A
Will the circle be unbroken
     D               A
By and by Lord by and by.
                     F#m
There's a better home awaiting
     A         E       A
In the sky lord by and by.


[Verse 1]

      A
I was standing by my window
      D               A
On a cold and cloudy day.
                            F#m
When i saw that hearse come rollin
         A       E      A
For to carry my mother away.

[Chorus]

     A
Will the circle be unbroken
     D               A
By and by Lord by and by.
                     F#m
There's a better home awaiting
     A         E       A
In the sky lord by and by.

[Verse 2]

     A
I said to that, undertaker
     D                A
Undertaker please drive slow.
                      F#m
For this lady you are carrying
     A        E       A
Lord I hate to see her go.

[Chorus]

     A
Will the circle be unbroken
     D               A
By and by Lord by and by.
                     F#m
There's a better home awaiting
     A         E       A
In the sky lord by and by.

[Verse 3]

     A
Oh I followed close behind her
     D                A
Tried to hold up and be brave.
                      F#m
But I could not hide my sorrow
     A         E         A
When they laid her in the grave.

[Chorus]

     A
Will the circle be unbroken
     D               A
By and by Lord by and by.
                     F#m
There's a better home awaiting
     A         E       A
In the sky lord by and by.

[Verse 4]

     A
I went back home, my home was lonesome
     D                A
Miss my mother she was gone.
                          F#m
All my brothers, and sisters crying
     A          E       A
What a home so sad and lone.

[Chorus]

     A
Will the circle be unbroken
     D               A
By and by Lord by and by.
                     F#m
There's a better home awaiting
     A         E       A
In the sky lord by and by.

[Verse]

     A
We sang the songs of childhood.
     D                  A
Hymns of faith that made us strong.
                          F#m
Ones that Mother Maybelle taught us
     A        E       A
And the angels sang along.

[Chorus] (x2)

     A
Will the circle be unbroken
     D               A
By and by Lord by and by.
                     F#m
There's a better home awaiting
     A         E       A
In the sky lord by and by.