Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Mama hated diesels

Ma^Dma hated die^Gsels so b^Dad ^A/D I gu^Dess I knew it was so^Gmething to do with d^Dad The f^Girst time I ever seen her cry, was after o^Dne of them things went ^Bmby M^Dama hated die^Gsels so b^Dad

^DI remember hearin' those se^Gmis gearing d^Down My m^Dom and me lived right on the h^Aigh grade end of town ^GI sure loved them white freighters, but there was somethin' in Mama's e^Dyes w^Dhen she'd catch me watching the road, lord, a li^Attle bitty piece of her d^Died

Ma^Dma hated di^Gesels so b^Dad ^{A/D D}I guess I knew it was som^Gething to do with d^Dad The f^Girst time I ever seen her cry, was after o^Dne of them things went ^Bmby Ma^Dma hated die^Gsels so b^Dad

^DAs the years passed and I grew older, m^Gama did too Pr^Detty soon she stopped singin' and laughin', well, she'd hardly even eat ^AI began staying away from home on the weekdays, and wouldn't come home from school till' way after dark ^GI was always too busy havin' fun either messing around with some girl or hanging around the truckstop ^Dor talking too my buddies about about the big rigs that were all the time rollin' in Or talking about all the crazy places we never been, li^Ake California

Well, o^Dne day the county sheriff came up to ^Gme He said they found my mama wandering all by herself in the middle of the highway cr^Dyin' ^G

She was try^Aing of all things Lord, to flag down one of them rigs with a pocket handkerchief Well, t^Ghat left me all on my own

^GI got a job unloadin' rigs down at the local frieght yard Pre^Dtty soon I got a rig of my own and I left hometown on my very first runt to Frisco That was three years ago today, and I ain't been home in all that time since then, t^Aill now

Now it's ^Dme and the local pre^Gacher, standing in the graveyard gr^Dass Sta^Dring down at the highway, watc^Ahing those big boys pass Well he la^Gid his hand upon me and he pr^Dayed for quite some time I could ba^Drely understand the words he said be^Ahind that highways wh^Dine

^DHe handed me a faded photograph, he said he fo^Gund it in my mama's h^Dand He said , I^D'm afraid you and this picture were the b^Aest your mama ever had Well I lo^Goked down at that picture, it was M^Dama and some ^Bmguy sta^Dnding beside a semi- truck, "ju^Ast married" written on the s^Dide

Ma^Dma ha^Gted diesels so b^Dad ^A/D I gu^Dess I knew it was som^Gething to do with d^Dad The f^Girst time I ever seen her cry was after o^Dne of them things went ^Bmby M^Dama hated di^Gesels so b^Dad