Key: G
Introduction:
G C G Em- D G C G Em- D
{intro}
G C G
Mama knows the highway by the songs
G D
When she hears a good one, she always sings along
G C G
She don't ever worry 'bout what's gone
G D G
She says, \"good country music will never steer you wrong\"
G C G
She talks to the truckers with her lights
G A D
Maybe just a little bit more on Saturday nights
G C G
She knows a good road to paradise
G D G
And that's just enough to keep the highway bright
C G
Yeah, Mama knows the highway now by heart
G G/F# Em 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
She can tell Wyoming by the wind
G D
She can tell another trucker by the rig that he's in
G C G
She knows how to watch the river bends
G D G
She knows where the real South begins
Well, Mama knows the highway now by heart
G C G D
{guitar solo}
G C G D G
{piano solo}
C G/B Am G D C
She can gauge a cafe just by looking at the sign
A7 C D
Little old places always share the grand design
Mama knows the highway now by heart
G D 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}