Wagon Wheels is originally co-written by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor but the cover version of it by Darius Rucker is more popular and mostly played by guitarists. If you looking for Wagon Wheel Chords by Darius Rucker without the capo then go nowhere.
Here you will find the chords, the strumming pattern, a tutorial video, and every you need to play this song without the capo from start to end. So, let’s get started.
Wagon Wheels Chords No Capo
As you can above, the chords for Wagon Wheels without the capo are A major, E major, F# minor, and D major. Pretty easy chords and is easily playable.
Wagon Wheels Strumming Pattern
The strumming pattern for Wagon Wheels goes as DD-UU-DU. This pattern suits perfectly well for this song. If you get confused then do refer to the video mentioned above to get a visual representation of this pattern.
Song – Wagon Wheels
Artist – Darius Rucker
Chords – A major, E major, F# minor, and D major ( No capo )
[Intro]
A | E | F#m | D
A | E | F#m | D
A | E | D
[Verse 1]
[A]Headed down south to the [E]land of the pines
[F#m]I’m thumbin’ my way to [D]North Caroline
[A]Starin’ up the road
And [E]pray to God I see [D]headlights
[A]I made it down the coast in [E]seventeen hours
[F#m]Pickin’ me a bouquet of [D]dogwood flowers
And I’m a-[A]hopin’ for Raleigh
I can [E]see my baby to[D]night
[Chorus]
So, [A]rock me mama like a [E]wagon wheel
[F#m]Rock me mama any [D]way you feel
[A]Hey, [E] mama [D]rock me
[A]Rock me mama like the [E]wind and the rain
[F#m]Rock me mama like a [D]south-bound train
[A]Hey, [E] mama [D]rock me
[Instrumental]
A | E | F#m | D
A | E | D
[Verse 2]
[A]Runnin’ from the cold [E]up in New England
I was [F#m]born to be a fiddler in an [D]old-time string band
My [A]baby plays the guitar
[E]I pick a banjo [D]now
Ah, [A]the north country winters keep a-[E]gettin’ me down
And I lost my [F#m]money playin’ poker so I [D]had to up and leave
But I [A]ain’t a-turnin’ back
To [E]livin’ that old life no more
[Chorus]
So, [A]rock me mama like a [E]wagon wheel
[F#m]Rock me mama any [D]way you feel
[A]Hey, [E] mama [D]rock me
[A]Rock me mama like the [E]wind and the rain
[F#m]Rock me mama like a [D]south-bound train
[A]Hey, [E] mama [D]rock me
[Instrumental]
A | E | F#m | D
A | E | D
A | E | F#m | D
A | E | D
[Verse 3]
[A]Walkin’ due south [E]out of Roanoke
I caught a [F#m]trucker out of Philly
Had a [D]nice long toke
But [A]he’s a-headed west from the [E]Cumberland Gap
To [D]Johnson City, Tennessee
And I [A]gotta get a move on [E]before the sun
I hear my [F#m]baby callin’ my name
And I [D]know that she’s the only one
And [A]if I die in Raleigh
At [E]least I will die free
[Chorus]
So, [A]rock me mama like a [E]wagon wheel
[F#m]Rock me mama any [D]way you feel
[A]Hey, [E] mama [D]rock me
[A]Rock me mama like the [E]wind and the rain
[F#m]Rock me mama like a [D]south-bound train
[A]Hey, [E] mama [D]rock me
