The Old Rugged Cross tab by Brad Paisley

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
e|---------------5---------------|
BB|-------2----3-----3-------0----|
G+G|----2------------------2----1--|
D MajorD|---2--2--2/4--4--4----------2--|
A augmentedA|-0--------------------2--2--2--|
E MajorE|--------------------0-------0--|

Verse:
e|----------------------------2----0------2---2--|
BB|------2--0-------2----------3----2------3---3--|
G+G|------2--1-------2--------2-----------2---2----|
D MajorD|----2----------2-------0-------0----0----------|
A augmentedA|-0----------0-------4--------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
 On a Hill Far Away Stood an Old Rugged Cross

e|-------0------------0--------------------------|
BB|-----------0---------------2---2p0--------0----|
G+G|-----1------------1--------2------2-1-2--------|
D MajorD|---2------------2--------2----------2---2------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------0-----0-----------------|
E MajorE|-0-------0----0--------------------------------|
 The  Emblem  of   Suffering and Shame

e|----------------------------2----0------0h2-p0----|
BB|------2--0-------2----------3----2-------------3--|
G+G|------2--1-------2--------2-----------2-----------|
D MajorD|----2----------2-------0-------0----0-------------|
A augmentedA|-0----------0-------4-----------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
 And I Love That Old Cross Where the Dearest and Best

e|-------0------------0---------------------|
BB|-----------0---------------2---3--1/2-0---|
G+G|-----1------------1--------2------------2-|
D MajorD|---2------------2--------2----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------0-----0----0-------|
E MajorE|-0-------0----0-----------------------4-2-|
 For a World of Lost Sinners was Slain

Chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
BB|-------0------------0-----------2-3-2p0--------------3-----------------0---0h2-------|
G+G|-----1-----1------1------1------2-1-----2------2-------------------2-------------2-1-|
D MajorD|---2------------2-------------2---------2----0-----0----0--------2---2---2-----2-----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------0-------------4---------------4-2--0---------------------|
E MajorE|-0-------0----0--------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
 And I'll Cherish the Old Rugged Cross    Until My Trophies at Last I Lay Down

e|----------------------------2-0-0h2p0-----2----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------2-------2----------3-2-------3---3------2---2--------0---0------2---2---------0-|
G+G|-----2-------0-------0----2-----------2----------2----------1------------2-------1-2-----|
D MajorD|---2---2---2-------2----0---------------0------2----------2------------2---------2---2---|
A augmentedA|-0-------------0-----------------------------0-----0-----------------0-----0---0---------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------0-------0------------------------|
 I Will Cling to the Old Rugged Cross    And Exchange it Someday for a Crown

Verse:
e|----------------------------2----0------0h2-p0----|
BB|------0--0-------2----------3----2-------------3--|
G+G|------2--1-------2--------2-----------2-----------|
D MajorD|----2----------2-------0-------0----0-------------|
A augmentedA|-0----------0-------4-----------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
 To the Old Rugged Cross I will Ever Be True

e|-------0------------0--------------------------|
BB|-----------0---------------2---2p0--------0----|
G+G|-----1------------1--------2------2-1-2--------|
D MajorD|---2------------2--------2----------2---2------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------0-----0-----------------|
E MajorE|-0-------0----0--------------------------------|
 It's Shame and Reproach Gladly Bear

e|----------------------------2----0------0h2-p0----|
BB|------2--0-------2----------3----2-------------3--|
G+G|------2--1-------2--------2-----------2-----------|
D MajorD|----2----------2-------0-------0----0-------------|
A augmentedA|-0----------0-------4-----------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
  And They'll Call Me Someday to My Home Far Away

e|-------0------------0---------------------|
BB|-----------0---------------2---3--1/2-0---|
G+G|-----1------------1--------2------------2-|
D MajorD|---2------------2--------2----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------0-----0----0-------|
E MajorE|-0-------0----0-----------------------4-2-|
 Where His Glory Forever I'll Share

Chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
BB|-------0------------0-----------2-3-2p0--------------3-----------------0---0h2-------|
G+G|-----1-----1------1------1------2-1-----2------2-------------------2-------------2-1-|
D MajorD|---2------------2-------------2---------2----0-----0----0--------2---2---2-----2-----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------0-------------4---------------4-2--0---------------------|
E MajorE|-0-------0----0--------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
 And I'll Cherish the Old Rugged Cross    Until My Trophies at Last I Lay Down

e|----------------------------2-0-0h2p0-----2----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------2-------2----------3-2-------3---3------2---2--------0---0------2---2---------0-|
G+G|-----2-------0-------0----2-----------2----------2----------1------------2-------1-2-----|
D MajorD|---2---2---2-------2----0---------------0------2----------2------------2---------2---2---|
A augmentedA|-0-------------0-----------------------------0-----0-----------------0-----0---0---------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------0-------0------------------------|
 I Will Cling to the Old Rugged Cross    And Exchange it Someday for a Crown

e|----------------------------2-0-0h2p0-----2------------------------------------------|
BB|---------2-------2----------3-2-------3---3------2---2--------0---0------2---3-2p0---|
G+G|-----2-------0-------0----2-----------2----------2----------1------------2---------2-|
D MajorD|---2---2---2-------2----0---------------0------2----------2------------2-------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------------0-----------------------------0-----0-----------------0-----0-------0-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------0-------0--------------------|
 I Will Cling to the Old Rugged Cross    And Exchange it Someday for a Crown

Outro:
e|------------------5-|
BB|----------------2---|
G+G|--------------2-----|
D MajorD|-0----------2-------|
A augmentedA|----4--2--0---------|
E MajorE|--------------------|

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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up

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