Artist: A.P. Carter    Genre: Traditional Folk    Tempo: Slow, 4/4    Roman Numerals: I, I7, IV, V7, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
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G (G,B,D) G B D G B G

G7 (G,B,D,F) G B D G B F

C (C,E,G) - C E G C E

D7 (D,F♯,A,C) - - D A C F♯

Em (E,G,B) E B E G B E

Verse 1

{B} I was

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] standing by my

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Unison] window

On a

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] cold and cloudy

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] day

When I

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] saw the hearse come

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Sixth] rolling

For to

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] carry my

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] mother a-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] way.

Chorus

Will the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] circle be un-

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Unison] broken?

By and

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] by Lord, by and

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] by

There's a

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] better home

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Sixth] awaiting

In the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sky Lord,

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] in the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sky.

Verse 2

Well, I

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] went back home, home was

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Unison] lonely

For my

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] mother she was

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] gone

And all my

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] family there was

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Sixth] cryin'

For our

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] home felt

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] sad and a-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] lone.

Repeat Chorus
Verse 3

Under

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] taker, under

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Unison] taker

Won't you

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] please drive

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] slow

For that

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] lady you are

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Sixth] haulin'

Lord, I

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] hate to

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] see her

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] go.

Repeat Chorus