Chords for Jimmy Rose singing with papaw Bert
Tempo:
129.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
Em
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Home was lonely for [Em] my mother.
[C] She, [G]
all my family there was [Em] crying.
[G] For my mother, [D] she [G] was gone.
The circle be unbroken by [C] and by, oh by [G]
and by.
Home is home away, home [Em] away [G] in the sky, oh [D] in [G] the sky.
Undertaker, Undertaker, [C] Undertaker, won't you please [G] ride slow.
Paul Sadly, you [Em] are home and [G] Lord I hate to see her go.
Playing again.
With a circle be unbroken by [C] and by, oh by [G] and by.
There's a better home [Em] away in [G] the sky, Lord in the sky.
There's a better life [Em] I'm waiting in [G] the sky, [D] Lord in [G] the sky.
[C] [G] A lot of people don't realize it, but the Hank Senior wrote that.
Really?
[Fm] No, I didn't know that.
I hear him.
I see that.
I don't sing it the way, I can't sing it like you.
[F#] I can't sing it like you.
Old man Hank.
I can sing [E] it real fast.
Old [C] man Hank.
Yep.
I sang it in [E] church a long time ago.
Yep.
I was standing by my window on [A] one dark and cloudy [E] day.
When the black curbs, it came rolling just to carry [B] my mother [E]
away.
With a circle be unbroken by [A] and by, oh by [E] and by.
There's a better home away in the sky, Lord [B] in [E] the sky.
I went back, back to God.
Me and my [A] mother, she [E] was gone.
All of my blood that was crying,
I brought her home so she sat at home.
With a circle be unbroken by [A] and by, oh by [E] and by.
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [B] Lord in [E] the sky.
[G]
[C] She, [G]
all my family there was [Em] crying.
[G] For my mother, [D] she [G] was gone.
The circle be unbroken by [C] and by, oh by [G]
and by.
Home is home away, home [Em] away [G] in the sky, oh [D] in [G] the sky.
Undertaker, Undertaker, [C] Undertaker, won't you please [G] ride slow.
Paul Sadly, you [Em] are home and [G] Lord I hate to see her go.
Playing again.
With a circle be unbroken by [C] and by, oh by [G] and by.
There's a better home [Em] away in [G] the sky, Lord in the sky.
There's a better life [Em] I'm waiting in [G] the sky, [D] Lord in [G] the sky.
[C] [G] A lot of people don't realize it, but the Hank Senior wrote that.
Really?
[Fm] No, I didn't know that.
I hear him.
I see that.
I don't sing it the way, I can't sing it like you.
[F#] I can't sing it like you.
Old man Hank.
I can sing [E] it real fast.
Old [C] man Hank.
Yep.
I sang it in [E] church a long time ago.
Yep.
I was standing by my window on [A] one dark and cloudy [E] day.
When the black curbs, it came rolling just to carry [B] my mother [E]
away.
With a circle be unbroken by [A] and by, oh by [E] and by.
There's a better home away in the sky, Lord [B] in [E] the sky.
I went back, back to God.
Me and my [A] mother, she [E] was gone.
All of my blood that was crying,
I brought her home so she sat at home.
With a circle be unbroken by [A] and by, oh by [E] and by.
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [B] Lord in [E] the sky.
[G]
Key:
G
E
Em
C
A
G
E
Em
[G] Home was _ lonely _ _ for [Em] my mother.
_ [C] She, [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
all my family _ _ there was [Em] _ crying. _ _ _
[G] For my _ mother, [D] she [G] was gone. _ _ _ _
The circle _ _ _ _ be _ unbroken _ _ _ by [C] and by, oh by _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ and by.
Home is home away, _ _ _ _ home [Em] away _ _ _ _ _ [G] in the sky, oh [D] _ in [G] the sky.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Undertaker, _ _ _ _ _ _ Undertaker, _ _ _ _ _ [C] Undertaker, won't you please [G] ride slow. _ _
_ _ Paul Sadly, _ _ _ _ you [Em] are home and _ _ _ [G] Lord I _ hate to _ see her go. _ _
Playing again.
With a _ circle _ _ be _ unbroken _ _ _ by [C] and by, oh by _ _ [G] and by. _ _
_ _ There's a better _ _ _ home [Em] away _ _ _ _ in [G] the sky, _ Lord in the sky. _ _
_ _ There's a better _ _ _ life [Em] I'm waiting _ _ _ _ in [G] the sky, _ [D] Lord in [G] the sky. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ A lot of people don't realize it, but the Hank Senior wrote that.
Really?
[Fm] No, I didn't know that.
I hear him.
I see that.
I don't sing it the way, I can't sing it like you.
[F#] I can't sing it like you.
Old man Hank.
I can sing [E] it real fast.
Old [C] man Hank.
Yep.
I sang it in [E] church a long time ago.
Yep.
I was standing _ _ _ by my _ window _ on [A] one dark and _ cloudy [E] day.
_ When _ _ the black curbs, _ it came _ rolling _ just to _ carry [B] my _ mother [E] _
away.
_ _ _ With a circle _ _ be _ _ _ unbroken _ _ by [A] and by, oh by _ _ [E] and by.
_ _ _ There's a _ better _ _ home away _ _ _ _ in the sky, Lord _ [B] in [E] the sky.
_ _ _ I went back, _ _ back to God.
_ Me _ _ and my [A] mother, _ she _ [E] was gone.
_ _ _ All of my blood _ _ that was _ crying,
I brought her home so she sat at _ home.
_ _ _ With a circle _ _ _ be _ unbroken _ _ _ by [A] and by, oh by _ _ [E] and _ by.
_ _ There's a _ better _ _ home _ _ awaiting _ _ in the sky, [B] Lord _ _ in [E] the sky.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] She, [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
all my family _ _ there was [Em] _ crying. _ _ _
[G] For my _ mother, [D] she [G] was gone. _ _ _ _
The circle _ _ _ _ be _ unbroken _ _ _ by [C] and by, oh by _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ and by.
Home is home away, _ _ _ _ home [Em] away _ _ _ _ _ [G] in the sky, oh [D] _ in [G] the sky.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Undertaker, _ _ _ _ _ _ Undertaker, _ _ _ _ _ [C] Undertaker, won't you please [G] ride slow. _ _
_ _ Paul Sadly, _ _ _ _ you [Em] are home and _ _ _ [G] Lord I _ hate to _ see her go. _ _
Playing again.
With a _ circle _ _ be _ unbroken _ _ _ by [C] and by, oh by _ _ [G] and by. _ _
_ _ There's a better _ _ _ home [Em] away _ _ _ _ in [G] the sky, _ Lord in the sky. _ _
_ _ There's a better _ _ _ life [Em] I'm waiting _ _ _ _ in [G] the sky, _ [D] Lord in [G] the sky. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ A lot of people don't realize it, but the Hank Senior wrote that.
Really?
[Fm] No, I didn't know that.
I hear him.
I see that.
I don't sing it the way, I can't sing it like you.
[F#] I can't sing it like you.
Old man Hank.
I can sing [E] it real fast.
Old [C] man Hank.
Yep.
I sang it in [E] church a long time ago.
Yep.
I was standing _ _ _ by my _ window _ on [A] one dark and _ cloudy [E] day.
_ When _ _ the black curbs, _ it came _ rolling _ just to _ carry [B] my _ mother [E] _
away.
_ _ _ With a circle _ _ be _ _ _ unbroken _ _ by [A] and by, oh by _ _ [E] and by.
_ _ _ There's a _ better _ _ home away _ _ _ _ in the sky, Lord _ [B] in [E] the sky.
_ _ _ I went back, _ _ back to God.
_ Me _ _ and my [A] mother, _ she _ [E] was gone.
_ _ _ All of my blood _ _ that was _ crying,
I brought her home so she sat at _ home.
_ _ _ With a circle _ _ _ be _ unbroken _ _ _ by [A] and by, oh by _ _ [E] and _ by.
_ _ There's a _ better _ _ home _ _ awaiting _ _ in the sky, [B] Lord _ _ in [E] the sky.
_ [G] _ _ _ _