Chords for Will the Circle be Unbroken -- The Empty Bottle String Band
Tempo:
103.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
F#m
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A] [D]
I was standing by my window [G] on a cold and cloudy [D]
day
When I saw that purse come rolling to carry [F#m] my mother [D]
away
Will the circle be unbroken by and [G] by, Lord, by [D] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [A] Lord, in [D] the sky
Undertaker, Undertaker, [G] Undertaker, please [D] drive slow
For that body you are hauling, Lord, I [A] hate to see [D] her go
Will the circle be unbroken by and [G] by, Lord, [D] by and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [A] Lord, in [D] the sky
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
Well, I followed close behind them, [G] I tried to hold the bat and [D] be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow when they [A] laid her in [D] the grave
Will the circle be unbroken [G] by and by, Lord, by [D] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [A] Lord, in the [D] sky
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
Well, I got home and home was lonesome [G] cause my mother, [D] she was gone
All my brothers and sisters crying in a [A] home so sad [D] and alone
Will the circle be unbroken [G] by and by, Lord, [D] by and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the [A] sky, Lord, [D] in the sky
Will the circle be unbroken [G] by and by, [D] by and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the [A] sky, Lord, in [D] the sky
[Dm] [N]
I was standing by my window [G] on a cold and cloudy [D]
day
When I saw that purse come rolling to carry [F#m] my mother [D]
away
Will the circle be unbroken by and [G] by, Lord, by [D] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [A] Lord, in [D] the sky
Undertaker, Undertaker, [G] Undertaker, please [D] drive slow
For that body you are hauling, Lord, I [A] hate to see [D] her go
Will the circle be unbroken by and [G] by, Lord, [D] by and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [A] Lord, in [D] the sky
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
Well, I followed close behind them, [G] I tried to hold the bat and [D] be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow when they [A] laid her in [D] the grave
Will the circle be unbroken [G] by and by, Lord, by [D] and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the sky, [A] Lord, in the [D] sky
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
Well, I got home and home was lonesome [G] cause my mother, [D] she was gone
All my brothers and sisters crying in a [A] home so sad [D] and alone
Will the circle be unbroken [G] by and by, Lord, [D] by and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the [A] sky, Lord, [D] in the sky
Will the circle be unbroken [G] by and by, [D] by and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the [A] sky, Lord, in [D] the sky
[Dm] [N]
Key:
D
A
G
F#m
Dm
D
A
G
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ I was standing by my window [G] on a cold and cloudy [D]
day
_ When I saw that purse come rolling to carry [F#m] my mother [D] _
away
Will the circle be unbroken by and [G] by, Lord, by [D] and by?
_ There's a better _ home awaiting _ in the sky, [A] Lord, in [D] the sky
_ _ Undertaker, _ _ _ Undertaker, _ [G] Undertaker, please [D] drive slow
_ For that body you are hauling, Lord, I [A] hate to see [D] her go
_ Will the circle _ be unbroken _ by and [G] by, Lord, [D] by and by?
_ There's a better home awaiting _ in the sky, [A] Lord, in [D] the sky _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ Well, I followed close behind them, [G] I tried to hold the bat and [D] be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow when they [A] laid her in [D] the grave
Will the circle be unbroken _ [G] by and by, Lord, by [D] and by?
_ There's a better _ home awaiting in the sky, [A] Lord, in the [D] sky _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ Well, I got home and home was lonesome [G] cause my mother, [D] she was gone
_ All my brothers and sisters crying in a [A] home so sad [D] and alone
_ Will the circle _ be unbroken _ [G] by and by, Lord, [D] by and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the [A] sky, Lord, [D] in the sky
_ Will the circle be unbroken [G] by and by, [D] by and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the [A] sky, Lord, in [D] the sky
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was standing by my window [G] on a cold and cloudy [D]
day
_ When I saw that purse come rolling to carry [F#m] my mother [D] _
away
Will the circle be unbroken by and [G] by, Lord, by [D] and by?
_ There's a better _ home awaiting _ in the sky, [A] Lord, in [D] the sky
_ _ Undertaker, _ _ _ Undertaker, _ [G] Undertaker, please [D] drive slow
_ For that body you are hauling, Lord, I [A] hate to see [D] her go
_ Will the circle _ be unbroken _ by and [G] by, Lord, [D] by and by?
_ There's a better home awaiting _ in the sky, [A] Lord, in [D] the sky _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ Well, I followed close behind them, [G] I tried to hold the bat and [D] be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow when they [A] laid her in [D] the grave
Will the circle be unbroken _ [G] by and by, Lord, by [D] and by?
_ There's a better _ home awaiting in the sky, [A] Lord, in the [D] sky _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ Well, I got home and home was lonesome [G] cause my mother, [D] she was gone
_ All my brothers and sisters crying in a [A] home so sad [D] and alone
_ Will the circle _ be unbroken _ [G] by and by, Lord, [D] by and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the [A] sky, Lord, [D] in the sky
_ Will the circle be unbroken [G] by and by, [D] by and by?
There's a better home awaiting in the [A] sky, Lord, in [D] the sky
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _