Key: C major
Verse 1
E
F#
B
E
Well, by and by
A
E
I think the morning comes
F#
All the saints have got to get it on
B
E
A
We will tell a story about Lord John
E
And we'll understand it
F#
E
better by and by
Trials dark on every hand,
A
and we cannot understand
E
All the ways that God would lead us
F#
to that happy promised land
B
E
But we're trusting in His love,
A
and we'll follow till we die
E
For we'll understand
F#
E
it better by and by
B
E
Well, well, well, by and by,
A
B
when the morning comes
E
F#
All is silent, all together comes
B
E
We will see this through,
A
how we overcome
E
F#
B
E
And we'll understand it better by
A
E
and by
F#
B
E
A
E
B
E
B
E
Oftentimes we wonder
A
why we must sit alone and cry
E
With our heads in sorrow bowed,
F#
cast aside the happy crowd
B
E
But we'll keep our head up high,
A
brush the teardrops from our eyes
E
For we'll understand it
F#
B
E
better by and by
A
E
We'll by and by, when the morning comes
F#
All the signs of God are gathered home
B
E
A
We will finish the room, how we overcome
E
F#
E
And we'll understand it better by
A
E
F#
B
E
A
E
and by
B
E
B
E
Well, well, well, by and by
A
E
When the morning comes
F#
B
All the saints of God gather round,
E
We will spill His glory,
A
and we'll overcome,
E
B
E
And we'll understand it better by and by.
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ChordsE F# B A
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