[Estrofa]
E7 
Papa drove a truck nearly all his
 life 
Papa drove a truck nearly all his life 
            A7 
You know it drove mama crazy being a
 trucker's wife 
You know it drove mama crazy being a trucker's wife 
    B7 
The part she couldn't handle was the
 being alone 
The part she couldn't handle was the being alone 
            C                       
I guess she needed more to hold than
        B7 
 just a telephone 
I guess she needed more to hold than just a telephone 
E7 
Papa called mama each & every
 night 
Papa called mama each & every night 
        A7 
Just to ask her how she was & if
 us kids were alright 
Just to ask her how she was & if us kids were alright 
 B7 
Mama would wait for that call to come
 in 
Mama would wait for that call to come in 
            C                    B7  
But when daddy'd hang up she was gone
       E7 
 again
But when daddy'd hang up she was gone again
[Estribillo]
 A7 
Mama was a looker, Lord how she
 shined 
Mama was a looker, Lord how she shined 
 E7 
Papa was a good'n but the jealous
 kind 
Papa was a good'n but the jealous kind 
 A7 
Papa loved mama, mama loved men 
 E5                       B5      
Mama's in the graveyard, papa's in
     E7 
 the pen
Mama's in the graveyard, papa's in the pen
[Estrofa]
E7 
Well, it was bound to happen &
 one night it did 
Well, it was bound to happen & one night it did 
           A7 
Papa came home & it was just us
 kids 
Papa came home & it was just us kids 
  B7 
He had a dozen roses & a bottle
 of wine 
He had a dozen roses & a bottle of wine 
          C                        
If he was looking to surprise us he
        B7 
 was doing fine 
If he was looking to surprise us he was doing fine 
  E7 
I heard him cry for mama up &
 down the hall 
I heard him cry for mama up & down the hall 
         A7 
Then I heard a bottle break against
 the bedroom wall 
Then I heard a bottle break against the bedroom wall 
  B7 
That old diesel engine made an eerie
 sound 
That old diesel engine made an eerie sound 
             C                 B7 
When papa fired it up & headed
      E7 
 into town
When papa fired it up & headed into town
[Estribillo]
  A7 
Well, the picture in the paper showed
 the scene real well 
Well, the picture in the paper showed the scene real well 
   E7 
Papa's rig was buried in the local
 Motel 
Papa's rig was buried in the local Motel 
   A7 
The desk clerk said he saw it all
 real clear 
The desk clerk said he saw it all real clear 
            C                 B7    
He never hit the brakes & he was
      E7 
 shifting gears
He never hit the brakes & he was shifting gears
[Estribillo]
 A7 
Mama was a looker, Lord how she
 shined 
Mama was a looker, Lord how she shined 
 E7 
Papa was a good'n but the jealous
 kind 
Papa was a good'n but the jealous kind 
 A7 
Papa loved mama, mama loved men 
 E5                       B5      
Mama's in the graveyard, papa's in
     E7 
 the pen
Mama's in the graveyard, papa's in the pen
[Outro]
E5                       B5       
Mama's in the graveyard, papa's in
     E7 
 the pen 
Mama's in the graveyard, papa's in the pen 
  
Mama's in the graveyard, papa's in
 the pen
Mama's in the graveyard, papa's in the pen