Key:
C
C#
Db
D
D#
Eb
E
F
F#
Gb
G
G#
Ab
A
A#
Bb *
B
-1
+1
Speed:
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0
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Verse
On a
G
hill far away
Stood an o
C
ld rugged cross
The
D/F#
emblem of suffering and s
C
hame
And I l
G
ove that old cross
Where the d
C
earest and best
For a
D/F#
world of lost s
C
inners was s
G
lain
Chorus
So I’ll
D/F#
cherish the old rugged c
G
ross
Till my tr
C
ophies at last I lay d
G
own
I will c
G
ling to the old rugged c
C
ross
And ex
G
change it
some
D/F#
day for a c
G
rown
Interlude
G
C
G
D/F#
Verse 2
Oh that o
G
ld rugged cross
So des
C
pised by the world
Has a
D/F#
wondrous attraction for
G
me
For the d
G
ear Lamb of God
Left His g
C
lory above
To
D/F#
bear it to
C
dark Cal
G
vary
Chorus
Interlude
Verse 3
In that
G
old rugged cross
Stained with b
C
lood so divine
A w
D/F#
ondrous beauty I
G
see
For ’twas
G
on that old cross
Jesus s
C
uffered and died
To
D/F#
pardon and s
C
anctify
G
me
Chorus
Interlude