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Song title:       Proud Mary
Original Album:	  Bayou Country (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Words and Music by John Fogerty
Copyright © 1969 Fantasy Records (?)
Published by ?

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
"'pane" in VERSE2 refers to "propane", used chiefly as a fuel for heating,
cooking etc in the region during that time.
So, the song's narrator worked as a gas-station attendant or suchlike.


INTRO:

[play: INTRO Figure]


INTRO Figure
  C           A               G     C           A               G
|-0---0---0---0____---0---0-------|-0---0---0---0____---0---0-------|
|-1---1---1---2____---1---1---0---|-1---1---1---2____---1---1---0---|
|-0---0---0---2____---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---2____---0---0---0---|
|-2---2---2---2____---2---2---0---|-2---2---2---2____---2---2---0---|
|-3---3---3---0____---3---3-------|-3---3---3---0____---3---3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  C           A       G       F                 F6  F       D
|-0---0---0---0---------------1______---1---1---1---1-------2-------|
|-1---1---1---2-------0-------1______---1---1---3---1-------3-------|
|-0---0---0---2-------0-------2______---2---2---2---2-------2-------|
|-2---2---2---2-------0-------3______---3---3---3---3-------0-------|
|-3---3---3---0-------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


Lead-in to VERSE:
  D
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|-0---0-------0---0---0-------0---|-0---0-------0---0---0-------0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE1:
Chords:
D  xx0232

  D
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|-0---0-------0---0---0-------0---|-0---0-------0---0---0-------0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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  D
  Left a  good    job     in  the   ci -ty

  Workin' for the man     ev-'ry    night and   day

  And I   nev-er  lost    one       min-ute of      sleepin'

  Worryin' 'bout the way  things    might have      been



CHORUS:
Chords:
A   x02220
Bm  x24432
D   xx0232


  A
|-0---0-------0---0---0-------0---|-0---0-------0---0---0-------0---|
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|-0---0-------0---0---0-------0---|-0---0-------0---0---0-------0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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  A
  Big wheel       keep on           turnin'



  Bm
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|
|-4---4-------4---4---4-------4---|-4---4-------4---4---4-------4---|
|-4---4-------4---4---4-------4---|-4---4-------4---4---4-------4---|
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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  Bm
  Proud   Ma -ry  keep on     burn   -  in'



  D
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|-0---0-------0---0---0-------0---|-0---0-------0---0---0-------0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D
  Rollin',                    roll    - in',                    roll



  D
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---|
|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2---|
|-0---0-------0---0---0-------0---|-0---0-------0---0---0-------0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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    - in' on  the riv  -  er



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
D  xx0232

D
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


[repeat CHORUS]

[repeat INTRO Figure]

[Guitar SOLO]


D
Rollin', rollin' rollin' on the river



VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
D  xx0232

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


[repeat CHORUS]

[repeat last line]  [x3]

[end as you wish]