x[Chorus]
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Will the circle be unbroken
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By and by Lord by and by.
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There's a better home awaiting
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In the sky lord by and by.
[Verse 1]
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I was standing by my window
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On a cold and cloudy day.
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When i saw that hearse come rollin
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For to carry my mother away.
[Chorus]
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Will the circle be unbroken
D A
By and by Lord by and by.
F#
There's a better home awaiting
A E A
In the sky lord by and by.
[Verse 2]
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I said to that, undertaker
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Undertaker please drive slow.
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For this lady you are carrying
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Lord I hate to see her go.
[Chorus]
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Will the circle be unbroken
D A
By and by Lord by and by.
F#
There's a better home awaiting
A E A
In the sky lord by and by.
[Verse 3]
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Oh I followed close behind her
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Tried to hold up and be brave.
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But I could not hide my sorrow
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When they laid her in the grave.
[Chorus]
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Will the circle be unbroken
D A
By and by Lord by and by.
F#
There's a better home awaiting
A E A
In the sky lord by and by.
[Verse 4]
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I went back home, my home was lonesome
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Miss my mother she was gone.
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All my brothers, and sisters crying
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What a home so sad and lone.
[Chorus]
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Will the circle be unbroken
D A
By and by Lord by and by.
F#
There's a better home awaiting
A E A
In the sky lord by and by.
[Verse]
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We sang the songs of childhood.
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Hymns of faith that made us strong.
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Ones that Mother Maybelle taught us
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And the angels sang along.
[Chorus] (x2)
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Will the circle be unbroken
D A
By and by Lord by and by.
F#
There's a better home awaiting
A E A
In the sky lord by and by.
