Verse 1
AI was standin' by my A7 window
on a D dark and cloudy A day
Awhen I saw that hearse come rolF#mlin'
For to A carry my E7 mother A away
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Awill the circle be un A7 broken
by and D by, Lord, by and A by
Athere's a better home awaiF#mtin'
in the A sky, Lord E7 in the A sky
Verse 2
Aoh, I told the under A7 taker
under D taker, please drive A slow
Afor this body you are haulF#min'
Lord, I A hate to E7 see her A go
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Verse 3
Awell, I followed close behind A7 her
I tried to D hold up and be A brave
Abut I could not hide my sorF#mrow
when they A laid her E7 in the A grave
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Verse 4
AI went back home that home was A7 lonesome
Since my D mother, she was A gone
AAll my brothers and sisters cryF#ming
What a A home so E7 sad and a A lone