Proud Mary Chords
by James Bay
Proud Mary by James Bay is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am, F, Bb, D, G7 and Db. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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
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
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
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
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