Standard (EADGBE)
As I looked out of my window
On a cold and cloudy day
What did I see, but the hearse driver
Come to carry my mother away
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by lord by and by
Theres a better, home a-waitin
In the sky lord in the sky
Solo 1
Will I said then, to that driver
Driver, driver please drive slow
Cause that woman that youre haulin
Lord I hate to see her go
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by lord by and by
Theres a better, home a-waitin
In the sky lord in the sky
Solo 2
Its gonna be a mighty day lord
When I lay my burdens down
Its gonna be a mighty day lord
When I lay my burdens down
I said will the circle be unbroken
By and by lord by and by
Theres a better, home a-waitin
In the sky lord in the sky
Solo 3
I said will the circle be unbroken
By and by lord by and by
Theres a better, home a-waitin
In the sky lord in the sky
I said will the circle be unbroken
By and by lord by and by
Theres a better, home a-waitin
In the sky lord in the sky
I said theres a better, home a-waitin
(All single strums)
In the sky lord in the sky