Key:
Introduction:
G
Will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by Lord, by and by,
D G
In the sky Lord, in the sky.
G
I was standing by my window
C G
On a cold and cloudy day
D G
For to carry my mother away.
G
Will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by Lord, by and by,
D G
In the sky Lord, in the sky.
G
Lord, I told that undertaker,
C G
Undertaker please drive slow
D G
Lord, I hate to see her go.
G
Will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by Lord, by and by,
D G
In the sky Lord, in the sky.
G
I followed close behind her
C G
Tried to hold up and be brave
D G
When they laid her in the grave.
G
Will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by Lord, by and by,
D G
In the sky Lord, in the sky.
G
I went home, my home was lonely
C G
Now my mother she was gone
D G
What a home so sad and alone
G
Will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by Lord, by and by,
There's a better world home a-waiting
D G
In the sky Lord, in the sky.