Wagon Wheel — Darius Rucker
Chords and lyrics for Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker (key of C).
Intro
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
Verse 1
[G]Heading down south to the [D]land of the pines
I'm [Em]thumbing my way into [C]North Caroline
[G]Staring up the road and [D]pray to God I see [C]headlights
I [G]made it down the coast in [D]seventeen hours
[Em]Picking me a bouquet of [C]dogwood flowers
And I'm [G]a-hopin' for Raleigh, I can [D]see my baby [C]tonight
Chorus
So [G]rock me momma like a [D]wagon wheel
[Em]Rock me momma any [C]way you feel
[G]Hey,[D] momma [C]rock me
[G]Rock me momma like the [D]wind and the rain
[Em]Rock me momma like a [C]south bound train
[G]Hey,[D] momma [C]rock me
Instrumental
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
Verse 2
[G]Running from the cold [D]up in New England
I was [Em]born to be a fiddler in an [C]old time string band
My [G]baby plays a guitar,[D] I pick a banjo [C]now
Oh, [G]north country winters keep [D]a-getting me down
Lost my [Em]money playing poker so I [C]had to leave town
But I [G]ain't turning back to [D]living that old life [C]no more
Chorus
So [G]rock me momma like a [D]wagon wheel
[Em]Rock me momma any [C]way you feel
[G]Hey,[D] momma [C]rock me
Yeah, [G]rock me momma like the [D]wind and the rain
[Em]Rock me momma like a [C]south bound train
[G]Hey,[D] momma [C]rock me
Instrumental
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[Verse 3] (one strum each chord below)
[G]Walkin' to the south [D]out of Roanoke
I caught a [Em]trucker out of Philly, had a [C]nice long toke
But [G]he's a heading west from the [D]Cumberland gap
To [C]Johnson City, Tennessee
I [G]gotta get a move on [D]before the sun
I hear my [Em]baby calling my name and I [C]know that she's the only one
And [G]if I die in Raleigh at [D]least I will die[C] free
[Chorus] (soft drums, banjo, and guitar)
So [G]rock me momma like a [D]wagon wheel
[Em]Rock me momma any [C]way you feel
[G]Hey,[D] momma [C]rock me
Oh, [G]rock me momma like the [D]wind and the rain
[Em]Rock me momma like a [C]south bound train
[G]Hey, [D]hey momma [C]rock me
(normal strumming)
Oh, so [G]rock me momma like a [D]wagon wheel
[Em] Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, [C]I wanna feel
(Rock me momma any way you feel)
[G]Hey, [D]hey momma [C]rock me, momma rock me, momma rock me
[G]Rock me momma like the [D]wind and the rain
[Em]Rock me momma like a [C]south bound train
[G]Hey, yeah [D]yeah, momma [C]rock me, you can rock me, rock me
Outro
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
(fade out)
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