VERSE 1
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I was standing by my window
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On a cold and cloudy day
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When i saw that hearse come rollin
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For to carry my mother away
CHORUS
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Will the circle be unbroken
D A
By and by Lord by and by
F#
There's a better home awaiting
A E A
In the sky lord by and by
VERSE 2
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I said to that undertaker
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Undertaker please drive slow
F#
For this lady you are carrying
A E A
Lord I hate to see her go
CHORUS
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Will the circle be unbroken
D A
By and by Lord by and by
F#
There's a better home awaiting
A E A
In the sky lord by and by
VERSE 3
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Oh I followed close behind her
D A
Tried to hold up and be brave
F#
But I could not hide my sorrow
A E A
When they laid her in the grave
CHORUS
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Will the circle be unbroken
D A
By and by Lord by and by
F#
There's a better home awaiting
A E A
In the sky lord by and by
VERSE 4
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I went back home my home was lonesome
D A
Miss my mother she was gone
F#
All my brothers and sisters crying
A E A
What a home so sad and lone
CHORUS
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Will the circle be unbroken
D A
By and by Lord by and by
F#
There's a better home awaiting
A E A
In the sky lord by and by
VERSE
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We sang the songs of childhood
D A
Hymns of faith that made us strong
F#
Ones that Mother Maybelle taught us
A E A
And the angels sang along
CHORUS 2x
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Will the circle be unbroken
D A
By and by Lord by and by
F#
There's a better home awaiting
A E A
In the sky lord by and by