Proud Mary Chords

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NB I have checked out the other 5 versions of this song and they all seem to have missed the guitar break and relevant chords played through the break ie D as in the verse and the A and Bm of the chorus plus the rollin x 3 on a river and the C A C A C A G FF D bit...

Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

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4 contributors total, last edit on Jan 16, 2020

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Taken from a live youtube video - basically the same but CCR seem to be
playing in E but I play in D and it fits in with what CCR are playing?
Some of the lyrics seem slightly different but could just be my hearing!
 
[Intro]
C A C A C A G F F D
 
[Verse 1]
D
Left a good job in the city
D
Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day
D
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
D
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
 
[Chorus]
A
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Bm
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
 
[Verse 2]
D
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
D
Pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans
D
But I never saw the good side of the city
D
'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
 
[Chorus]
A
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Bm
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
 
C A C A C A G F F D
 
Guitar Break over verse D and chorus A Bm followed by
 
D
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
 
C A C A C A G F F D
 
[Verse 3]
D
If you come down to the river
D
Betcha gonna find some people who live
D
You don't have to worry though you have no money
D
People on the river are happy to give
 
[Chorus]
A
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Bm
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
 
[Outro]
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
D                                     D A
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
X

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Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Yup, this is the best version!

Fogerty has just done a Tiny Desk show, in which he and his family play Proud Mary. If you look closely at him and his daughter, he is playing a full step above her. I can only assume he tunes his guitar down,but then plays a step up.The song is definitely in D, although he appears to be playing in E. I've never seen that before, I have to say. https://youtu.be/2qW2139LKN0

yep, best version