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.
PDF score of Proud Mary on guitar
Proud Mary with chords
Chords of Proud Mary
Here are the four chords you will need to know for Proud Mary chords :
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 by Creedence Clearwater Revival
To play the verse 1 of Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival – 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.
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Chorus | Proud Mary with guitar chords
To play the chorus of Proud Mary chords, you will need to use the other three chords. The rhythm does not change on guitar. You can continue with the following tab :
Instrumental Bridge | Chords of Creedence Clearwater Revival
To play the instrumental bridge Proud Mary between the second chorus and verse 3, you don’t need to know any new chords or rhythmic patterns on your guitar. Just continue as you have been doing from the beginning, following the tab :
Improvise learning our pentatonic scale patterns for guitar.
Proud Mary lyrics
The song Proud Mary chords by Creedence Clearwater Revival is composed of five verses and a chorus.
The lyrics are :
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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Our 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.
