
If you come down to the river, bet you gonna find the people who live.
You don't have to worry if you don't have no money.
People on the river happy and funny.
[D]
Big wheels just keeps on turning, [Em]
Proud Mary keeps on burning, [G] burning, rolling, rolling.
And you're just rolling down the river.
Come on y'all, you gotta just roll it up, kinda easy like.
I know some of you never seen a big boat like the Proud Mary.
But I just want you to imagine in your mind that we're standing all down by the top of the river.
And here we go, here she comes, clear in view, watch her now, everybody.
Rolling, rolling, rolling down the river.
Just roll for the count of three.
Key:
G
D
Em
F
C
G
D
Em
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I know a lot of you folks would like to know what the old Proud Mary is all about.
_ _ Well, I'd like to tell you about her.
She's nothing but a big old boat. _ _
You see, my forefathers used to ride the bottoms of her, _ as stokers, _ cooks, and waiters. _
And I made a vow that when I grew up, I'd take a ride on the old Proud Mary.
And if you'd let me, I'd like to sing about it.
Looking for a job in the city, _ working for my man every night and day. _
And I never lost a minute of speed, _ worrying about the way things might have been.
[D]
Big wheels keep on turning, _ [G] _ [Em]
Proud Mary keep on burning,
And you're [G] just rolling, _ _ _ rolling, _ rolling on the river. _ _ _ _
Been a lot of places like Memphis, _ and I had a lot of fun down in New Orleans. _
And I never saw the good side of the city, till I took a ride on the Riverboat Queen.
[D]
Big wheels keep on turning, [Em] and old Proud Mary keeps on burning.
And you're [G] just rolling, _ _ rolling, _ rolling on the river.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ Can't you see I'm now [G] just rolling, _ rolling, _ _ rolling on the river.
_ _ If you come down to the river, _ _ bet you gonna find the people who live.
You don't have to worry if you don't have no money.
People on the river happy and funny.
[D]
Big wheels just keeps on turning, _ _ [Em] _
Proud Mary keeps on burning, _ [G] burning, rolling, _ _ rolling.
And you're just rolling down the river.
Come on y'all, you gotta just roll it up, kinda easy like.
I know some of you never seen a big boat like the Proud Mary.
But I just want you to imagine in your mind that we're standing all down by the top of the river.
And here we go, here she comes, clear in view, watch her now, everybody.
Rolling, _ rolling, _ rolling down the river.
Just roll for the count of three.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I know a lot of you folks would like to know what the old Proud Mary is all about.
_ _ Well, I'd like to tell you about her.
She's nothing but a big old boat. _ _
You see, my forefathers used to ride the bottoms of her, _ as stokers, _ cooks, and waiters. _
And I made a vow that when I grew up, I'd take a ride on the old Proud Mary.
And if you'd let me, I'd like to sing about it.
Looking for a job in the city, _ working for my man every night and day. _
And I never lost a minute of speed, _ worrying about the way things might have been.
[D]
Big wheels keep on turning, _ [G] _ [Em]
Proud Mary keep on burning,
And you're [G] just rolling, _ _ _ rolling, _ rolling on the river. _ _ _ _
Been a lot of places like Memphis, _ and I had a lot of fun down in New Orleans. _
And I never saw the good side of the city, till I took a ride on the Riverboat Queen.
[D]
Big wheels keep on turning, [Em] and old Proud Mary keeps on burning.
And you're [G] just rolling, _ _ rolling, _ rolling on the river.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ Can't you see I'm now [G] just rolling, _ rolling, _ _ rolling on the river.
_ _ If you come down to the river, _ _ bet you gonna find the people who live.
You don't have to worry if you don't have no money.
People on the river happy and funny.
[D]
Big wheels just keeps on turning, _ _ [Em] _
Proud Mary keeps on burning, _ [G] burning, rolling, _ _ rolling.
And you're just rolling down the river.
Come on y'all, you gotta just roll it up, kinda easy like.
I know some of you never seen a big boat like the Proud Mary.
But I just want you to imagine in your mind that we're standing all down by the top of the river.
And here we go, here she comes, clear in view, watch her now, everybody.
Rolling, _ rolling, _ rolling down the river.
Just roll for the count of three.
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