Proud Mary chords

by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Song Key: D Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 120 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Guitar Chords: D, F, G, A, Bm, C

Chord Chart Legend
D chord F Major F Major barre chord A chord G chord Bm Bm barre chord C chord
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
D chord-LH F Major-LH F Major barre chord-LH G chord-LH A chord-LH Bm-LH Bm barre chord-LH C chord-LH

Proud Mary

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
            C   A     C   A      C   A  G  F   F    D  F  D     D
Intro: 4/4 |1&2 &3&4&|1&2 &3&4&| 1&2 &3 &4 & | 1&2  &  3& 4& |     |  𝄎  |
Count:

   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                             Bm
Chorus: 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                             Bm
Chorus: Big wheel keep on turn-in'    Proud Mary keep on burn-in'
        D
        Roll-in'    Roll-in'    Roll-in' on the riv-er    
        
       C   A     C   A      C   A  G  F    F    D   F  D      D
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           D                 D                 A         Bm
Instr:  ‖     | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 |     | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | 𝄎 ‖     | 𝄎 |     | 𝄎 ‖

        D
     ** Roll-in'     Roll-in'   _  Roll-in'  on  the  riv-er 
   
       C   A     C   A      C   A  G  F    F    D   F  D     D
Riff: |1&2 &3&4&|1&2 &3&4&| 1&2 &3 &4 &  | 1&2  &   3& 4& |     |  𝄎  |

   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                             Bm
Chorus: 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 
        D
        Roll-in'    Roll-in'    Roll-in' on the riv-er...

Song Details:

  • Songwriter: John Fogerty
  • Lyrics Begin: Left a good job in the city, workin' for the man ev'ry night and day,
  • Performing Artists: Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Single:
    Recorded: 1968
    Released: January 9, 1969
    B-side: Born on the Bayou
  • Genre: Roots rock, Swamp rock, Southern rock, Folk rock
  • Album: Bayou Country
    Recorded: October 1968
    Released: January 15, 1969
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