Mama Knows the Highway Hal Ketchum
<br/> MAMA KNOWS THE HIGHWAY (recorded by Hal Ketchum)<br/> ------------------------------------------------<br/> [Actually in A; capo 2.]<br/> [Each chord is one measure, except two chords joined by a hyphen are one<br/> measure total. (Em - D, G - G/F#, C - G/B, G - D]<br/> [The chords with * have that little mandolin part with F# and G notes.]<br/> <br/> G* C* G* Em - D G* C* G* Em - D<br/> [intro]<br/> <br/> G C G G<br/> Mama knows the highway by the songs<br/> G G D D<br/> When she hears a good one, she always sings along<br/> G C G G<br/> She don't ever worry 'bout what's gone<br/> G G D G G<br/> She says, "good country music will never steer you wrong"<br/> <br/> G C G G<br/> She talks to the truckers with her lights<br/> G A D D<br/> Maybe just a little bit more on Saturday nights<br/> G C G G<br/> She knows a good road to paradise<br/> G D G G<br/> And that's just enough to keep the highway bright<br/> <br/> C C G* G*<br/> Yeah, Mama knows the highway now by heart<br/> G - G/F# Em D D<br/> She can see the rain before it starts<br/> G C/G G C/G<br/> Looking clear through a windshield full of stars<br/> G D G* C* G* Em - D<br/> Mama knows the highway now by heart<br/> <br/> G C G G<br/> She can tell Wyoming by the wind<br/> G G G D D<br/> She can tell another trucker by the rig that he's in<br/> G C G G<br/> She knows how to watch the river bends<br/> G D G G<br/> She knows where the real South begins<br/> <br/> Well, Mama knows the highway now by heart<br/> She can see the rain before it starts<br/> Looking clear through a windshield full of stars<br/> Mama knows the highway now by heart<br/> <br/> G C G G G G D D<br/> [guitar solo]<br/> G C G G G D G G<br/> [piano solo]<br/> <br/> C - G/B Am G - D C<br/> She can gauge a cafe just by looking at the sign<br/> A7 A7 C C D D<br/> Little old places always share the grand design<br/> <br/> Mama knows the highway now by heart<br/> She can see the rain before it starts<br/> Looking clear through a windshield full of stars<br/> G D Em* Em*<br/> Mama knows the highway now by heart<br/> <br/> G D G* C* G* Em - D<br/> Mama knows the highway now by heart<br/> G* C* G* Em - D<br/> Mama knows the highway, yeah, yeah yeah<br/> G* C* G* Em - D<br/> [instrumental; repeat and fade]<br/> <br/> <br/> ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-==<br/> Adam Schneider schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu Minneapolis, MN<br/> Mail me if you want guitar chords for Mary-Chapin Carpenter,<br/> Indigo Girls, Suzanne Vega, Lucinda Williams, etc.<br/> ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-==<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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