The Old Rugged Cross Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
So [D]I'll [Fdim]cherish [Em]the
[A]old rugged [D]cross
[Bbaug]Till my trop[G]hies at last[Em] I la[A]y down[D]
[Em]I will[A] cling[D] to the [Cdim]old rugg[B]ed cross,[Em]
[B]and[Em] exchan[Edim]ge it som[D]eday for a crown.[A][D][G]
[D]On a hill far away, stood an [G]old rugged cro[E]ss,
the [A]emblem of suffering and [D]shame.[A]
[Em]An d[A] I lov[D]e that old cross where the[G] dearest an[E]
d best for [A]a world of lost sinners was [D]slain.[G]
[D]To the old rugged cro[Bbaug]ss
I [D]will [G]ever be [Fdim]true
[E]It's sha[A]me and r[E]e
[Em]proach [A]gladly [D]bear[G]
Then [D]he'll call me someday, to my [G]home far [C]away,
[D]whe[E]re his glory [A]foreve[Am]r I'[Em]ll share[A].[D]
So [Fdim]I'll cheris[Em]h
the [A]old rugged cross
[D]Til[Bbaug]l my trophie[G]s at last I [Em]lay d[A]own[D]
[G]I w[A]ill c[D]ling t[C]o t[B]he old rugged c[Em]ross[B]
[Em]And ex[Edim]change i[D]t
someday [A]for a cross
[G]Man[D]