Chords for 3 Rusty nails

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ This is a [Bb] story of long ago of a man who [F] owned a little store
_ _ He said I was proud to have my name up over the door
_ [Bb] _ It was some two thousand years ago as I recall
_ [G]
located [F] in Jerusalem
across the street from Pilate's Hall I
_ [G] _
[D] Thought I had everything that anyone would need [C] and folks would come from miles around
[F] regardless of their creed
The only thing I had I didn't think I could [Bb] ever sell
_ Was in a corner on a shelf
three old rusty [F] spike nails and
_ _ _ [C] Then one day a big Roman [Am] soldier came through [F] the door _
_ As he [Bb] walked up to me it seemed he shook the floor. _ _ _
I
Said can I help you sir in a voice?
I guess seemed [Bb] frail _
He looked at me with a sneering grin and said I want to buy some [F] big big nails
_ _ Three old rusty spikes is [G] all I have
[C] _ _
He said to me that'll do for the job.
I have threes enough [F] now how much do I owe you?
_ _ _ He put the money in my [Am] hand.
I [Bb] was glad to make the sale
_ _ Then I wondered and I asked him
_ [F] Sir, what can you do with just three nails?
[C] _
_ _ He said [F] did you ever hear of a man called [Bb] Jesus the [F] Nazarene?
_ You mean the one that goes about doing good?
_ He said yes, that's the man
_ [Cm] Well today [Bb] I intend to show the world who's boss _
For with these three old rusty spikes.
[F] I'm gonna nail Jesus to the cross.
_ _ _ [G] I
Stood there almost numb
[C] _ You'll never know [Gm] how I felt.
[C] _ I said, please sir.
[F] Don't do that is on my knees.
I knelt
_ _ He just turned and [Cm] walked away.
[Bb] _ I
Got up and followed him.
I said, please sir _ _
Please let me buy them back _
He just [C] looked at me and grinned [Am] in the [F] distance.
I could see the howling mob [Bb] through tears that fill my eyes
Away with him crucify him.
I could hear their angry [F] cries _
_ _ over the [Bb] top of all the noise and groans of agony I _
Could hear the sound of the hammer _ [F]
as the big Roman soldier
[C] Nailed my Jesus to a tree _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ With _ _ three
_ _ Rusty [Fm] nails _ They [Bb] nailed
_ _ Jesus to the _ cross
_ [F] The _ sky turned to _ _ darkness [G] on [C] that day
_ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _
Was [F] the _ day that Jesus _ [F] _ died and
[Bb] the _ blood
Float from his side _
_ The [F] blood _ that washed [C] my sins
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