Written by A.P. Carter/Terry Dotson/Dwaine Rowe/Jeff Stevens
Intro G D F C G Verse G D Singing sweet country music F C G Breathing clean mountain air G D Singing sweet country music F C G Makes me wish that I was there G F It's been more than a year now C G Since my daddy had passed away F But I keep his memory with me C Bb G In the songs we used to play G D Singing sweet country music F C G Breathing clean mountain air G D Singing sweet country music F C G Makes me wish that I was there Instrumental G D F C G G D F C G G F Well, he'd lean back in his rocker C Bb G With a bible in his hand G F And he'd talk about religion C Bb G And just how to work the land G Will the circle be unbroken? C G By and by, Lord, by and by (By and by) G There's a better home a waiting G D G In the sky, Lord, in the sky G D Singing sweet country music F C G Breathing clean mountain air G D Singing sweet country music F C G Makes me wish that I was there F C G Makes me wish that I was there F C G Makes me wish that I was there