MOTHER'S NOT DEAD (SHE'S ONLY A-SLEEPING) Recorded by: Charlie Monroe & His Kentucky Pardners Writer: Charlie Monroe CAPO: 1st FRET/KEY: G# /Play: G G D7 I Left my old home way back in the mountains G Mother was called to heaven that day D7 They carried my mother up to the graveyard G Ev'rything's lonesome since she went a- way. CHORUS G D7 Mother's Not Dead, she's only a- sleeping G Just patiently waiting for Jesus to come D7 The birds will be singing while mother lies sleeping G They will sing o'er her as the grave fades a- way. Nothing seems right around the old home place Even the place where we used to play I love my old home way back in the mountains But ev'rything's changed since she went away. CHORUS Mother was good and now she's in heaven She was the best pal a boy ever had I still love my home way back in the mountains But without you mother, a heart aches so sad. CHORUS SOURCE: BLUEGRASS FOR COLLECTORS/Various Artists 1980 RCA Camden ACL-7081