Chords for Old Rugged Cross

Tempo:
99.8 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

C

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Old Rugged Cross chords
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[Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [C]
[F] [Bb]
[Bb] On a hill far away [Eb] stood an old [Cm] rugged cross, [F] the emblem of suffering [Bb] and shame.
[Eb] [Bb] And my love, that old cross, [Eb] were the dearest [Cm] and best, [F] for a world of sinners [Bb] was slain.
[F] So I'll cherish the old [Bb] rugged cross, [Eb] till my trophies at last I [Bb] lay down.
[Eb] [Bb] I will cling to the old rugged [Cm] cross, [Bb] and exchange it [Cm] someday for a crown.
Oh, that old [C] cross, [Eb] so despised [Cm] by the world, [F] was such an attraction [Bb] for me.
[Eb] [Bb] For the dear Lamb of God [Eb] left His glory [Cm] above [F] to favor it to darken [Bb] me.
[F] So I'll cherish the old [Bb] rugged
[C] cross, [Eb] till my trophies at [Cm] last I [Bb] lay down.
[Eb] [C] I will [Bb] cling to the [Bb] old [Eb] rugged cross, [Cm] [Bb] and exchange it [Cm] someday for [Bb] a crown.
[D] [G] To the [C]
old rugged [F] cross I will ever be true, [G] exchange and reproach [C] gladly there.
[G] And He'll [C] call me someday [F] to my home, [Dm] [G] where His glory forever [C] I'll share.
[Dm] So I'll cherish the old [C] rugged
[Em] cross, [F] till my trophies at last I [G] lay down.
I will cling to the old [F] rugged cross, [C] and exchange it [F] someday for [Am] a crown.
[Gb] [C]
[F] [G] [C]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To learn The Joslin Grove Choral Society - The Old Rugged Cross chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Cm, F, Bb, Eb and Cm of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 50 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 100. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Bb] On _ a hill far away [Eb] stood an old [Cm] rugged cross, [F] the emblem of suffering [Bb] and _ shame.
[Eb] _ [Bb] And my love, that old cross, [Eb] were the dearest [Cm] and best, [F] for a world of sinners [Bb] was _ _ slain.
[F] So I'll cherish the old [Bb] rugged cross, _ _ [Eb] till my _ trophies at last I [Bb] lay down.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] I will cling to the old rugged _ [Cm] cross, _ [Bb] and exchange it [Cm] someday for a crown. _
_ _ Oh, that old _ [C] cross, [Eb] so despised [Cm] by the world, [F] _ was such an attraction [Bb] for me.
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] For the dear Lamb of God [Eb] left His glory [Cm] above [F] to favor it to darken [Bb] _ me.
_ _ [F] So I'll cherish the old [Bb] rugged _ _
[C] cross, [Eb] till my _ trophies at [Cm] last I [Bb] lay down.
[Eb] _ _ [C] I will [Bb] cling to the [Bb] old [Eb] rugged cross, [Cm] _ _ [Bb] and exchange it [Cm] someday for [Bb] a crown. _
[D] _ _ [G] To the [C]
old rugged _ [F] cross I will ever be true, [G] exchange and reproach [C] gladly there.
[G] _ _ And He'll [C] call me someday [F] to my home, [Dm] _ _ [G] where His glory _ forever [C] I'll share. _
_ _ [Dm] So I'll cherish the old [C] rugged _ _
[Em] _ cross, [F] till my trophies at last I [G] lay down.
_ _ I will cling to the old [F] rugged _ cross, _ [C] and exchange it [F] someday for [Am] a crown. _
[Gb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
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