Will The Circle Be Unbroken Chords by Ralph Stanley
Tempo:
90.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C] [G]
I was standing by my window [C] on a cold and cloudy [G]
day
When I saw the hearse come rolling for to carry [D] my [G] mother away
Will the circle be unbroken [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, Lord, [D] in [G] the sky
Lord,
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
I told that undertaker, [C] undertaker, please [G] drive slow
For this body you're hauling, Lord, I hate [D] to see her [G]
go
Will the circle be unbroken [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
Oh,
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
I followed close behind her, tried [C] to hold her and [G] be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow when they [D] laid her in [G] that grave
Will the circle be unbroken [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
I
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
went back home, Lord, my home was lonesome [C] since my mother, she [G]
was gone
All my brothers and sisters crying, what a home [D] so sad [G] and lone
Will the circle be unbroken [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
In the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
[C] [G]
I was standing by my window [C] on a cold and cloudy [G]
day
When I saw the hearse come rolling for to carry [D] my [G] mother away
Will the circle be unbroken [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, Lord, [D] in [G] the sky
Lord,
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
I told that undertaker, [C] undertaker, please [G] drive slow
For this body you're hauling, Lord, I hate [D] to see her [G]
go
Will the circle be unbroken [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
Oh,
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
I followed close behind her, tried [C] to hold her and [G] be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow when they [D] laid her in [G] that grave
Will the circle be unbroken [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
I
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
went back home, Lord, my home was lonesome [C] since my mother, she [G]
was gone
All my brothers and sisters crying, what a home [D] so sad [G] and lone
Will the circle be unbroken [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
In the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
Key:
G
C
D
G
C
D
G
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was standing by my window _ [C] on a cold and cloudy [G]
day
_ When I saw the hearse come rolling for to carry [D] my [G] mother away
Will the circle be unbroken _ [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
_ There's a better home awaiting in the sky, Lord, [D] in [G] the sky
_ Lord, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ I told that _ undertaker, _ [C] undertaker, please [G] drive slow
For this body _ you're hauling, Lord, I hate [D] to see her [G]
go
Will the circle _ be unbroken _ [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
_ Oh, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ I followed _ close behind her, tried [C] to hold her and [G] be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow when they [D] laid her in [G] that grave
_ Will the circle be unbroken _ [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and _ by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
_ I _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ went back home, Lord, my home was _ lonesome [C] since my mother, she [G]
was gone
All my brothers and sisters crying, what a home [D] so sad [G] and lone
_ Will the circle be unbroken [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
_ In the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was standing by my window _ [C] on a cold and cloudy [G]
day
_ When I saw the hearse come rolling for to carry [D] my [G] mother away
Will the circle be unbroken _ [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
_ There's a better home awaiting in the sky, Lord, [D] in [G] the sky
_ Lord, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ I told that _ undertaker, _ [C] undertaker, please [G] drive slow
For this body _ you're hauling, Lord, I hate [D] to see her [G]
go
Will the circle _ be unbroken _ [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
_ Oh, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ I followed _ close behind her, tried [C] to hold her and [G] be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow when they [D] laid her in [G] that grave
_ Will the circle be unbroken _ [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and _ by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
_ I _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ went back home, Lord, my home was _ lonesome [C] since my mother, she [G]
was gone
All my brothers and sisters crying, what a home [D] so sad [G] and lone
_ Will the circle be unbroken [C] by and by, Lord, by [G] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky
_ In the sky, [D] Lord, in [G] the sky _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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