{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1997503,"song":"Mama Knows The Highway","artist":"Hal Ketchum","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11446677-mama-knows-the-highway-chords-by-hal-ketchum/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1997503?type=chord","rating":4.84377,"votes":11,"content":"MAMA KNOWS THE HIGHWAY - HAL KETCHUM\r\n\r\nCapo @ II, play as G, sounds in A\r\n\r\n[INTRO]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n||: //// //// //// // // :|| 2x[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Mama knows the highway by the songs[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen she hears a good one, she always sings along[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe don't ever worry 'bout what's gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe says, \"Good country music... will never steer you wrong.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe talks to the truckers with her lights[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMaybe just a little bit more on Saturday nights[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe knows a good road to paradise[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd that's just enough to keep the highway bright[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYeah, Mama knows the highway now by heart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe can see the rain before it starts[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nLooking clear through a windshield full of stars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Mama knows the highway now by heart...        // //[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n|| //// //// //// // // ||[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe can tell Wyoming jus' by the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe can tell another trucker by the rig that he's in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe knows how to watch the river bends[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe knows where the real South begins[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYeah, Mama knows the highway now by heart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe can see the rain before it starts[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nLooking clear through a windshield full of stars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Mama knows the highway now by heart...        // //[/tab]\r\n\r\n[GUITAR SOLO]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n|| //// //// //// ////  //// //// //// //// ||[/tab]\r\n\r\n[PIANO SOLO]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n|| //// //// //// ////  //// //// //// //// ||[/tab]\r\n\r\n[BRIDGE]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G/B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe can gauge a cafe just by, looking at the sign[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Little old places always share the grand design...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[FINAL CHORUS]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMama knows the highway now by heart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe can see the rain before it starts[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nLooking clear through a windshield full of stars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Mama knows the highway now by heart...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[OUTTRO]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama knows the highway now by heart...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n|| //// //// //// // // ||[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMama knows the highway... yeah...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[REPEAT AND FADE]  (or until you want to end on G!)\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n||: //// //// //// // // :||[/tab]","plain_text":"MAMA KNOWS THE HIGHWAY - HAL KETCHUM\n\nCapo @ II, play as G, sounds in A\n\n[INTRO]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n\n[GUITAR SOLO]\n\n\n[PIANO SOLO]\n\n\n[BRIDGE]\n\n\n\n[FINAL CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n\n[OUTTRO]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[REPEAT AND FADE]  (or until you want to end on G!)","chords":["G","A","C","Em","D","A7","D/F#","C/G","G/B","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}