[Intro]

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[Verse 1]


Left a good jo

b in the city,

 workin' for t

he man every n

ight and day

And I never lost one minute of sleepin', worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

             
Big wheel keep

              
 on turnin', P

 
roud Mary keep

 on burnin'
 
Rollin', rolli

n', rollin' on

 the river


[Verse 2]


Cleaned a lot 

of plates in M

emphis, pumped

 a lot of pane

 down in New O

rleans

But I never saw the good side of the city, 'til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen

             
Big wheel keep

              
 on turnin', P

 
roud Mary keep

 on burnin'
 
Rollin', rolli

n', rollin' on

 the river


[Instrumental]

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[Solo]

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Rollin', rolli

n', rollin' on

 the river


[Instrumental]

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[Verse 3]


If you come do

wn to the rive

r, bet you're 

gonna find som

e people who l

ive

You don't have

 to worry, cau

se you have no

 money, people

 on the river 

are happy to g

ive

             
Big wheel a-ke

              
ep on turnin',

   
 Proud Mary ke

ep on burnin',
 
Rollin', rolli

n', rollin' on

 the river
 
Rollin', rolli

n', rollin' on

 the river
 
Rollin', rolli

n', rollin' on

 the river
 
Rollin', rolli

n', rollin' on

 the river

(fade out)