Verse 1
C Headed down south to the G land of the pines
Am Thumbin' my way into F North Caroline
C Starin' up the road and G pray to God I see F headlights
I C made it down the coast in G seventeen hours
Am Pickin' me a bouquet of F dogwood flowers
And I'm a C hopin' for Raleigh I can G see my baby to F night
Chorus
So C rock me mama like a G wagon wheel
Am Rock me mama any F way you feel
C He-G y mama F rock me
C Rock me mama like the G wind and the rain
Am Rock me mama like a F south-bound train
C He-Gy mama F rock me
Verse 2
C Runnin' from the cold G up in New England
I was Am born to be a fiddler in an F old time string band
My C baby plays the guitar G I pick a ukelele F now
Oh the C North country winters keep a G gettin' me down
I lost my Am money playin' poker so I F had to up and leave
But I C ain't a turnin' back to G livin' that old life F no more
Chorus
So C rock me mama like a G wagon wheel
Am Rock me mama any F way you feel
C He-G y mama F rock me
C Rock me mama like the G wind and the rain
Am Rock me mama like a F south-bound train
C He-Gy mama F rock me
Verse 3
C Walkin' to the south G out of Roanoke
Caught a Am trucker out of Philly had a F nice long toke
But C he's a headed west from the G Cumberland Gap
To F* Johnson F* City NCTennessee
And I C gotta get a move on G fit for the sun
I hear my Am baby callin' my name
And I F know that she's the only one
And C if I die in Raleigh at G least I will die F free
Chorus
So C rock me mama like a G wagon wheel
Am Rock me mama any F way you feel
C He-G y mama F rock me
C Rock me mama like the G wind and the rain
Am Rock me mama like a F south-bound train
C He-Gy mama F rock me
C He-Gy mama F rock me C*