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Wagon Wheel (v1) (D Major)
Artist: Old Crow Medicine Show    Genre: Folk-Rock    Tempo: 4/4 - Truckin' Tempo    Roman Numerals: I, I5, II, iii, V    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ICDb   
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D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D5
(D,A)
- A D A D A
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
F♯m
(F♯,A,C♯)
F♯ C♯ F♯ A C♯ F♯
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E


Intro
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Headed down south to the		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] land of the pines
I'm [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] thumbin' my way into		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] North Caroline
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Starin’ up the road and		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] pray to God I see		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] headlights

Verse 2
I [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] made it down the coast in		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] seventeen hours
[F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Pickin’ me a bouquet of		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dogwood flowers
And I'm a [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hopin’ for Raleigh, I can		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] see my baby to-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] night

Chorus
So [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] rock me mama like a		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] wagon wheel
[F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Rock me mama		 [D5Fifth (Power Chord) Chord (U,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] anyway you feel
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Hey…		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] mama		 [D5Fifth (Power Chord) Chord (U,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rock me
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Rock me mama like the		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] wind and the rain
[F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Rock me mama like a		 [D5Fifth (Power Chord) Chord (U,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] south-bound train
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Hey…		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] mama		 [D5Fifth (Power Chord) Chord (U,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rock me

Break
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 3
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Runnin' from the cold		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] up in New England,
I was [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] born to be a fiddler in an		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old-time string band
My [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] baby plays the guitar,		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] I pick a banjo noo-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ow

Verse 4
Oh, [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] North country winters keep a		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] gettin’ me now,
Lost my [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] money playin’ poker so I		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] had to up and leave
But I [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ain’t a turnin’ back to		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] livin’ that old life		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] no more
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Break

Verse 5
Strum each chord once
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Walkin' to the south		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] out of Roanoke,
I caught a [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] trucker out of Philly, had a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nice long toke
But [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] he's a headed west from the		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Cumberland Gap to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Johnson City, Tennessee

Verse 6
Normal strumming pattern
And I [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] gotta get a move on		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] fit for the sun,
I hear my [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] baby callin’ my name and I		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] know that she's the only one
And [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] if I die in Raleigh, at		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] least I will die		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] free
Repeat Chorus

Outro
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
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