KETCHUM HAL - "mama knows the highway" Tablature
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From: schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Adam Schneider)
MAMA KNOWS THE HIGHWAY (recorded by Hal Ketchum)
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[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 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 A 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
C C G* G*
Yeah, Mama knows the highway now by heart
G - G/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
She can tell Wyoming 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
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* Em*
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
Mama knows the highway, yeah, yeah yeah
G* C* G* Em - D
[instrumental; repeat and fade]
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Adam Schneider schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu Minneapolis, MN
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