Wagon Wheel
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Wagon Wheel
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Chord Chart
Verse/Chorus x2
GG
GG
DD
DD
EmEm
EmEm
CC
CC
GG
GG
DD
DD
CC
CC
CC
CC
Chords used:
C
D
Em
G
Lyrics
Headed down south to the land of the pines
I'm thumbin' my way to North Caroline
Starin' up the road
And pray to God I see headlights
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
And I'm a-hopin' for Raleigh
I can see my baby tonight
So, rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama any way you feel
Hey, mama rock me
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
Hey, mama rock me
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
Ah, the north country winters keep a-gettin' me
And I 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
Walkin' due 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 before 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 freeDemo Videos
About This Song
Wagon Wheel is a modern bluegrass standard co-written by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show, who released the hit version in 2004. It's become one of the most-requested songs at jams—loved by singers and audiences, though sometimes overplayed.