Will the Circle be Unbroken (v1) (G Major)
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
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
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
standing by my
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
window
On a
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
cold and cloudy
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
day
When I
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
saw the hearse come
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
rolling
For to
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
carry my
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
mother a-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
way.
Chorus
Will the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
circle be un-
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
broken?
By and
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
by Lord, by and
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
by
There's a
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
better home
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
awaiting
In the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
sky Lord,
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
in the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
sky.
Verse 2
Well, I
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
went back home, home was
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lonely
For my
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
mother she was
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
gone
And all my
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
family there was
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
cryin'
For our
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
home felt
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
sad and a-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lone.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
Under
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
taker, under
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
taker
Won't you
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
please drive
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
slow
For that
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lady you are
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
haulin'
Lord, I
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
hate to
[
D7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
see her
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
go.
Repeat Chorus
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