D G D
I remember when I was a lad, times were hard and things were bad,
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but there's a silver linin' behind every cloud.
D
Just poor people, that's all we were,
G D
tryin' to make a livin' out of blackland earth,
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but we'd get together in a family circle singin' loud.
D
Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor,
G D
me and little brother would join right in there,
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'cause singin' seems to help a troubled soul.
D G D
One of these days and it won't be long, I'll rejoin them in a song
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I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne.
D7 G D
No, the circle won't be broken, bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye.
D
Daddy'll sing bass, mama'll sing tenor,
G D A D
me and little brother will join right in there, in the sky, Lord, in the sky.
D G D
Now, I remember after work mama would call in all of us,
A
you could hear us singin' for a country mile.
D G D
Now, little brother has done gone on, but I'll rejoin him in a song,
A D
we'll be together again up yonder in a little while.
D
Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor,
G D
me and little brother would join right in there,
A
'cause singin' seems to help a troubled soul.
D G D
One of these days and it won't be long, I'll rejoin them in a song
A D
I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne.
D7 G D
No, the circle won't be broken, bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye.
D
Daddy'll sing bass, mama'll sing tenor,
G D A D
me and little brother will join right in there, in the sky, Lord, in the sky
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in the sky, Lord, in the sky.
