Intro:
A E Gbm D
A E D -x2-
A E
Headed down south to the land of the pines
Gbm D
And I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline
A
Starin' up the road
E D
And pray to God I see headlights
A E
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Gbm D
Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
A
And I'm a hopin' for Raleigh
E D
I can see my baby tonight
A E
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Gbm D
Rock me mama anyway you feel
A E D
Hey, mama rock me
A E
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Gbm D
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
A E D
Hey, mama rock me
Interlude:
A E Gbm D
A E D
A E
Runnin' from the cold up in New England
Gbm D
I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time stringband
A
My baby plays the guitar
E D
I pick a banjo now
A E
Oh, the North country winters keep a gettin' me now
Gbm D
Lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave
A
But I ain't a turnin' back
E D
To livin' that old life no more
A E
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Gbm D
Rock me mama anyway you feel
A E D
Hey, mama rock me
A E
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Gbm D
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
A E D
Hey, mama rock me
Interlude:
A E Gbm D
A E D -x2-
A E
Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke
Gbm
I caught a trucker out of Philly
D
Had a nice long toke
A E
But he's a headed west from the xxxberland Gap
D
To Johnson City, Tennessee
A E
And I gotta get a move on fit for the sun
Gbm
I hear my baby callin' my name
D
And I know that she's the only one
A
And if I die in Raleigh
E D
At least I will die free
A E
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Gbm D
Rock me mama anyway you feel
A E D
Hey, mama rock me
A E
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Gbm D
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
A E D A
Hey, mama rock me
I found that strumming C, G, Am, F sounds more the the original song
This is awesome! Thank you so much about the tip for transposing it down 2 half steps, it helped so much!
+3 is exceptionally easy, and really great for a female voice. 🙂
lol the xxx’d out word is “Cumberland” the line is “But he’s headed west from the Cumberland Gap.” also +3 is perfect for my voice and is super easy 🙂
+3 is legit….
Is there an easier chord instead of an e?
What is the strumming pattern?
I think that G D Em C G D C C for the whole song works and it makes it easier
yass
Yes, agreed on +3.