Verse:
G D
Headed down south to the land of the pines
Em C
And I”m thumbin” my way into North Caroline
G D C C
Starin” up the road And pray to God I see headlights
G D
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Em C
Pickin” me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
G D C C
And I”m a hopin” for Raleigh so I can see my baby tonight
Chorus:
G D
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em C
Rock me mama anyway you feel
G D C C
Heeeey, mama rock me
G D
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Em C
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
G D C C G, D, Em, C G, D, C, C
Heeeey, mama rock me
Verse:
G D
Runnin” from the cold up in New England
Em C
I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time stringband
G D C C
My baby plays the guitar, I pick a banjo now
G D
Oh, the North country winters keep a gettin” me now
Em C
Lost my money playin” poker so I had to up and leave
G D C C
But I ain”t a turnin” back To livin” that old life no more
Chorus:
G D
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em C
Rock me mama anyway you feel
G D C C
Heeeey, mama rock me
G D
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Em C
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
G D C C G, D, Em, C G, D, C, C
Heeeey, mama rock me
Verse: One Strum Each
G D
Walkin” to the south out of Roanoke
Em C
I caught a trucker out of Philly Had a nice long toke
G D
But he”s a headed west from the Cumberland Gap
C C
To Johnson City, Tennessee And I
continue strumming
G D
Gotta get a move on fit for the sun
Em
I hear my baby callin” my name
C
And I know that she”s the only one
G D C C
And if I die in Raleigh At least I will die free
Chorus:
G D
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em C
Rock me mama anyway you feel
G D C C
Heeeey, mama rock me
G D
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Em C
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
G D C C G, D, Em, C G, D, C, C
Heeeey, mama rock me