Status Quo - Proud Mary: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Proud Mary" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Proud Mary Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Status Quo

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Proud Mary" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D
Left a good job in the city,
working for the man every night and day
And I never lost a minute
of sleeping worrying 'bout
the way things might have been
A
Big wheel keep on turning,
Bm                  G
Proud Mary keep on burning
D
Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river
  C              G
(Rollin' on the river)
  D                                  C
Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river

Been a lot of places in Memphis,
pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
'til I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen
Big wheel keep on turning, Proud Mary
keep on burning
Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river

Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river

If you come down to the river,
bet you're gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry if you
don't have no money, people on
the river are happy to give
Big wheel keep on turning,
Proud Mary keep on burning
Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river

Big wheel keep on turning,
Proud Mary she just keeps on burning
Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin on the river


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Proud Mary" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Proud Mary" by Status Quo.

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