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Proud Mary

The song is about a woman who left her job in the city to work on a river boat, or "Proud Mary." She cleaned plates in Memphis and worked hard in New Orleans, but didn't see the good side of cities until taking a ride on the river boat. The lyrics describe the river boat, called Proud Mary, rolling along the river. It suggests that people who live along the river are happy and helpful to others.

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Proud Mary

The song is about a woman who left her job in the city to work on a river boat, or "Proud Mary." She cleaned plates in Memphis and worked hard in New Orleans, but didn't see the good side of cities until taking a ride on the river boat. The lyrics describe the river boat, called Proud Mary, rolling along the river. It suggests that people who live along the river are happy and helpful to others.

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Proud Mary

Intro: D
Stro:
D
Left a good job in the city,
Workin for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
E Fis G Gis
Worryin' 'bout the way that things might have been
A h G
Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin'
D
And we're rollin', rollin' yea', rollin' on the river!
Stro:
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 h G
Big wheels keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on burnin'
D
And we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river, the river, the river,
the river
Stro: (Fast)
D
Left a good job in the city
Workin for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
E Fis G Gis
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been.
A h G
Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin'
D
And we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
So we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Give up dup dup dup, dup dup dup dup, dup dup dup dup
Instrumental: C C A CCA CCA GFF FFG D
Stro:
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,
E Fis G Gis
till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen.
A h G
Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin'
D
And we're rollin', rollin', we're rollin' on the river!
I tell you we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Give up dup dup dup, dup dup dup dup, dup dup dup dup
Instrumental: C C A CCA CCA GFF FFG D
Stro:
D AHD
If you come down to the river
(A H D)
Bet you're gonna find some people who live,
(A H D) (A H D)
You don't have to worry, if you have no money
E Fis G Gis
People on the river are happy to give.
A h G
Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Give up dup dup dup, dup dup dup dup, dup dup dup dup
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river!

Instrumental: C C A CCA CCA GFF FFG

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