[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 C G Em - D G C G Em - D- intro
G C G G Mama knows the highway by the songs
G G D DWhen 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 GShe talks to the truckers with her lights
G A D DMaybe 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
C C G GYeah, Mama knows the highway now by heart
G - G/F# Em D DShe 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 GShe can tell Wyoming by the wind
G G G D DShe 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
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 C G G G G D D[guitar solo]
- G C G G G D G G
[piano solo]
- C - G/B Am G - D C
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
Mama knows the highway now by heart
She can see the rain before it starts
Looking clear through a windshield full of stars
G D Em EmMama knows the highway now by heart
G D G C G Em - DMama knows the highway now by heart
G C G Em - DMama knows the highway, yeah, yeah yeah
- G C G Em - D
[instrumental; repeat and fade]
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