Capo 1
Intro: G D Em C, G D C C
G D
Headed down south to the land of the Pine
Em C
I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline
G D
Staring up the road and (I) pray to God I see
C
head lights
G D
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Em C
Pickin me a bouquet of dogwood flowers and I'm
G D C
Hopin for Raleigh I can see my baby tonight
Chorus:
G D
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em C
Rock me mama any way you feel
G D C
Hey 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
Hey mama rock me
2nd verse:
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 the banjo now
Oh north country winters keep-a gettin' me low
An'I lost my money playin' poker so i had to up and leave
But i ain't turning back
To live that old life no more
Repeat chorus
3rd verse:
Walkin' to the south out of Roanoake
I caught a trucker out of Philly had a nice long toke
But he's a-headed west from the Cumberland Gap
Johnson City Tennessee
I gotta get a move on before 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
Repeat Chorus
[Thanks to Grant Cloud for tabs]
[Thanks to Mark Wade, C Traber, David Calder for corrections]
