G G7
As I looked out of my window
C G
On a cold and cloudy day
Em
What did I see, but the hearse driver
G D7 G
Come to carry my mother away
G G7
Will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by lord by and by
Em
There’s a better, home a-waitin’
G D7 G
In the sky lord in the sky
Solo 1
G G7
Will I said then, to that driver
C G
Driver, driver please drive slow
Em
Cause that woman that you’re haulin’
G D7 G
Lord I hate to see her go
G G7
Will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by lord by and by
Em
There’s a better, home a-waitin’
G D7 G
In the sky lord in the sky
Solo 2
G G7
Its gonna be a mighty day lord
C G
When I lay my burdens down
Em
Its gonna be a mighty day lord
G D7 G
When I lay my burdens down
G G7
I said will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by lord by and by
Em
There’s a better, home a-waitin’
G D7 G
In the sky lord in the sky
Solo 3
G G7
I said will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by lord by and by
Em
There’s a better, home a-waitin’
G D7 G
In the sky lord in the sky
G G7
I said will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by lord by and by
Em
There’s a better, home a-waitin’
G D7 G
In the sky lord in the sky
Em (single strum)
I said there’s a better, home a-waitin’
G D7 G (All single strums)
In the sky lord in the sky