Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival ~ means tie the notes Intro ~~~ ~~~~~~ _______________ _______ __ __ _________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} {}{}{}{} {} {} {}{}{}{}{} {} {} |C A | % |C A G F |F F6 F D | ___ _____ _ | | | | | | continue rhythm {}{}, {}{}{}, {} |D | % |
D Left a good job in the city, workin for ... and I never lost one minute of sleepin'... A Bm have been. Big wheel a-keep on turnin' .... D Roll - in', rollin', ...(fill 1) repeat intro: 2nd verse: D Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, ... Orleans, But I never saw the good side of .... A Bm on a river boat queen. Big wheel a-keep on .... D burnin, roll - in, rollin, ....(fill 1) repeat intro: 3rd verse: D if you come down to the river, bet you're ... you don't have to worry, cause you .... A Bm happy to give. Big wheel keep on .... D roll - in, rollin, ....(fill 1) repeat and fade FILL 1: / means slide into ---------------------------------------| 1 | -----/7------7---5---3---5---3---------| 2 | ---------------------------------------| 3 | -----/7------7---5---4---5---4---------| 4 | ---------------------------------------| 5 | ---------------------------------------| 6 SOLO: All I have time to tell you is that most of it is alternating between these two chords: Bar your index finger at the 7th fret. ---------------------------| | ---7---------8-------------| | ---7---------7-------------| | ---7---------9-------------| | ---------------------------| | ---------------------------|
Proud Mary is written by John Fogerty, like the wast majority of Creedence Clearwater Revival's songs. The song was a single from the band's second album "Bayou Country". Both the record and the single was released in early 1969. John Fogerty plays the lead guitar and his brother Tom Fogerty plays the rhythm guitar. Use these guitar chords to master their style. Fogerty wrote the famous chords and riff while he was playing around with the chords from Beethoven's fifth symphony!
Proud Mary has been covered by numerous artists and bands. There were 35 cover versions released in 1969 alone!
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival