Wagon Wheel [G]
Intro:
[G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[G] Headed down south to the [D] land of the pines
And I'm [Em] thumbin' my way into [C] North Caroline
[G] Starin' up the road and [D] pray to God I see [C] headlights
I [G] made it down the coast in [D] seventeen hours
[Em] Pickin' me a bouquet of [C] dogwood flowers
And I'm a [G] hopin' for Raleigh I can [D] see my baby to[C]night
|Chorus:
|So [G] rock me mama like a [D] wagon wheel
|[Em] Rock me mama any [C] way you feel
|[G] Hey [D] mama [C] rock me [C]
|[G] Rock me mama like the [D] wind and the rain
|[Em] Rock me mama like a [C] south-bound train
|[G] Hey [D] mama [C] rock me
Instrumental:
[G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [C]
Verse 2:
[G] Runnin' from the cold [D] up in New England
I was [Em] born to be a fiddler in an [C] old time string band
My [G] baby plays the guitar [D] I pick a banjo [C] now
Oh the [G] North country winters keep a [D] gettin' me down
And I lost my [Em] money playin' poker so I [C] had to leave town
But I [G] ain't a turnin' back to [D] livin' that old life [C] no more
Chorus:
Instrumental:
[G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [C] [G]
Verse 3: (Single Strums)
Walkin' to the south [D*] out of Roanoke
I caught a [Em*] trucker out of Philly had a [C*] nice long toke
But [G*] he's a headed west from the [D*] Cumberland Gap
To [C*] Johnson City Tennessee
And I [G*] gotta get a move on [D*] fit for the sun
I hear my [Em*] baby callin' my name
And I [C*] know that she's the only one
And [G*] if I die in Raleigh at [D*] least I will die (normal strumming) [C] free
|Chorus:
|So [G] rock me mama like a [D] wagon wheel
|[Em] Rock me mama any [C] way you feel
|[G] Hey [D] mama [C] rock me [C]
|[G] Rock me mama like the [D] wind and the rain
|[Em] Rock me mama like a [C] south-bound train
|[G] Hey [D] mama [C] rock me
Outro:
[G - Single Strum]