| G | G7 | G7 | C | G | |
| I was standin' by my | window | on a | dark and cloudy | day |
| G | G | (opt. Em | |
| when I saw that hearse come | rollin' |
| G | D | G | |
| to | carry my | mother a | way |
| G | G7 | G7 | C | G | |
| will the circle be | unbroken | by and | by, Lord, by and | by |
| G | G | (opt. Em | |
| there's a better home a | waitin' |
| G | D | G | |
| in the | sky, Lord i | n the | sky |
| G | G7 | C | G | |
| I wandered so aimless, life filled with | sin | I couldn't let my dear Savior | in. |
| G | C/G | G/D | D7 | G | |
| Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night Praise the | Lord, | I saw t | he | light. |
| G | G7 | C | G | |
| I saw the light, I saw the | light | no more in darkness, no more in n | ight |
| G | C/G | G/D | D7 | G | |
| now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight Praise the | Lord, | I saw t | he | light. |
| G | G7 | |
| Some glad morning, | when this life is over |
| C | G | |
| I'll fly | away |
| G | |
| to my home on God's celestial show |
| D | G | |
| I'll fly a | way |
| G | G7 | |
| I'll fly away, | oh, glory |
| C | G | |
| I'll fly | away |
| G | |
| by and by, hallelujah, when I die |
| G | D | G | |
| I'll | fly away |
| G | G7 | G7 | C | G | |
| oh, I told the under | taker | under | taker, please drive | slow |
| G | G | (opt. Em | |
| for this body you are | haulin' |
| G | D | G | |
| Lord, I | hate to | see her | go |
| G | G7 | G7 | C | G | |
| will the circle be | unbroken | by and | by, Lord, by and | by |
| G | G | (opt. Em | |
| there's a better home a | waitin' |
| G | D | G | |
| in the | sky, Lord i | n the | sky |
| G | G7 | C | G | |
| Just like a blind man I wandered | along. | Worries and fears I claimed for my | own. |
| C | C/G | G/D | C | |
| Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight, Praise the | Lord, | I saw the | light. |
| G | G7 | C | G | |
| I saw the light, I saw the | light | no more in darkness, no more in n | ight |
| G | C/G | G/D | D7 | G | |
| now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight Praise the | Lord, | I saw t | he | light. |
| G | G7 | G | C | G | |
| well, I followed close be | hind her | I tried to | hold up and be | brave |
| G | G | (opt. Em | |
| but I could not hide my | sorrow |
| G | C | G | |
| when they | laid her | in the | grave |
| G | G7 | G7 | C | G | |
| will the circle be | unbroken | by and | by, Lord, by and | by |
| G | G | (opt. Em | |
| there's a better home a | waitin' |
| G | D | G | |
| in the | sky, Lord i | n the | sky |