Basically the same as the Old Crow Medicine Show version, but a step down (i.e. no capo). The basic strum pattern is: down, down/up, down/up. {intro} G D Em C G D C C G (320003@1) DHeaded (xx0232@1)down south to the land of the pines Em (022000@1) CThumbin' (x32010@1)my way into North Caroline GStarin' (320003@1)at the road D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) Cpray (x32010@1)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' for Raleigh D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) CI (x32010@1)can see my baby tonight [one strum per chord] G (320003@1) DSo (xx0232@1)rock me mama like a wagon wheel Em (022000@1) CRock (x32010@1)me mama anyway you feel [resume strumming] G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me G (320003@1) DWell,Rock (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) C (x32010@1) CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me G D Em C G D C C G (320003@1) DWell (xx0232@1)runnin' 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) CI (x32010@1)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) C (x32010@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) C (x32010@1) CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me G (320003@1) DWell (xx0232@1)rock 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) C (x32010@1) CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me [single strum for each chord] G (320003@1) DWell (xx0232@1)walkin' to the south out of Roanoke EmI (022000@1)caught a trucker out of Philly CHad (x32010@1)a nice long toke G (320003@1) DBut (xx0232@1)he's a headed west from the Cumberland Gap [resume regular strum] C (x32010@1) CTo (x32010@1)Johnson City, Tennessee G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I gotta get a move on head for the sun EmI (022000@1)hear my baby callin' runnin' CAnd (x32010@1)I know that she's the only one GAnd (320003@1)if I die in Raleigh D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@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) C (x32010@1) CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me G (320003@1) DWell (xx0232@1)rock 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) C (x32010@1) CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me [single strum again] 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) C (x32010@1) CHey, (x32010@1)mama rock me G (320003@1) DWell (xx0232@1)rock 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) C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) GHey, (320003@1)mama rock me