Proud Mary Chords
by John Fogerty
Proud Mary by John Fogerty is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords C, A, G, F, D and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C A C A
C A G F D
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 have been.
A
Big wheel a-keep on turnin'
Bm G
Proud Mary keep on burnin',
D
Roll - in', rollin', rollin' on the river
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 on a river boat queen.
A Bm G
Big wheel a-keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on burnin',
D
roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river.
Intro: C A C A
C A G F D
VERSE CHORDS FOR SOLOS
D
A Bm G
D
roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river.
WHEN END SOLOS - CUE INTRO TO CONTINUE
Intro: C A C A
C A G F D
D
if you come down to the river,
bet you're 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.
A
Big wheel keep on turnin,
Bm
Proud Mary keep on burnin,
D
roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river.
SINGER KEEPS REPEATING TILL CUE END
Intro: C A C A
C A G F D SUSTAin