Intro: verse 1 Left a good job in the city Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day And I never lost one minute of sleepin' Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river verse 2 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 (Slide E-string down from fret 17 to 7) N.C 'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin' ( is a riff) Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river * Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Solo guitar lick verse 3 If you come down to the river Bet you gonna find some people who live You don't have to worry 'cause you have if you got no money People on the river are happy to give Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river (Yeah) Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Guitar Solo verse 4 Left a good job in the city Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day And I never lost one minute of sleepin' Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Outro * * * = Let ring