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Mama Hated Diesels chords by
Bill Kirchen
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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Mama hated diesel so bad

I guess I knew it was

somethin' to do with Dad
G
G

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The first I ever seen her cry
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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was after one of them things went by
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Mama hated diesels so bad

Now I remember hearing those
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G

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D
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semis yearin' down

See, Mama and me lived right
A
A

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on that high grade in the town
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I sure liked them white Freightliners,
D
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but there was something

in Mama's eye

When she'd catch me

watchin' the road,
A
A

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D
D

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Lord, a little bitty piece of her died

Mama hated diesels so bad

I guess I knew it was something

to do with Dad
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G

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Now the first I ever seen her cry
D
D

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Was after one of them
Bm
Bm
2

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D
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things went by
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G

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Mama hated diesel so bad

As the years passed and I grew older
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G

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D
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Naturally, Mama did too

It wasn't too long before she just

quit singing and quit laughing
A
A

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I got to where she'd hardly even eat
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G

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And me, I began spending all my time

away from home

I wouldn't get back from school
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till way past dark

I guess I was just too busy

havin' some kind of fun
A
A

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Either messin' around with some gal or

Or else hangin' around the

local truck stop

Talkin' with my buddies

about all the big rigs

it was all the time rollin' in

And all the crazy places we'd never been

Like California
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One day the county sheriff

came up to me and
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He said that he'd found my mama
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Wanderin' all by herself

in the highway,
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A

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cryin' and tryin' of all things, Lord.

Flagged down one of them

big ol' semis
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G

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with nothin' but a little bitty white

pocket handkerchief.
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Well, that left me on my own,

and I got a job unloadin' rigs,

and I saved up enough to

get me one of my own.
A
A

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And I left my hometown

on my first run to San Francisco.

Well, that was three years ago today,

and I ain't been back

home in all that time

since then, till now.
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Now it's me and the local preacher,
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D
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standing in the graveyard grass,

staring down at the highway
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watching those big boys pass.
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He laid his hand upon me
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and he prayed for quite some time

but I could barely understand
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A

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the words he said behind
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that highway's wind.

But he handed me a faded old photograph,
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he said he found it in my mama's hand.

He said, son,

I guess you know that you and this picture
A
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is the very best your mama ever had.
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So I looked down at that picture,
D
D

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it was mama and some guy,

standing in front of a semi -truck,
A
A

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D
D

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Just married, painted on the side
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Mama hated diesel so bad

I guess I knew it was

something to do with Dad
G
G

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The first I ever seen her cry
D
D

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Was after one of them things went bad
Bm
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Mama hated diesel so bad
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Mama hated diesel so bad
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
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  • G

  • Bm

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  • A

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Mama Hated Diesels by Bill Kirchen is D major.

The primary chords used in Mama Hated Diesels are D, G, Bm, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, Bm, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Mama Hated Diesels is approximately 122 beats per minute.

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