G C G Em D
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G C G G
Mama knows the highway by the songs
G G D D
When she hears a good one, she always sings along
G C G G
She don't ever worry 'bout what's gone
G G D G G
She says, "Good country music... will never steer you wrong."
G C G G
She talks to the truckers with her lights
G A7 D D
Maybe just a little bit more on Saturday nights
G C G G
She knows a good road to paradise
G D G G
And that's just enough to keep the highway bright
[CHORUS]
C C G G
Yeah, Mama knows the highway now by heart
G D/F# Em D D
She can see the rain before it starts
G C/G G C/G
Looking clear through a windshield full of stars
G D G C G Em D
Mama knows the highway now by heart... // //
G C G Em D
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G C G G
She can tell Wyoming jus' by the wind
G G G D D
She can tell another trucker by the rig that he's in
G C G G
She knows how to watch the river bends
G D G G
She knows where the real South begins
C C G G
Yeah, Mama knows the highway now by heart
G D/F# Em D D
She can see the rain before it starts
G C/G G C/G
Looking clear through a windshield full of stars
G D G C G Em D
Mama knows the highway now by heart... // //
G C G G G G D D
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G C G G G D G G
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C G/B Am G D/F# Em
She can gauge a cafe just by, looking at the sign
A7 A7 C C D D
Little old places always share the grand design...
C C G C
Mama knows the highway now by heart
G D/F# Em D D
She can see the rain before it starts
G C/G G C/G
Looking clear through a windshield full of stars
G D Em C
Mama knows the highway now by heart...
G D G C G Em D
Mama knows the highway now by heart...
G C G Em D
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G C G Em D
Mama knows the highway... yeah...
[REPEAT AND FADE] (or until you want to end on G!)
G C G Em D
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