Wagon Wheel

basically the same as the old crow medicine show version , but a step down ( i . E . no capo ) .
the basic strum pattern is : down , down/up , down/up .

{intro}
G D Em C
G D C C

G D
headed down south to the land of the pines
Em C
thumbin’ my way into north caroline
G
starin’ at the road
D C C
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
and i’m a hopin’ for raleigh
D C C
i can see my baby tonight

[ one strum per chord ]
G D
so rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em C
rock me mama anyway you feel

[ resume strumming ]
G D C C
hey , mama rock me

G D
well , rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Em C
rock me mama like a south – bound train
G D C C
hey , mama rock me

G D Em C
G D C C

G D
well runnin’ from the cold up in new england
Em C
i was born to be a fiddler in an old – time stringband
G
my baby plays the guitar
D C C
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
but i ain’t a turnin’ back
D C C
to livin’ that old life no more

G D
so rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em C
rock me mama anyway you feel
G D C C
hey , mama rock me
G D
well rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Em C
rock me mama like a south – bound train
G D C C
hey , mama rock me

[ single strum for each chord ]
G D
well walkin’ to the south out of roanoke
Em
i caught a trucker out of philly
C
had a nice long toke
G D
but he’s a headed west from the cumberland gap

[ resume regular strum ]
C C
to johnson city , tennessee

G D
and i gotta get a move on head for the sun
Em
i hear my baby callin’ runnin’
C
and i know that she’s the only one
G
and if i die in raleigh
D C C
at least i will die free

[ single strum again ]
G D
so rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em C
rock me mama anyway you feel
G D C C
hey , mama rock me
G D
well rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Em C
rock me mama like a south – bound train
G D C C G
hey , mama rock me