Daddy Sang Bass -1 2-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -3 I remember when I was a lad -3 -3 3 -2 -2 -2 -1 times were hard and things were bad -1 2 -1 -2-2** -2-2 -3 -3 3-2 3 But there's a silver lining behind every cloud -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 Just poor people that's all we were -2 -2 -2 -2 -2-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 try'n to make a livin out of black land dirt -1 2 2-2-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -2 -3 -3 -2 We'd get together in a fam'ly circle singin loud Chorus -1 -1 2 -2 -3-3 -3 3 -2 Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor -3 -3 3 -3 3 -2 -2 -2 -2 2 -1 me and lit-tle bro-ther would join right in there -2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 3 -2 3 Singin' seems to help a troubled soul -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 One of these days and it won't be long -2 3 3 -2 -2 -2 -1 I'll rejoin them in a song -2 -2-2 -3 -3 -3 -3 3 -2 I'm gonna join the fam'ly circle 3 3 -2 -1 2 -2 -2 -3 3 -2 -3 at the throne No the circle won't be broken -3 -3 3 -2 -2 -2 -1 Bye and bye Lord bye and bye -1 -1 2 -2 -3-3 -3 3 -2 Daddy'll sing bass mama'll sing tenor -3 -3 3-3 3-2 -2 -2 -2 3 -2 me and little brother will join right in there -2 -2 -3 -33 -2 3 -2 in the sky lord in the sky Verse 2. Now I remember after work mama would call in all of us You could hear us singin' for a country mile. Now little brother has done gone on but I'll rejoin him in a song We'll be together again up yonder in a little while