Moderately q = 84 Intro: F C/F C/G Bb F C/F C/G Bb F C Dm Am7 Sev – en years old up – on my knees on the third row pew try – ing to see. My Grand – Bb F C - ma – ma’s sing – ing “The Sweet By_ and By.” __________________ It F C Dm Am7 wasn’t the sweetest sounding thing, but there’s something about when Grand mama sang that moved Bb F C C#dim7 __ your feet and stirred some – thing up in – side. ____________ To Dm F C see her grin from ear to ear, one thing for sure was ver - y clear: ___ This Dm Eb F Eb/G Eb Was - n’t just ____ a song; ___ it was ___ her life ______________________ In the F C Gm Sweet by ___ and ___ by we shall meet on that beau – ti – ful shore. Bb C F __________________ In the sweet by ______ and ________ Bb Gm 2nd time to Coda F C ___ by ______________ we shall meet on that beau – ti – ful Bb (C D F) Gm F Gm/E ______ shore . The F C Dm Am7 times have changed ____ to say the least. My Grand – mama’s voice a mem – o – ry. Just Bb F C like the old ___ song said, ___ she’s on that shore. ___ And F C Dm Am7 if she’s look – ing down on me, ___ I hope she’s proud of what she sees ___ ‘cause Bb F C C#dim7 thanks to her I’m a – walk – ing with the Lord. Dm F C Oh, to hear ___ her once ___ a – gain wrap her – self a – round that hymn Dm Eb F Eb/G Eb D.S. al CODA Lord, if I could just go back once more. ________________ In the CODA F C F C Instrumental Meet on _____ that beau – ti – ful _____ shore. Dm Am7 Bb F C F C Dm Am7 Bb F C C#dim7 Dm There’s a land that is fair – er than day Am Bb ____________________ By faith we ____ can see it a – far Eb2 Dm __________ for the Fa – ther waits over the way __ Am Bb C __________ to pre – pare us a dwell – ing place Bb ( C D F ) Gm F Gm/E C ___ there. Oh, I can Bb (C D F) Gm F C7/E hear her _________ sing – ing a – long In the F C Gm sweet by __ and __ by we shall meet on that beau – ti – ful shore. Bb C F ___________________ In the sweet by _______ and Bb Gm F C ______ by ________________ we shall meet on that beau – ti – ful… Sweet F C ___ by ______ and ______ by ______ we shall Gm Bb C meet on ____ that beau – ti – ful shore. In ______ the F Bb Gm sweet by ______ and ______ by ________ we shall F/C C C#dim7 Dm Bb meet on ______ that beau – ti – ful ____ shore, ____ we shall F/C C F C/F meet ____ on ____ that beau – ti – ful ________ shore C/G Bb F C/F C/G Bb2