6 -6 7 8 8 -8 7 8 I was stand-ing by the win-dow 8 -8 7 -8 7 -6 6 On a cold and cloud-y day, 6 -6 7 7 8 9 9 8 When I saw the hearse come roll-ing 8 -8 7 7 7 -8 8 -8 7 for to car-ry my moth-er a-way. chorus 6 -6 7 8 8 -8 7 8 Can the cir-cle be un-bro-ken, 8 -8 7 7 7 7 -6 By and by, Lord, by and by? 6 -6 7 7 8 9 9 8 There's a bet-ter home a-waiting 8 -8 7 7 -8 -8 7 In the sky, Lord, in the sky.