(Capo 2nd fret)
 
Intro: [G D Em C G D C]
[G D Em C G D C]

#. [G]Headed down south to the [D]land of the pines, I'm [Em]thumbin' my way into [C]North Caroline
[G]Starin’ up the road and [D]pray to God I see [C]headlights
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours,  Pickin’ me a bouquet of
dogwood flowers
And I'm a hopin’ for Raleigh, I can see my baby tonight
 
R: So [G]rock me mama like a [D]wagon wheel, [C]Rock me mama any[C] way you feel
[G]Hey[D]… mama [C]rock me
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain, Rock me mama like a south-bound train
Hey… mama rock me
 
[G D Em C G D C]
 
#. Runnin' from the cold up in New England, I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time string band
My baby plays the guitar, I pick a banjo now 
Oh, the North country winters keep a gettin’ me now, Lost my money playin’ poker so I had to up and leave
But I ain’t a turnin’ back to livin’ that old life no more
 
R: So [G]rock me mama like a [D]wagon wheel ...
 
[G D Em C G D C]
 
(Strum each note once:)
#. Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke, I caught a trucker out of Philly, had a nice long toke
But he's a headed west from the Cumberland Gap to Johnson City, Tennessee
(Back to normal strumming pattern:)
And I gotta get a move on fit for the sun, I hear my baby callin’ my name, and I know that she's the only one
And if I die in Raleigh, at least I will die free
 
R: So [G]rock me mama like a [D]wagon wheel ...