Wagon Wheel

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Intro

G
D
Em
C
G
D
Em
C
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D
C

Verse 1

G
Headin' down south to the
D
land of the pines
Em
I'm thumbin' my way into
C
North Caroline
G
Starin' up the road and
D
pray to God I see
C
headlights
G
I made it down the coast in
D
seventeen hours
Em
Pickin' me a bouquet of
C
dogwood flowers
And I'm a-
G
hopin' for Raleigh, I can
D
see my baby to
C
night

Verse

So,
G
rock me mama like a
D
wagon wheel
Em
Rock me mama any
C
way you feel
G
Hey,
D
mama
C
rock me
G
Rock me mama like the
D
wind and the rain
Em
Rock me mama like a
C
southbound train
G
Hey,
D
mama
C
rock me

Break

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D
Em
C
G
D
C

Verse 2

G
Running from the cold
D
up in New England
I was
Em
born to be a fiddler in an
C
old time string band
My
G
baby plays a guitar,
D
I pick a banjo
C
now
Oh,
G
north country winters keep a-
D
getting me down
I lost my
Em
money playing poker so I
C
had to leave town
But I
G
ain't turning back to
D
living that old life
C
no more

Break *

G
D
Em
C
G
D
C

Break *

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D
Em
C
G
D
C

Verse 3

G
Walkin' to the south
D
out of Roanoke
I caught a
Em
trucker out of Philly had a
C
nice long toke
But
G
he's a heading west from the
D
Cumberland gap
To
C
Johnson City, Tennessee
And I
G
gotta get a move on
D
before the sun
I hear my
Em
baby calling my name and I
C
know that she's the only one
And
G
if I died in Raleigh at
D
least I will die
C
free

Outro

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