Old Crow Medicine Show
Wagon Wheel


Capo 2
Intro: G D Em C (X3)

Verse 1:
G D
Headed down south to the land of the pines
Em C
I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline
G D C C
Starin’ up the road and pray to God I see headlights

G D
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Em C
Pickin’ me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
G D C C
And I'm a 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 anyway you feel
G D C 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 C
Hey mama rock me

Violin Solo: G D Em C G D C C

Verse 2:

G D
Runnin' from the cold up in New England
Em C
I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time string band
G D C C
My baby plays the guitar I pick a banjo now

G D
Oh, the North country winters keep a gettin’ me now
Em C
Lost my money playin’ poker so I had to up and leave
G D C
But I ain’t a turnin’ back to livin’ that old life no more

Repeat Chorus
Violin Solo 2: G D Em C G D C C

G D
Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke
Em C
I caught a trucker out of Philly, Had a nice long toke
G D
But he's a headed west from the Cumberland Gap
C C(No Guitar)
To Johnson City, Tennessee

G D
And I gotta get a move on fit for the sun
Em C
I hear my baby callin’ my name And I know that she's the only
one
G D C
And if I die in Raleigh At least I will die free

Repeat Chorus
Violin Breakdown Outro


Fiddle Notation:
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