Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Guitar)

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[Intro] A D A F#m A E A [Verse 1]
      A
I was standing by my window

      D               A
On a cold and cloudy day

                            F#m
When i saw that hearse come rollin

         A       E      A
For to carry my mother away
[Chorus]
     A
Will the circle be unbroken

     D               A
By and by Lord by and by

                     F#m
There's a better home awaiting

     A         E       A
In the sky, Lord in the sky
[Verse 2]
     A
I said to that, undertaker

     D                A
Undertaker please drive slow

                      F#m
For this lady you are carrying

     A        E       A
Lord I hate to see her go
[Chorus]
     A
Will the circle be unbroken

     D               A
By and by Lord by and by

                     F#m
There's a better home awaiting

     A         E       A
In the sky, Lord in the sky
[Instrumental] A D A F#m A E A [Verse 3]
     A
Oh I followed close behind her

     D                A
Tried to hold up and be brave

                      F#m
But I could not hide my sorrow

     A         E         A
When they laid her in the grave
[Chorus]
     A
Will the circle be unbroken

     D               A
By and by Lord by and by.

                     F#m
There's a better home awaiting

     A         E       A
In the sky, Lord in the sky
[Verse 4]
     A
I went back home, my home was lonesome

     D                A
Miss my mother she was gone.

                          F#m
All my brothers, and sisters crying

     A          E       A
What a home so sad and alone
[Chorus]
     A
Will the circle be unbroken

     D               A
By and by Lord by and by.

                     F#m
There's a better home awaiting

     A         E       A
In the sky, Lord in the sky
[Instrumental] A D A F#m A E A [Verse 5]
     A
We sang the songs of childhood.

     D                  A
Hymns of faith that made us strong.

                          F#m
Ones that Mother Maybelle taught us

     A        E       A
And the angels sang along
[Chorus]
     A
Will the circle be unbroken

     D               A
By and by Lord by and by.

                     F#m
There's a better home awaiting

     A         E       A
In the sky, Lord in the sky
[Outro]
     A
Will the circle be unbroken

     D               A
By and by Lord by and by.

                     F#m
There's a better home awaiting  (Slowing down speed)

     A         E       A
In the sky, Lord in the sky