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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
I didn't tab this song myself, so no credit should be given to me, but I saw
there were only 2 (wrong) version on this site, so I decided to put this one on.
I've got this tab from creedence-online.com, so it should be correct.


[Intro]

E---0---0---0---x--------x---x---x---|---0---0---0---x--------x---x---x--|
B---1---1---1---2--------2---2---2---|---1---1---1---2--------2---2---2--|
G---0---0---0---2--------2---2---2---|---0---0---0---2--------2---2---2--|
D---2---2---2---2--------2---2---2---|---2---2---2---2--------2---2---2--|
A---3---3---3---0--------0---0---0---|---3---3---3---0--------0---0---0--|
e---x---x---x---x--------x---x---x---|---x---x---x---x--------x---x---x--|

E---0---0---0---x-------3-----1------|--1--1--0--1----2------------------|
B---1---1---1---2-------3-----1------|--1--1--0--1----3------------------|
G---0---0---0---2-------4-----2------|--2--2--2--2----2------------------|
D---2---2---2---2-------5-----3------|--3--3--3--3----0------------------|
A---3---3---3---0-------5-----3------|--3--3--3--3----x------------------|
e---x---x---x---x-------3-----1------|--1--1--0--0----x------------------|

Basic Rhythm:

D = Down stroke
U = Up Stroke

D U D U U D
E---2---2---x---2---2---x------------|-----------------------------------|
B---3---3---x---3---3---x------------|-----------------------------------|
G---2---2---x---2---2---x------------|-----------------------------------|
D---0---0---x---0---0---x------------|-----------------------------------|
A---x---x---x---x---x---x------------|-----------------------------------|
e---x---x---x---x---x---x------------|-----------------------------------|

D
Left a good job in the city,
Workin for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin',
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been.

A
Big wheel a-keep on turnin'
Bm
Proud Mary keep on burnin',

Riff 1 right after burnin'

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A-----------5--7--7/9/7--5-----------|-----------------------------------|
e----5h7-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

D
Roll - in', rollin', rollin' on the river


Riff 2 right after river

E------------------------------------|
B----/7------7---5---3--/5---3-------|
G------------------------------------|
D----/7------7---5---4--/5---4-------|
A------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|


D
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis,
Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans,
But I never saw the good side of the city,
Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen.
A
Big wheel a-keep on turnin,
Bm
Proud Mary keep on burnin',

Riff 3 right after burnin'

E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B--------------7---------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--------7--9--9b10r9--7-------------|-----------------------------------|
D---7h9------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

D
roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river.


Play Riff 2 here

[repeat intro]

[solo]

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------7--7--8--7--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7---------------|
|-----------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------|
|-----7--9--7--7--9--7--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7--9--7------7--------|
|--/9----------------------------------------------------9p7----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--/10-10-10-----------------------7--7--8--7--7--8--7--7--8--7-------|
|--/11--------9--7-----------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|
|-------------------9--7-----7--9--7--7--9--7--7--9--7--7--9--7-------|
|-------------------------/9------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7------------------------4--6p5h6--6-7--6p5h6--6-4--6p5h6-------|
|--7--7---------------7p6h7--7----------------------------------------|
|--------9--9--5--5---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------6--7p6h7--7-9--7p6h7--7-6--7p6h7--7-----------------------|
|--9p8h9--9-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D
roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river.


Play Riff 2 here

Repeat intro


D
If you come down to the river,
Bet you're gonna find some people who live,
You don't have to worry, cause you have no money,
People on the river are happy to give.
A
Big wheel keep on turnin,
Bm
Proud Mary keep on burnin,


Play riff 3 here

D
roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river.

repeat and fade



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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up

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Song info
Proud Mary
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Pop Rock
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