The Song – Proud Mary
Another great CCR classic. Simple song to play around the campfire!
Song Key – D
The Progression
| Main Verse | |||||||
| Position | I | V | VI | ||||
| Chord | D | A | Bm | ||||
| Intro/Outro/Break | |||||||
| Position | I | VI | I | VI | V | IV | I |
| Chord | C | A | C | A | G | F | D |
This song is played primarily in the Key of D, however the chords for the intro and break are in the key of C and are all major chords. Listen to the song to get the correct feel.
The Song
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Proud Mary – CCR
Creedence Clearwater Revival
| C A | C A | C A G F | F F F D | D D |
[Verse 1]
D
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
A Bm
have been. Big wheel a-keep on turnin’ Proud Mary keep on burnin’,
D
Roll – in’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river.
[Verse 2]
D
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, pumped a lot of pain down in New
Orleans, But I never saw the good side of the city, till I hitched a ride
A Bm
on a river boat queen. Big wheel a-keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on
D
burnin, roll – in, rollin, rollin on the river.
| C A | C A | C A G F | F F6 F D | D D |
[Instrumental]
D A Bm (instrument starts over verse chords)
D
Roll – in’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river.
| C A | C A | C A G F | F F F D | D D |
[Verse 3]
D
if you come down to the river, bet you’re gonna find some people who live,
D
you don’t have to worry, cause you have no money, people on the river are
A Bm
happy to give. Big wheel keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on burnin,
D
roll – in, rollin, rollin on the river. X 3
Chords used in this song
