Intro G Am G Verse 1 G G7 I remember when I was a lad C G Times were hard and things were bad G7 D Am But there's a silver lining behind every cloud G G7 Just poor people that's all we were C G Tryin' to make a livin' out of black land dirt D G We'd get together in a family circle singin' loud Chorus 1 (Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor) C G Me and little brother would join right in there D Now singin' seems to help a troubled soul D7 G G7 Now one of these days and it won't be long C G I'll rejoin them in a song D G I'm gonna' join that family circle at the throne Bridge G7 C G No the circle won't be broken by and by Lord by and by (Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor) C G Me and little brother would join right in there D G G In the sky Lord in the sky Verse 2 G7 C G I remember after work mama would call in all of us G7 D And you could hear us singin' for a country mile G G7 But now little brother has done gone on C G but I'll rejoin him in a song D G We'll be together again up yonder in a while Chorus 2 (Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor) C G Me and little brother would join right in there D Now singin' seems to help a troubled soul G G7 Now one of these days and it won't be long C G I'll rejoin them in a song D G I'm gonna join that family circle at the throne Outro G7 C G No the circle won't be broken by And by Lord by and by (Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor) C G Me and little brother would join right in there D G In the sky Lord in the sky C D G In the sky Lord in the sky