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Version 1[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 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.