Intro:
A Asus2 A F#m D A Asus2 D
Verse:
A Asus2
Headed down south to the land of the pines
F#m D
And I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline
A
Starin' up the road
Asus2 D
And pray to God I see headlights
A Asus2
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
Asus2 D
So I can see my baby tonight
Chorus:
A Asus2
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
F#m D
Rock me mama anyway you feel
A A/G# D
Hey mama rock me
A Asus2
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
F#m D
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
A A/G# D
Hey mama rock me
Same chord progression rest of the song
Runnin' from the cold up in New England
I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time string band
My baby plays the guitar
I pick a banjo now
Oh the North country winters keep a gettin' me now
Lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave
But I ain't a turnin' back
To livin' that old life no more
Chorus
Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke
I caught a trucker out of Philly
Had a nice long toke
But he's a headed west from the Cumberland Gap
To Johnson City Tennessee
And I gotta get a move on fit for the sun
I hear my baby callin' my name
And I know that she's the only one
And if I die in Raleigh
At least I will die free
Chorus
Outro:
D E F#m F#m7 D A Asus2 E Fm