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

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Will The Circle Be Unbroken Chords by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [Verse 1]
       A                    
I was standing by my window

A7    D               A
On a cold and cloudy day.

        A                      F#m
When I saw that hearse come rollin

        A        E       A
For to carry my mother away.
[Chorus]
          A                 A7
Will the circle be unbroken

        D              A
By and by Lord by and by.

           A               F#m
There's a better home awaiting

         A       E      A
In the sky lord by and by.
[Verse 2]
        A                  A7
I said to that, undertaker

     D                   A
Undertaker please drive slow.

          A               F#m
For this lady you are carrying

       A        E       A
Lord I hate to see her go.
[Chorus]
          A                 A7
Will the circle be unbroken

        D              A
By and by Lord by and by.

           A               F#m
There's a better home awaiting

         A       E      A
In the sky lord by and by.
[Verse 3]
      A                        A7
Oh I followed close behind her

          D               A
Tried to hold up and be brave.

       A                     F#m
But I could not hide my sorrow

           A       E        A
When they laid her in the grave.
[Chorus]
          A                 A7
Will the circle be unbroken

        D              A
By and by Lord by and by.

           A               F#m
There's a better home awaiting

         A       E      A
In the sky lord by and by.
[Verse 4]
        A                              A7
I went back home, my home was lonesome

         D              A
Miss my mother she was gone.

         A                       F#m
All my brothers, and sisters crying

        A       E       A
What a home so sad and lone.
[Chorus]
          A                 A7
Will the circle be unbroken

        D              A
By and by Lord by and by.

           A               F#m
There's a better home awaiting

         A       E      A
In the sky lord by and by.
[Verse 5]
    A                          A7
We sang the songs of childhood.

          D                  A
Hymns of faith that made us strong.

           A                    F#m
Ones that Mother Maybelle taught us

        A       E     A
And the angels sang along.
[Chorus]
          A                 A7
Will the circle be unbroken

        D              A
By and by Lord by and by.

           A               F#m
There's a better home awaiting

         A       E      A
In the sky lord by and by.

          A                 A7
Will the circle be unbroken

        D              A
By and by Lord by and by.

           A               F#m
There's a better home awaiting

         A       E      A
In the sky lord by and by.