| A |
| Left a good job in the city |
Workin’ for the man ev’ry night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
| E |
| Big wheel keep on turnin’ |
| F#m |
| Proud Mary keep on burnin’ |
| A |
| Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river |
| A |
| Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis |
Pumped a lot of ‘tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of a city
Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
| E |
| Big wheel keep on turnin’ |
| F#m |
| Proud Mary keep on burnin’ |
| A |
| Rollin’, rollin’, (rollin’), rollin’ on the river |
| A |
| Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river |
| A |
| If you come down to the river |
Bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money
People on the river are happy to give
| E |
| Big wheel keep on turnin’ |
| F#m |
| Proud Mary keep on burnin’ |
| A |
| Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river |
| A |
| Rollin’, (whoa), rollin’, rollin’ on the river |
| A |
| Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river |