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Proud Mary chords by
Billy Paul
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Key: Bb major
Intro 1
G
G

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Verse 1
G
G

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Left your job in the city

Working for the man every night and day

But I never lost one minute,
Gm
Gm
3

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G
G

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oh sweet babe

Worried about the way
Verse 2

things might have been
D
D

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Make way, people chatting
C
C

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Csus4
Csus4

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Proud Mary,
C
C

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keep on burning
G
G

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'Cause I'm rolling, rolling,

rolling for a river queen

Rolling, rolling, rolling for a river queen
Verse 3
G
G

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Clean a lot of place to make face

Halt a lot of pain in New Orleans

But I never saw the great sun of the city
Verse 4

Until I hit, I never got to New Orleans
D
D

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C
C

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Proud Mary, keep burning
G
G

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But I'm rolling, rolling,

rolling for a river queen
Verse 5

Rolling, rolling, rolling for a river queen
G
G

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You come down by the river

Bet you're gonna find

some people who live

You don't have to worry,

but you don't have to have money
Verse 6

People on a river are happy to give
D
D

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Csus4
Csus4

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C
C

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Proud Mary, keep burning
G
G

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'Cause I'm rolling, rolling,

rolling for a river queen

Rolling, rolling,

rolling for a river queen
Verse 7

You don't need no money

You don't need no money

People on the river...

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Chords
  • G

  • Gm

    3
  • D

  • C

  • Csus4

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Proud Mary by Billy Paul is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Proud Mary are Bb, Bbm, F, Eb, Ebsus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Bbm, F, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Proud Mary is approximately 122 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Proud Mary using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Proud Mary. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Billy Paul.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add Proud Mary to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

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