Creedence Clearwater Revival
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1) Hey Tonight
Intro
E Esus4 E
Esus4 E
Esus4 E
E
[Refrão]
E E
Hey, tonight,
E E E
Gonna be tonight,
E
Don't you know I'm flying,
A E E
Tonight, tonight.
E E
Hey, cmon,
E
Gonna chase tomorrow
A E E
Tonight, tonight.
[Verso 1]
F#
Gonna get into the rafters,
Watch me now,
F#
Jody's gonna get religion,
B7
All night long.
[Refrão]
E E
Hey, cmon,
E
Gonna hear the songs,
A E E
Tonight, tonight.
{Instrumental}
E E
E E
E
2) Have You Ever Seen The Rain starts 1:24
Intro
Am F C G
C G C
[Verso 2]
C
Someone told me long ago,
C G
There's a calm before the storm, I know,
C
It's been coming for some time,
C
When it's over, so they say
F C G
It'll rain a sunny day, I know,
C
Shining down like water.
[Refrão]
F G
I wanna know,
C C/B Am G
Have you ever seen the rain,
F G
I wanna know,
C C/B Am G
Have you ever seen the rain,
F G C C
Coming down on a sunny day.
[Refrão]
C
Yeah . . . ,
F G
I wanna know,
C C/B Am G
Have you ever seen the rain,
F G
I wanna know,
C C/B Am G
Have you ever seen the rain,
F G C C
Coming down on a sunny day.
3) Proud Mary starts 2:52
Intro
C A
C A
C A G F D D
[Verso 3]
D D
Left a good job in the city,
D D
Workin' for the man every night and day,
D D
But I never lost one minute of sleepin',
D D
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been.
[Refrão]
A Bm Bm
Big wheel keep on turnin', Proud Mary keep on burnin',
D D D D D D D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river.
[Verso 4]
D D
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis,
D D
Pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans,
D D
But I never saw the good side of the city,
D D
'til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen.
[Refrão]
A Bm Bm
Big wheel keep on turnin', Proud Mary keep on burnin',
D D D D D D D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river.
Intro
C A
C A
C A G F
D D
4) The Midnight Special starts 4:12
Intro
D D
[Refrão]
G G
Let the midnight special,
D D
Shine a light on me,
A A
Let the midnight special,
D D
Shine a light on me.
[Refrão]
G G
Let the midnight special,
D D
Shine a light on me,
A A
Let the midnight special,
D D
Shine a light lot of light on me.
[Verso 5]
G D
Yonder come Miss Rosie, how in the world did you know?
A A7 D
By the way she wears her apron, and the clothes she wore.
G D
Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper in her hand;
A A7 A D
She come to see the govnor, she wants to free her man.
5) Up Around The Bend starts 5:16
Intro
D D
A D
D D
A D
[Verso 6]
D
Theres a place up ahead and Im goin,
A A D
Just as fast as my feet can fly,
D
Come away, come away if youre goin,
A A D
Leave the sinkin ship behind.
[Refrão]
G D/F# A
Come on the risin wind,
G D/F# A
Were goin up around the bend.
A
Ooh!
[Verso 7]
D
Bring a song and a smile for the banjo,
A A D
Better get while the gettings good,
D
Hitch a ride to the end of the highway,
A A D
Where the neons turn to wood.
[Refrão]
G D/F# A
Come on the risin wind,
G D/F# A
Were goin up around the bend.
A
Ooh!
Outro
D D
A D
D D
A D
How to play Creedence Clearwater Revival
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.