Will The Circle Be Unbroken Chords
Will The Circle Be Unbroken by The Staple Singers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, G7, C, C/E and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
| G |
(freely)
Verse
G G7
I was standing by my window
C G
On one cold and cloudy day;
G
When I saw the hearse come a-rolling
C/E D G
For to carry my mother away
G G7
Will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by, Lord, by and by?
G
There's a better home a-waiting
C/E D G
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
Verse
G G7
Lord, I told the undertaker
C G
"Undertaker, please drive slow
G
Cause this lady that you’re hauling
C/E D G
Lord, I hate to see her go."
G G7
Will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by, Lord, by and by?
G
There's a better home a-waiting
C/E D G
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
Verse
G G7
I will follow close behind her
C G
Try to hold up and be brave
G
But I could not hide my sorrow
C/E D G
When they laid her in the grave
G G7
Will the circle be unbroken
C G
By and by, Lord, by and by?
G
There's a better home a-waiting
C/E D G
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
(ritardando)