[Verse 1] I was [D] standing by the window on one [G] cold and cloudy [D] day. – – – When I [D] saw the hearse come rolling for to carry my [A] mother [D] away.
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[Verse 2] I said [D] to the undertaker Under-[G]-taker please drive [D] slow. – – – For this [D] lady you are carrying Lord I hate to [A] see her [D] go
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[Verse 3] Oh, I [D] followed close behind her. Tried to [G] hold up and be [D] brave, – – – but I [D] could not hide my sorrow when they laid her [A] in the [D] grave.
{ CHORUS } Will the [D] circle be unbroken by and [G] by Lord, by and [D] by.
There’s a [D] better home awaiting In the sky Lord, [A] in the [D] sky
[Verse 4] I went [D] back home, the home was lonesome since my [G] mother, she was [D] gone. – – – All my [D] brothers and sisters crying What a home so [A] sad and [D] alone.
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JULY 4 SONG LIST