From: schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Adam Schneider) MAMA KNOWS THE HIGHWAY (recorded by Hal Ketchum) ------------------------------------------------ [Actually in A; capo 2.] [Each chord is one measure, except two chords joined by a hyphen are one measure total. (Em - D, G - G/F#, C - G/B, G - D)] [The chords with * have that little mandolin part with F# and G notes.]

^G*[intr^C*o] ^G* ^Em

^D ^G* ^C* ^G* ^Em

^D ^G Mama knows the ^Chighway by the ^Gsongs ^G When she ^Ghears a good one,^G she always s^Dings a^Dlong ^GShe don't ever w^Corry 'bout what's g^Gone ^G She says,^G "good coun^Gtry ^Dmusic will never stee^Gr you wr^Gong"

^GShe talks to the ^Ctruckers with her ^Glights ^G ^GMaybe just a little bit ^Amore on Saturday ^Dnights ^D ^GShe knows a g^Cood road to ^Gparadise ^G And that's ^Gjust enough to ^Dkeep the highw^Gay bright ^G

Yeah, ^CMama knows the h^Cighway now by ^G*heart ^G* ^GShe

can ^G/F#see the ^Emrain before it st^Darts ^D ^GLooking clear ^C/Gthrough a ^Gwindshield full of ^C/Gstars ^G Mama knows the h^Dighway now by^G* heart^C* ^G* ^Em

^GShe can tell Wy^Coming b^Gy the w^Gind She can ^Gtell another ^Gtrucker by the ^Grig that he's ^Din ^D ^GShe knows how to ^Cwatch the river b^Gends ^G ^GShe knows where the r^Deal South be^Ggins ^G

Well, Mama knows the highway now by heart She can see the rain before it starts Looking clear through a windshield full of stars Mama knows the highway now by heart

^G[gu^Cita^Gr s^Golo] ^G ^G ^D ^D ^G[pi^Cano^G so^Glo] ^G ^D ^G ^G

^CShe

can ^G/Bgauge a c^Amafe just by^G loo

king ^Dat the s^Cign ^A7 Little old ^A7places always^C share the ^Cgrand des^Dign ^D

Mama knows the highway now by heart She can see the rain before it starts Looking clear through a windshield full of stars

^G Mama knows the h^Dighway now by^Em* heart ^Em* ^GMama knows the h^Dighway now by^G* heart^C* ^G* ^Em

^D Mama knows the ^G*highway,^C* yeah, ^G*yeah yeah^Em

^D ^G*[instrum^C*ental; ^G*repeat an^Emd f

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Hal Ketchum - Mama knows the highway