[Intro - BPM 148 - Capo 2 - No drums] [G][D][Em][C] (drum pickup)
(Violin line - drums in) [G][D][Em][C] [G][D][Em][C]
[Verse] [G] Heading down south to the [D] land of the pines [Em] I'm thumbing my way into [C] North Caroline [G] Staring up the road and [D] pray to God I see [C] headlights ......... [G] I 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 .................
[Chorus] So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel [Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel [G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me................... [G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain [Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train [G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me ......................
[Verse] [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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,
Oh, [G] north country winters keep a [D] getting me down I 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 ...............
[Chorus] So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel [Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel [G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me [G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain [Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train [G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[Verse - No drums - Quiet - one strum each chord below] [G] Walkin' to the south [D] out of Roanoke I 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, Tennessee [C]
And I [G] 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 died in Raleigh at [D] least I will die [C] free ................
[Chorus] (Quiet - one strum each chord below - slight slap snare drums) So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel [Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel [G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me [G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain [Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train [G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
(Full volume - normal strumming) So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel [Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel [G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me [G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain [Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train [G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[Ending - Acapella] violin line out - fade or drop to finger picking halfway So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel [Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel [G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me [G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain [Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train [G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me [End]
[Notes] Drum fill - swing --TT-TB - Prep first finger to strum after thumb hit 1231231
[Notes] [Drum pickup bit - Relative to Capo at 2] G D Em C E -2-22-0h2--22--2---7-5----x--x-----0--03s5--7-------- B -2-22-3-3--33--3---0-0--8-0--101--3---------x-------- G -0-00-2-2--22--2---0-0--0-7--0----0---------0-------- D -0-00-0-0--00--0---x-x--x-x--2----2---------0-------- A -2-22--------------7*7--7-7--3----3---------x-------- E -3-33-------------------0-0-----------------3-------- * fret with 3rd finger
Note for Em section can also play Em to Emadd4 Em Em7 x-9-11-11-10-9 x-9-11-9-12-9 x-9-11-11-10-9 x-9-11-9-10-9
[Main theme] G D Em C E -7--7--7-5-2-----0-0-0---x----0--03s5--7---- B -x--x--x-x-3-----3-0-0---101-3--3----------- G -0--0--0-0-2-----0-0-0---0---0--0----------- D -0--0--0-0-0-----2-2-2---2---2--2----------- A -x--x--x-x-0-----2-2-2---3---3--3----------- E -3--3--3-3-x-----0-0-0----------------------
[Intro - Just bass drum - finger pick - 1 bar each- Capo 3 original key but not bother for live] [Bm][D][A][Em]
[Verse 1] I let it [Bm] fall, my [D] heart And as it [A] fell, you rose to claim .... [Em] it It was [Bm] dark and I was [D] over Until you [A] kissed my lips and you [Em] saved me My [Bm] hands, they're [D] strong but my [A] knees were far too weak [Em] To [Bm] stand in your [D] arms without [A] falling to your [A] feet
[Pre-chorus] But there's a [G] side to you that I [Em] never knew, never knew All the [Bm] things you'd say, they were [Bm] never true, never true And the [G] games you'd play, you would [A] always win, always win
[Chorus - Full drums - Play Bm full barre across all strings for maximum volume] But I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] Watched it [A] pour as I touched your [A/B] face [A] Well, it [Em] burned while I cried 'Cause I [Em] heard it [G] screaming out your [Bm] name, your [A] name
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum or B B B S] When I [Bm] lay with [D] you I could [A] stay there, [Em] close my eyes feel you [Bm] here for ev [D] er You and [A] me together, nothing is [A] better
[Pre-chorus] But there's a [G] side to you that I [Em] never knew, never knew All the [Bm] things you'd say, they were [Bm] never true, never true And the [G] games you'd play, you would [A] always win, always win
[Chorus - Full drums] But I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] Watched it [A] pour as I touched your [A/B] face [A] Well, it [Em] burned while I cried 'Cause I [Em] heard it [G] screaming out your [Bm] name, your [A] name
But I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] And I threw us [A] into the [A/B] fl [A] ames Well, it [Em] fell something died 'Cause I [Em] knew that [G] that was the last [Bm] time, the last [A] time
[Bridge - Drums On off off] Sometimes [G] I wake up by the [D/A] door .. That heart you [F#m] caught must be waitin' for [A] you .. Even now [G] when we're already o [D/A] ver .. I can't [F#m] help myself from looking for [A] ya a
[Chorus] But I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] Watched it [A] pour as I touched your [A/B] face [A] Well, it [Em] burned while I cried 'Cause I [Em] heard it [G] screaming out your [Bm] name, your [A] name
But I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] And I threw us [A] into the [A/B] fl [A] ames Well, it [Em] fell something died 'Cause I [Em] knew that [G] that was the last [Bm] time, the last [A] time
[Outro - All chords 1 bar] Oo [Bm] oh, [Bm] oh.. [A] no, oh [A] Let it [Em] burn, oh [Em] oh [Bm] oh [A] Let it [Bm] burn [Bm] urn [A] urn … [A] Let it [Em] burn [Em] urn uh [Bm] urn [A] urn
