Intro: C 

verse 1 
C 
Left a good job in the city 
C 
Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day 
C 
And I never lost one minute of sleepin' 
C 
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been 


[Refrão]
G 
Big wheel keep on turnin' 
Am                  F 
  Proud Mary keep on burnin' 
  C                                      G 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river 

verse 2 
C                                    G 
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis 
C 
Pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans 
C 
But I never saw the good side of the city 
(Slide E-string down from fret 17 to 7) 
    N.C 
   'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen 


[Refrão]
G 
Big wheel keep on turnin' 
Am                F 
Proud Mary keep on burnin'  
                                         (F is a riff) 
C                                      F           
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river 
C* 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river 

Solo guitar lick 
G  Bb  G  D  C  F  C 

verse 3 
C 
If you come down to the river 
C 
Bet you gonna find some people who live 
C 
You don't have to worry 'cause you have if you got no money 
C                                         F 
People on the river are happy to give 
 

[Refrão]
G 
Big wheel keep on turnin' 
Am                  F 
  Proud Mary keep on burnin' 
  C                                Am   C 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river  (Yeah) 
  C                                Am   C 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river 

Guitar Solo 
C 
Bb  G  Bb  G 
Bb G Bb  C  G7 
C  Am  G  C 
G  C  G  C 
G        Am 
F     C 
D  C  D  C 
C 
G  C  G  C 
C 
Am  Bb  C 
F  G  C  G 
Am    F 
C 
D  C 
C  D  C  G 

verse 4 
C 
Left a good job in the city 
C 
Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day 
C 
And I never lost one minute of sleepin' 
C 
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been 
 

[Refrão]
G 
Big wheel keep on turnin' 
Am                F 
Proud Mary keep on burnin' 
C                                      Am 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river 
C 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river 

Outro 
Bb  F  Db  C* 
F* 

* = Let ring