Key: D
Introduction:
G C
C Bb
I was standing by the bedside
C
Where my fevered mother laid
Bb C
When she called me close beside her
G C
And these words I heard her say
C
I've just seen the Rock of Ages
G C
Jacob's ladder hanged down
C
I've just crossed the river of Jordan
G C
Now my son I'm homeward bound
C Bb
As we gathered all around her
C
The tears began to fill our eyes
Bb C
Then she called me close beside
G C
Whispered softly her goodbyes
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C Bb
High breeze blowing on the mountain
C
Where forever she will lay
Bb C
There she'll rest beside the fountain
G C
There she'll sleep beneath the clay
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