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Did You Know? The Chorus to Wagon Wheel was written by Bob Dylan in 1973 and recorded on a demo but was left unfinished as a song. Then 25 years later Old Crow Medicine Show singer Ketch Secor added verses to the song.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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White Pick Level
Wagon Wheel Chords And Strumming, Darius Rucker
Django Chords:
(Capo fret 2)
Django G Chord
Django C Chord
Django D Chord
Django Em Chord
Key: A
Strumming:
"The Driver":
|D D D U D U |
Tempo:
148 bpm
Intro -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
Verse 1 -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
(G)Heading down south to the (D)land of the pines
I'm (Em)thumbing my way into (C)North Caroline
(G)Staring up the road and (D)pray to God I see (C)headlights (C)
I (G)made it down the coast in (D)seventeen hours
(Em)Picking me a bouquet of (C)dogwood flowers
And I'm a(G)hopin' for Raleigh, I can (D)see my baby to(C)night (C)
Chorus -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
So (G)rock me momma like a (D)wagon wheel
(Em)Rock me momma any (C)way you feel
(G)Heee(D)y, momma (C)rock me (C)
(G)Rock me momma like the (D)wind and the rain
(Em)Rock me momma like a (C)south bound train
(G)Heee(D)y, momma (C)rock me (C)
Bridge -
|G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
Verse 2 -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
I'm (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 (C)
Oh, (G)north country winters keep a(D)getting me down
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 (C)
Chorus -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
So (G)rock me momma like a (D)wagon wheel
(Em)Rock me momma any (C)way you feel
(G)Heee(D)y, momma (C)rock me (C)
(G)Rock me momma like the (D)wind and the rain
(Em)Rock me momma like a (C)south bound train
(G)Heee(D)y, momma (C)rock me (C)
Solo -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
Verse 3 -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
(G)Walkin' to the south (D)out of Roanoke
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, (C)Tennessee
And (G)I 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 die in Raleigh at (D)least I will die (C) free (C)
Chorus -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x4
So (G)rock me momma like a (D)wagon wheel
(Em)Rock me momma any (C)way you feel
(G)Heee(D)y, momma (C)rock me (C)
(G)Rock me momma like the (D)wind and the rain
(Em)Rock me momma like a (C)south bound train
(G)Heee(D)y, momma (C)rock me (C)
Ending -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
Final Chord Strum: G
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Orange Pick Level
Wagon Wheel Chords And Strumming - Darius Rucker
Open Chords:
(Capo fret 2)
Open Chords D, G, Em & C
Key: A
Strumming:
"The Driver":
|D D D U D U |
Tempo:
148 bpm
Intro -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
Verse 1 -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
(G)Heading down south to the (D)land of the pines
I'm (Em)thumbing my way into (C)North Caroline
(G)Staring up the road and (D)pray to God I see (C)headlights (C)
I (G)made it down the coast in (D)seventeen hours
(Em)Picking me a bouquet of (C)dogwood flowers
And I'm a(G)hopin' for Raleigh, I can (D)see my baby to(C)night (C)
Chorus -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
So (G)rock me momma like a (D)wagon wheel
(Em)Rock me momma any (C)way you feel
(G)Heee(D)y, momma (C)rock me (C)
(G)Rock me momma like the (D)wind and the rain
(Em)Rock me momma like a (C)south bound train
(G)Heee(D)y, momma (C)rock me (C)
Bridge -
|G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
Verse 2 -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
I'm (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 (C)
Oh, (G)north country winters keep a(D)getting me down
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 (C)
Chorus -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
So (G)rock me momma like a (D)wagon wheel
(Em)Rock me momma any (C)way you feel
(G)Heee(D)y, momma (C)rock me (C)
(G)Rock me momma like the (D)wind and the rain
(Em)Rock me momma like a (C)south bound train
(G)Heee(D)y, momma (C)rock me (C)
Solo -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
Verse 3 -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
(G)Walkin' to the south (D)out of Roanoke
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, (C)Tennessee
And (G)I 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 die in Raleigh at (D)least I will die (C) free (C)
Chorus -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x4
So (G)rock me momma like a (D)wagon wheel
(Em)Rock me momma any (C)way you feel
(G)Heee(D)y, momma (C)rock me (C)
(G)Rock me momma like the (D)wind and the rain
(Em)Rock me momma like a (C)south bound train
(G)Heee(D)y, momma (C)rock me (C)
Ending -
| |G - - - |D - - - |Em - - - |C - - - |
|G - - - |D - - - |C - - - |C - - - || x2
Final Chord Strum: G
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