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Mama Hated Diesels chords by
Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen
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Key: D major
Verse 1
D
D

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Mama hated diesels 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 was after
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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one of them things went by
D
D

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G
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D
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Mama hated diesel so bad

I remember here,
G
G

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D
D

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those semis year and date

My mom and me,
A
A

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we lived right on the high
G
G

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grade end of town I sure liked

them white

Freightliners, but
D
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 die

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 was after
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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one of them things went bad
G
G

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D
D

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Mama hated diesel so bad

As the years passed and I grew old,
G
G

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Mama did too
D
D

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Pretty soon she stopped

singing and laughing

While she'd hardly even eaten

And I began staying away from
A
A

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home on the weekdays

I would come home from
G
G

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school till way past dark

I was too busy having some kind of fun,
D
D

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either messing around with some gal or hanging around

the local truck stop,

talking to my buddies about all the big rigs they're all the time

rolling in, and talking about all the crazy
A
A

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places we've never been, like
D
D

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California.

But one day the county sheriff come up to me,
G
G

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he said they found my momma wandering

all by herself in the middle of
D
D

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the highway crying.

She was tryin' of all things,

Lord, to flag down one of them big old
A
A

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rigs with a pocket handkerchief
G
G

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Well, that left me on my own
D
D

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G
G

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I got a job unloadin' rigs down

at the local freight yard
D
D

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Pretty soon I had a rig of my own

And I left my hometown on

my very first run to

Frisco

Well, that was three years ago today
A
A

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And I ain't been back home

in all that time since then

Till now
D
D

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Now it's me and the local preacher
G
G

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D
D

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Standin' in the graveyard grass

Starin' down at the highway
A
A

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Watchin' those big boys pass
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G

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Well he laid his hand upon me
D
D

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And he prayed for quite some time

That I could barely understand

the words he said
A
A

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D
D

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Behind that highway swine

Then he handed me a faded photograph
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G

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D
D

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He said he found it in my mama's hand

He said, son,

I'm afraid that you in this picture
A
A

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Was the be st your mama ever had
G
G

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Well, I looked down at that picture,

it was
D
D

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Mama and some guy

Standin' in front of a semi -truck,
A
A

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D
D

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just merry -painted on the side

Mama hated diesel so bad
A
A

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D
D

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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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Was after one of them
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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fangs went by
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G

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Mama hated diesel so bad
G
G

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Mama, hated diesels so bad
D
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Chords
  • D

  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • A

Capo: No capo

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Mama Hated Diesels by Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen 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 105 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Mama Hated Diesels using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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