Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the latin song Proud Mary chords from Creedence Clearwater Revival on guitar.
Proud Mary with chords
The five verses of the Creedence Clearwater Revival song are played in the same way
We will therefore see verse 1, chorus and instrumental bridge.
Chords of the Creedence Clearwater Revival song
Here are the four chords you will need to know for the whole song :
When these positions are known and mastered you can look at the following tabs to play the music with your guitar.
Verse 1 | Proud Mary with chords
To play the verse 1 of this Creedence Clearwater Revival song – as well as all the verses – you will have to remember the previous chords and read the following tab :
Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.
All the verses of the song are played in this way, by rotating the D chord. So you can easily play all five verses following the lyrics.
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Chorus | Proud Mary from Creedence Clearwater Revival
To play the chorus of Proud Mary, you will need to use the other three chords. The rhythm does not change. You can continue with the following tab :
Instrumental Bridge | Music by Creedence Clearwater Revival
To play the instrumental bridge between the second chorus and verse 3, you don’t need to know any new chords or rhythmic patterns. Just continue as you have been doing from the beginning, following the grid :
As we have seen before, to play the other verses and choruses of the Creedence Clearwater Revival song, you will just have to read and learn the lyrics in order.
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Proud Mary lyrics
The song Proud Mary chords is composed of five verses and a chorus.
The structure of the lyrics is :
Verse 1 – Chorus – Verse 2 – Chorus – Verse 3 – Chorus – Verse 4 – Chorus – Verse 5 – Chorus
Verse 1
I left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
I was worrying ’bout the way the things might’ve been
Chorus
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we’re rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
Verse 2
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Until I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen
Chorus
Instrumental Bridge
Verse 3
Oh I left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying about the way the things might’ve been
Chorus
Verse 4
Oh I cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
And I pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Until I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen
Chorus
Verse 5
If you come down to the river
I bet you gonna find some people who live
And you don’t have to worry if you got no money
People on the river are happy to give
Chorus
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PDF score to play Proud Mary from Creedence Clearwater Revival
The following score is a “home-made” easy PDF score for beginners that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations.
This score summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the song Proud Mary chords by Creedence Clearwater Revival on guitar.