Will The Circle Be Unbroken? Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays430

Will The Circle Be Unbroken? by George Jones is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, G7, C, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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       G              G7
I was  standing by my window
       C             G           
On a  cold and cloudy day
                                 Em 
When I saw that hearse come rolling,
          C        D     G
Lord, to  carry my  mother away  
           G             G7
Will the  circle be unbroken 
         C              G
By and  by, Lord, by and  by 
                            Em
There's a better home awaiting
         C          D          G  
In the  sky - Lord,  in the  sky
  
        G                          G7
And I  followed close behind her
            C                  G  
Tryin' to  hold up and be  brave 
                              Em
But, I could not hide my sorrow,
           C        D     G    
When they  laid her  in that  grave  
           G                  G7
Will the  circle be unbroken
        C               G  
By and  by, Lord, by and ( by 
                            Em
There's a better home awaiting
        C           D         G
In the  sky - Lord, in the  sky  
        G                                 G7
I went back home - my home was lonesome
         C            G   
For my  mother she was  gone
                                Em  
Saw my brothers and sisters crying
        C       D      G G7
What a  home so  sad and alone   
          G               G7  
Will the  circle be unbroken 
        C               G  
By and  by, Lord, by and  by
                           Em  
There's a better home awaiting
        C           D         G
In the  sky - Lord,  in the  sky 
           G                   G7 
Will the circle be unbroken
        C              G 
By and by, Lord, by and  by
                           Em  
There's a better home awaiting
        C          D      G  
In the  sky - Lord,  in the  sky
                            Em  
There's a better home awaiting
        C           D  
In the  sky - Lord,  in the sky  

    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante