D g its shame and reproach gladly bear.
If not for the old rugged cross chords.
The old rugged cross lyrics and chords are provided for your personal use it was recorded by anne murray and many others.
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It s not a difficult country gospel song to learn the chords are simple.
Verse 2 g c to the old rugged cross i will ever be true.
Chorus d g so i ll cherish the old rugged cross c g till my trophies at last i lay down.
To some that old cross means so little today just a symbol from some other time some other place but all that i am and i ll ever be i owe it all to that old tree.
C then he ll call me some day to my home far away d g where his glory forever i ll share.
Had it not been for the old rugged cross and had it not been for a man called jesus then forever my soul would be lost.
E e7 a so i ll cherish the old rugged cross d a till my trophies at last i lay down.
This is what i have gathered to be the closest to the original chords if not the chords by alan jackson to the classic song.
But i m so glad he was willing to drink his bitter cup although he prayed father let it pass from me and i m so glad he never called heaven s angels from these hands pulled the nails that torment me.
Intro d7 g verse 1 g c on a hill far away stood a old rugged cross d7 g the emblem of suffering and shame c and i love that old cross where the dearest and best d g for a world of lost sinners was slain chorus d g so i ll cherish the old rugged cross c g d till my trophies at last i lay down g g7 c am7 i will cling to the old rugged cross.
A d i will cling to the old rugged cross a e a and exchange it someday for a crown.
A a7 d b7 on a hill far away stood an old rugged cross e e7 a the emblem of suffering and shame.
Chorus 2 d g and i ll cherish the old rugged cross c g till my trophies at last i lay down.
G7 c i will cling to the old rugged cross g d g and exchange it some day for a crown.
Had it not.
If not for the old rugged cross if not for a hill called calvary i would live my whole life and die lost.
A d on a hill far away stood an old rugged cross e a the emblem of suffering and shame d and i love that old cross where the dearest and best e a for a world of lost sinners was slain chorus.
Em c d em verse 2 em c in that old rugged cross stained with blood so divine d em a wondrous beauty i see em c for twas on that old cross jesus suffered and died d g to pardon and sanctify me.
E a so i ll cherish the old rugged cross d a till my trophies at last i lay down d i will cling to the old rugged cross a e a and exchange it someday for a crown a d o the old rugged cross so despised.
G c i will cling to the old rugged cross g d em and.
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Intro e e e e verse e a on a hill far away stood an old rugged cross b a e the emblem of suffering and shame e a and i love that old cross where the dearest and best b e for a world of lost sinners was slain chorus e g b e so i ll cherish the old rugged cross a e till my trophies at last i lay down e a e g f m i will cling to the old rugged cross e b e and exchange it some day for a crown.
The old rugged cross chords by alan jackson.
Last edit on feb 20 2017.
A a7 d b7 and i love that old cross where the dearest and best e e7 a for a world of lost sinners was slain.
If not for the old rugged cross if not for the old rugged cross.