[Intro] G D Em C G D Em C G D C [Verse 1] G D Heading down south to the land of the pines Em C I'm thumbing my way into North Caroline G D C Staring up the road and pray to God I see headlights G D I made it down the coast in seventeen hours Em C Picking me a bouquet of dogwood flowers G D C And I'm a-hopin' for Raleigh, I can see my baby tonight [Chorus] G D So rock me momma like a wagon wheel Em C Rock me momma any way you feel G D C Hey, momma rock me G D Rock me momma like the wind and the rain Em C Rock me momma like a south bound train G D C Hey, momma rock me [Instrumental] G D Em C G D C [Verse 2] G D Running 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 My baby plays a guitar, I pick a banjo now G D Oh, north country winters keep a-getting me down Em C Lost my money playing poker so I had to leave town G D C But I ain't turning back to living that old life no more [Chorus] G D So rock me momma like a wagon wheel Em C Rock me momma any way you feel G D C Hey, momma rock me G D Yeah, rock me momma like the wind and the rain Em C Rock me momma like a south bound train G D C Hey, momma 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 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 heading west from the Cumberland gap C To Johnson City, Tennessee G D I gotta get a move on before the sun Em C I hear my baby calling 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 [Chorus] (soft drums, banjo, and guitar) G D So rock me momma like a wagon wheel Em C Rock me momma any way you feel G D C Hey, momma rock me G D Oh, rock me momma like the wind and the rain Em C Rock me momma like a south bound train G D C Hey, hey momma rock me (normal strumming) G D Oh, so rock me momma like a wagon wheel Em C Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, I wanna feel (Rock me momma any way you feel) G D C Hey, hey momma rock me, momma rock me, momma rock me G D Rock me momma like the wind and the rain Em C Rock me momma like a south bound train G D C Hey, yeah yeah, momma 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
