• Song:

    Wagon Wheel

  • Artist:

    Old Crow Medicine Show

  • Album:

    O.C.M.S. (Full Length R...

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This is my first tab, I believe it is pretty good, all MY work and took a little while 
to complete. PLEASE READ ALL TEXT!!! Here goes nothing...

Capo on the 2nd, 1st, or no capo, your choice.
(Tab in relative to your capo placement)
THE SONG IS ORIGONALLY PLAYED WITH IT ON 2ND!!!!
Standard Tuning
*LEGEND*

Slide Up  : /
Slide Down: \
Hammer On : ^
Pull Off  : *
Let Note Ring: (-)

Intro Chords: G - D - Em - C  >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gX1EP6mG-E
*I can get it right, it just take some getting used to comment if you need help
{Listen to song for strummin pattern, its sort of hard to tell over text}

{If you dont want to play violin/fiddle part here is the intro}

{G,D,Em,C --- G,D,C}

G (320003@1)                      DHeaded (xx0232@1)down south to the land of the pines
     Em (022000@1)                 CI'm (x32010@1)thumbin' my way into North Caroline
GStarin' (320003@1)up the road
            D (xx0232@1)       CAnd (x32010@1)pray to God I see headlights

G (320003@1)                       DI (xx0232@1)made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Em (022000@1)                    CPickin' (x32010@1)me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
          GAnd (320003@1)I'm a hopin' to Raleigh
      D (xx0232@1)           CI (x32010@1)can see my baby tonight

G (320003@1)                 DSo (xx0232@1)rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em (022000@1)            CRock (x32010@1)me mama anyway you feel
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)   CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me
G (320003@1)                   DRock (xx0232@1)me mama like the wind and the rain
Em (022000@1)                CRock (x32010@1)me mama like a south-bound train
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)   CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me

{G,D,Em,C -- G,D,C}

{Here is a cool thing to do other than the usual strumming, just pick it}
{YOUR CHOICE OH CHORDS, PICKING, OR FIDDLE}

(not too fast)

G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)          Em (022000@1)          C|----3-3------------0-----------------------------------------| (x32010@1)|--------0--0------3--3--3-------0-----0----1-1-1-1--(0)------|
|--0-------0------2----2-------0---0--------------------------|
|----------------0-----------2-------2------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
       G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)          Em (022000@1)          C|----3-3------------3-----------------------------------------| (x32010@1)|--------0--0------2--2--2----------------0----1-1-1-1--(0)---|
|--0-------0------3----3-------0--2--0------------------------|
|----------------0-----------2--------------------------------|
|---------------------------(BEND THE 2's)--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Then play: {G,D,Em,C -- G,D,C}

G (320003@1)                    DRunnin' (xx0232@1)from the cold up in New England
      Em (022000@1)                       CI (x32010@1)was born to be a fiddler in an old-time stringband
   GMy (320003@1)baby plays the guitar
 D (xx0232@1)            C (x32010@1)I pick a banjo now

G (320003@1)                          DOh, (xx0232@1)the North country winters keep a gettin' me now
        Em (022000@1)                     CLost (x32010@1)my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave
      GBut (320003@1)I ain't a turnin' back
   D (xx0232@1)                  CTo (x32010@1)livin' that old life no more

G (320003@1)                 DSo (xx0232@1)rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em (022000@1)            CRock (x32010@1)me mama anyway you feel
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)   CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me
G (320003@1)                   DRock (xx0232@1)me mama like the wind and the rain
Em (022000@1)                CRock (x32010@1)me mama like a south-bound train
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)   CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me

{G,D,Em,C -- G,D,C} 2x
{AGAIN THIS IS YOUR CHOICE DO THE CHORDS, PICK IT, OR FIDDLE PART}

(G)                  (D)

Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke
          (Em)
I caught a trucker out of Philly
     (C)
Had a nice long toke
   (G)                         (D)
But he's a headed west from the Cumberland Gap
  (C)
To Johnson City, Tennessee

G (320003@1)                 DAnd (xx0232@1)I gotta get a move on fit for the sun
          EmI (022000@1)hear my baby callin' my name
      CAnd (x32010@1)I know that she's the only one
    GAnd (320003@1)if I die in Raleigh
   D (xx0232@1)              CAt (x32010@1)least I will die free

G (320003@1)                 DSo (xx0232@1)rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em (022000@1)            CRock (x32010@1)me mama anyway you feel
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)   CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me
G (320003@1)                   DRock (xx0232@1)me mama like the wind and the rain
Em (022000@1)                CRock (x32010@1)me mama like a south-bound train
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)   CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me

OUTRO                            G|----3-2-0------------------------3-------| (320003@1)|----------3-1-0----(0)-------------------|
|----------------(2)----(0)---------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------2-------|
|---------------------------------3-------|

MY FIRST TAB, HOPE YOU LIKE IT! {Great song for the GIRLFRIEND BY-THE-WAY}

*I love you Katie :)*
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