The Old Rugged Cross
Alan Jackson
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Verse 1: @0:09
[B₋₁]On [C]a [D..]hill [D]far [E]a[D]way
[D]Stood [D]an [E..]old [D#]rug[F#]ged [E]cross
[E]The [F#..]em[E]blem [D~]of[C] [C]suffe[D..]ring [A₋₁]and [B₋₁..]shame
[B₋₁]And [C]I [D..]love [D]that [E]old [D]cross
[D]Where [D]the [E..]dea[D#]rest [F#]and [E]best
[E]For [E]a [F#..]world [E]of [D]lost [C²]sin[B]ners [A]was [G..]slain
Chorus 1: @0:45
[G]So [A]I’ll [A..]che[A]rish [A]the [A]old [G]rug[F#]ged [G…]cross
[G]Till [F#]my [E..]tro[E]phies [E]at [G]last [F#]I [E]lay [D..]down
[D]I [G]will [B..]cling [B]to [B]the [B]old [C²]rug[B]ged [E..]cross
[C²]And [C²]ex[B..]change [A]it [G]some [D]day [F#]for [A]a [G..]crown
Verse 2: @1:22
[B₋₁]To [C]the [D..]old [D]rug[E]ged [D]cross
[D]I [D]will [E..]e[D#]ver [F#]be [E]true
[E]It’s [F#..]shame [E]and [D]rep[C]roach [D..]glad[C]ly [B₋₁..]bear
[B₋₁]Then [C]he’ll [D..]call [D]me [E]some [D]day
[D]To [D]my [E..]home [D#]far [F#]a[E]way
[E]Where [E]his [F#..]glo[E]ry [D]for[C²]e[B]ver [A]I’ll [G..]share
Chorus 2: @1:58
[G]And [A]I’ll [A..]che[A]rish [A]the [A]old [G]rug[F#]ged [G…]cross
[G]Till [F#]my [E..]tro[E]phies [E]at [G]last [F#]I [E]lay [D..]down
[B₋₁]And [D]I [G]will [B..]cling [B]to [B]the [B]old [C²]rug[B]ged [E..]cross
[C²]And [C²]ex[B..]change [A]it [G]some [D]day [F#]for [A]a [G..]crown
Outro: @2:35
[D]I [G]will [B..]cling [B]to [B]the [B]old [C²]rug[B]ged [E..]cross
[C²]And [C²]ex[B..]change [A]it [G]some [D]day [F#]for [A]a [G….]crown
