A E7
Headed down south to the land of the pines
F#m D
I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline
A
Starin' up the road
E7 D
And pray to God I see headlights
A E7
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
F#m D
Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
A
And I'm a hopin' for Raleigh
E7 D
I can see my baby tonight
[Chorus:]
A E7
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
F#m D
Rock me mama anyway you feel
A E7 D
Hey mama rock me
A E7
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
F#m D
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
A E7 D
Hey mama rock me
A E7
Runnin' from the cold up in New England
F#m D
I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time string band
A
My baby plays the guitar
E7 D
I pick a banjo now
A E7
Oh the North country winters keep a gettin' me now
F#m D
Lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave
A
But I ain't a turnin' back
E7 D
To livin' that old life no more
[Chorus:]
A E7
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
F#m D
Rock me mama anyway you feel
A E7 D
Hey mama rock me
A E7
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
F#m D
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
A E7 D
Hey mama rock me
A E7
Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke
F#m D
I caught a trucker out of Philly
A
Had a nice long toke
E7 D
But he's a headed west from the Cumberland Gap
A E7
To Johnson City Tennessee
F#m D
And I gotta get a move on fit for the sun
A
I hear my baby callin' my name
E7 D
And I know that she's the only one
A E7
And if I die in Raleigh
F#m D
At least I will die free
[Chorus]
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama anyway you feel
Hey mama rock me
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
Hey mama rock me
[Chorus:]
A E7
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
F#m D
Rock me mama anyway you feel
A E7 D
Hey mama rock me
A E7
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
F#m D
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
A E7 D
Hey mama rock me