Will the Circle Be Unbroken? --- Trad.

 
[chorus] Will the [G]circle be un-[G7]broken,
              By and [C]by, Lord, by and [G]by?
              There’s a better home awaiting
              In the sky, Lord, [D]in the [G]sky. 

I was [G]standing by the [G7]window
On a [C]cold and cloudy [G]day.
When I saw that hearse come rolling
For to carry my [D]mother a-[G]way. 

        [chorus] 

Well, I [G]told the under-[G7]taker:
“Under- [C]taker, please drive [G]slow.”
“For this body you are carrying,
 Lord, I hate to [D]see her [G]go.” 

        [chorus]

Well, I [G]followed close be-[G7]hind her,
Tried to [C]hold up and be [G]brave.
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her [D]in the [G]grave. 

       
[chorus] Will the [G]circle be un-[G7]broken,
              By and [C]by, Lord, by and [G]by?
              There’s a better home awaiting
              In the sky, Lord, [D]in the [G]sky.

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