Intro
A E F#m D A E D
A E F#m D A E D
Verse 1
AHeaded down south to the Eland of the pines
And I'm F#mthumbin' my way into DNorth Carolina
AStarin' up the road, Epray to God I seeD headlights
I Amade it down the coast in Eseventeen hours
F#mPickin' me a bouquet of dogDwood flowers
And I'm a Ahopin' for Raleigh
I can Esee my baby toDnight
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So Arock me mama like a Ewagon wheel
F#mRock me mama anyDway you feel
AHey,E mama Drock me
ARock me mama like the Ewind and the rain
F#mRock me mama like a sDouth-bound train
AHey,E mama Drock me
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Verse 2
ARunnin' from the cold Eup in New England
I was F#mborn to be a fiddler in an old-Dtime string band
My Ababy plays the guitar
EI pick a banjo Dnow
Oh, the ANorth country winters keep a Egettin' me down
Lost my F#mmoney playin' poker so I had Dto up and leave
But I Aain't a turnin' back
To Elivin' that old life Dno more
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Verse 3
AWalkin' to the south Eout of Roanoke
I caught a F#mtrucker out of Philly
Had a Dnice long toke
But Ahe's a headed west from the ECumberland Gap
To DJohnson City, Tennessee
And I Agotta get a move on Ebefore the sun
I hear my F#mbaby callin' my name
And I Dknow that she's the only one
And Aif I die in Raleigh
At Eleast I will die Dfree
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