Chords for Doyle Lawson & Larry Sparks - Mother's Not Dead, She's Only A-Sleepin'

[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ Well I left my old home way back [C] in the mountains. _ _
Mother and _ _ father had [F] both passed away.
We [Dm] followed our [F] mother _ _ up to [C] the grave. _ _
For mother was _ _ calling to [Dm] heaven [F] that day.
Mother is not dead, _ [G] she's only [C] asleep. _ _
Just patiently waiting _ [Em] for Jesus [F] to come.
_ The [E] birds [Dm] will be _ _ singing [G] while mother [C] and I sleep. _ _
They will sing oh, _ as the grave sings [F] so sweet. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh how we [Dm] _ _ [F] miss her around the [C] old home way.
_ [Em] Everything [C] seems so _ [Bb] long [C] since she [F] went.
_ _ _ [Dm] Mother is sleeping _ [F] _ way back [C] in the mountains.
_ _ Yes mother is sleeping _ way [F] back in the hills. _ _ _
Mother is not [Dm] dead, _ _ [C] she's only asleep.
_ _ Just patiently _ waiting for [F] Jesus to come. _ _
The birds will be singing _ while mother [C] and I _ sleep.
_ They will sing oh, _ _ as the [F] grave sings so sweet. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Mother is _ sleeping _ [C] _ way _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] back in the mountains.
_ [Dm] Yes mother is sleeping way back [F] in the hills.
Mother [C] is not dead, she's only asleep.
Just patiently waiting _ _ _ [Gm] [G] for [A] Jesus to come.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _