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The Old Rugged Cross Tab by Brad Paisley

The Old Rugged Cross tab by Brad Paisley

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
e|---------------5---------------|
B|-------2----3-----3-------0----|
G|----2------------------2----1--|
D|---2--2--2/4--4--4----------2--|
A|-0--------------------2--2--2--|
E|--------------------0-------0--|

Verse:
e|----------------------------2----0------2---2--|
B|------2--0-------2----------3----2------3---3--|
G|------2--1-------2--------2-----------2---2----|
D|----2----------2-------0-------0----0----------|
A|-0----------0-------4--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
  On a Hill  Far Away  Stood an Old Rugged Cross
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e|-------0------------0--------------------------|
B|-----------0---------------2---2p0--------0----|
G|-----1------------1--------2------2-1-2--------|
D|---2------------2--------2----------2---2------|
A|-----------------------0-----0-----------------|
E|-0-------0----0--------------------------------|
  The   Emblem   of     Suffering and Shame

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

e|-------0------------0---------------------|
B|-----------0---------------2---3--1/2-0---|
G|-----1------------1--------2------------2-|
D|---2------------2--------2----------------|
A|-----------------------0-----0----0-------|
E|-0-------0----0-----------------------4-2-|
  For a World of Lost Sinners was Slain

Chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
B|-------0------------0-----------2-3-2p0--------------3-----------------0---0h2-------|
G|-----1-----1------1------1------2-1-----2------2-------------------2-------------2-1-|
D|---2------------2-------------2---------2----0-----0----0--------2---2---2-----2-----|
A|----------------------------0-------------4---------------4-2--0---------------------|
E|-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----------------------------------------------|
B|---------2-------2----------3-2-------3---3------2---2--------0---0------2---2---------0-|
G|-----2-------0-------0----2-----------2----------2----------1------------2-------1-2-----|
D|---2---2---2-------2----0---------------0------2----------2------------2---------2---2---|
A|-0-------------0-----------------------------0-----0-----------------0-----0---0---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------0-------0------------------------|
  I Will Cling to the Old Rugged Cross        And Exchange it Someday for a Crown

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

e|-------0------------0--------------------------|
B|-----------0---------------2---2p0--------0----|
G|-----1------------1--------2------2-1-2--------|
D|---2------------2--------2----------2---2------|
A|-----------------------0-----0-----------------|
E|-0-------0----0--------------------------------|
  It's Shame and Reproach Gladly Bear

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

e|-------0------------0---------------------|
B|-----------0---------------2---3--1/2-0---|
G|-----1------------1--------2------------2-|
D|---2------------2--------2----------------|
A|-----------------------0-----0----0-------|
E|-0-------0----0-----------------------4-2-|
  Where His Glory Forever I'll Share

Chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
B|-------0------------0-----------2-3-2p0--------------3-----------------0---0h2-------|
G|-----1-----1------1------1------2-1-----2------2-------------------2-------------2-1-|
D|---2------------2-------------2---------2----0-----0----0--------2---2---2-----2-----|
A|----------------------------0-------------4---------------4-2--0---------------------|
E|-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----------------------------------------------|
B|---------2-------2----------3-2-------3---3------2---2--------0---0------2---2---------0-|
G|-----2-------0-------0----2-----------2----------2----------1------------2-------1-2-----|
D|---2---2---2-------2----0---------------0------2----------2------------2---------2---2---|
A|-0-------------0-----------------------------0-----0-----------------0-----0---0---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------0-------0------------------------|
  I Will Cling to the Old Rugged Cross        And Exchange it Someday for a Crown

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

Outro:
e|------------------5-|
B|----------------2---|
G|--------------2-----|
D|-0----------2-------|
A|----4--2--0---------|
E|--------------------|

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

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