Jesse Welles – Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Guitar)

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As recorded by Jesse Welles (2025 release) [Verse 1]
  G                       Am
A mystery man gave me a talisman

              C                           Em G
He said don't tell no one where you got it

         A
I didn't know what it was

      Am
But I knew what it does

              C            Am
As soon as he put it in my pocket
[Verse 2]
    G
But Virgil himself

            Am
Was guiding us through hell

            C             Em
Singing his jingle jangle song

G                A
And I knew right then

               Am
The path we're in

       C               Am
Is the path where we belong
[Chorus]
         G
Will the circle

     D
Be unbroken

       C
By and by Lord

       Em
By and by

G        A
Will the circle

     Am
Be unbroken

       C
In the sky Lord

       Am
In the sky
[Verse 3]
G
Beautiful faces

Am
Shimmering, painted

C                   Em
Shining in the holy mass

G         A
While the sign on the wall

  Am
Reminded us all

     C                   Am
That yes, this too shall pass
[Verse 4]
       G
And we felt no danger

       Am
As the red headed stranger

C                Em
Sang his goodbye tune

G            A
It was bittersweet

               Am
But it felt complete

   C                 Am
So long, and yet, so soon
[Chorus]
         G
Will the circle

     D
Be unbroken

       C
By and by Lord

       Em
By and by

G        A
Will the circle

     Am
Be unbroken

       C
In the sky Lord

       Am
In the sky
[Verse 5]
      G
I was earnest when I sighed

         Am
You have changed my mind

   C                Em
To you, princess, I bowed

G       A
All the cowboys and hippies

  Am
Residing within me

  C                  Am
I stand between them now
[Verse 5]
        G
And the cougar I met

         Am
With his cool cigarette

        C            Em
And his collar up so high

G        A
Makes me proud to be

         Am
From the land of the free

           C                  Am
Though sometimes I don't know why
[Chorus]
         G
Will the circle

     D
Be unbroken

       C
By and by Lord

       Em
By and by

G        A
Will the circle

     Am
Be unbroken

       C
In the sky Lord

       Am
In the sky
[Verse 6]
G
Six string mercenaries

  Am
I met them carrying

   C               Em
My ragged book and staff

G         A
And their pirate king

     Am
With gusto sings

    C            Am
His song of ages past
[Verse 7]
        G
And the grizzled young warrior

         Am
On their final orders

           C               Em
With their anxious torch's flame

      A
Don't we all know

     Am
What once was so

     C         Am
Will never be again
[Chorus]
         G
Will the circle

     D
Be unbroken

       C
By and by Lord

       Em
By and by

G        A
Will the circle

     Am
Be unbroken

       C
In the sky Lord

       Am
In the sky
[Outro] G Am C Em A Am C G