[Verse 1]
C
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
G Am
Big wheel keep on turnin’, Proud Mary keep on burnin’
C
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
[Verse 2]
C
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city, ’til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
G Am
Big wheel keep on turnin’, Proud Mary keep on burnin’
C
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
[Instrumental]
| A# G | A# G |
| A# G F D# | D# D#6 D# C |
| C | C |
[Solo]
| C | C | C | C |
| C | C | C | C |
| G | G | Am | Am |
C
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
[Instrumental]
| A# G | A# G |
| A# G F D# | D# D#6 D# C |
| C | C |
[Verse 3]
C
If you come down to the river, bet you’re gonna find some people who live
C
You don’t have to worry, cause you have no money, people on the river are happy to give
G Am
Big wheel a-keep on turnin’, Proud Mary keep on burnin’,
C
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
C
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
C
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
C
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
(fade out)