Three Nails And A Cross chords by George Strait

• Capo on 1st

Three Nails and a Cross
Preformed by George Strait
Written by: George Strait, Bubba Strait, Dean Dillon & Bobby Boyd

(x) - I couldn't decided which sounded best, but the original from CowboyLyrics was Bm and G. I like A7 more,
and I cant decide on G or C.

Capo 1

G  Em  G  Em

Verse 1:

       G                               Em
He was sitting on the front porch of a half-way house
C                                G
Chainin' cigarettes and drinkin' coffee
G                   Em
I was walkin' by on my way home
C                            G
Stopped and said, hello, how are ya
   Em                                A7
He looked at me and said, I've seen better days
  C                                 D
I looked at him and said, there's a better way

Chorus 1:
                  G
Three nails and a cross
C     G
Equal forgiveness
G                    Em
Just like you, I was lost
A7                         C          D
And that's hell to have to live with
Em                                       Bm
I've sat on the front porch where you're sittin' now
       C                          A7
I kept lookin' deep inside 'til I figured out
                  G     D        G
Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness

G  Em  G  Em


Verse 2:
        G                         Em
She was sittin' on her bed crying crocodiles
C                              G
Sixteen ain't a good age to be pregnant
G                                Em
And she thinks mom and dad won't love her anymore
C                                          G
Like the boy who swore he always would but doesn't
    Em                               A7
She turns and sees that Bible laying by her bed
        C                            D
And she crumbles to her knees as she bows her head


Chorus 2:
                  G
Three nails and a cross
C     G
Equal forgiveness
G                       Em
Lord help me 'cause I'm lost
A7                         C          D
And that's hell to have to live with
Em                                 Bm
I need you more than ever now, without a doubt
     C                           A7
I've made a big mistake, can you help me out
                  G     D        Em      A7 (Bm)
Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness
                  G (C) D        G
Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness