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G C G Em - D G C G Em - D
{intro}
G C G G
Mama knows the highway by the songs
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When she hears a good one, she always sings along
G C G G
She don't ever worry 'bout what's gone
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She says, "good country music will never steer you wrong"
G C G G
She talks to the truckers with her lights
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Maybe just a little bit more on Saturday nights
G C G G
She knows a good road to paradise
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And that's just enough to keep the highway bright
C C G G
Yeah, Mama knows the highway now by heart
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She can see the rain before it starts
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Looking clear through a windshield full of stars
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Mama knows the highway now by heart
G C G G
She can tell Wyoming by the wind
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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
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{guitar solo}
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{piano solo}
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She can gauge a cafe just by looking at the sign
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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
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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}