E I remember when I was a lad
Times were A hard and things were E bad
But there's a silver linin' behind every B7 cloud
Just poor E people that all we were
Tryin' to make a A livin' out of blackland E earth
But we'd get together in a family B7 circle singin' E loud. ... {P}
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N.C. Daddy sang bass, mama sang E7 tenor
Me and little A brother would join right E in there
Singin' seems to help a troubled B7 soul
One of these E days and it won't be long
I'll re-{A} join them in a E song
I'm gonna join the family B7 circle at the E throne. ...
No, the circle won't be E7 broken
Bye and A bye, Lord, bye and E bye ... {P}
N.C. Daddy'll sing bass, mama'll sing E7 tenor
Me and little A brother will join right E in there
In the sky, Lord, B7 in the E sky.
Now I remember after work mama would call in all of us
You could hear us singin' for a country mile
Now little brother has done gone on but I'll rejoin him in a song
We'll be together again up yonder in a little while.
CHORUS
TAG: E In the sky, Lord, B7 in the E sky.
Source: Johnny Cash - The Holy Land/Columbia Records KCS 9726