Chords for The Cross In The Middle-Florida Boys & Ronny Hinson

_ I hope you'll enjoy this song.
It was written by one of the finest songwriters it's ever been our pleasure to know, Mr.
Ronnie Henson.
I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with his songs.
We've recorded a lot of them and so has a lot of other people.
In fact, on this particular song, on the recording, we invited Brother Ronnie as a guest to do the second verse.
And I think he's around here today and we're going to ask him to join us today.
You like that? _
_ _ Listen as they sing, the cross in [D#m] the middle should have been mine. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
[C#] There is [F#] no sign of [C#]
crosses, _ _ _ [F#] but history [G#] _ records [C#] there were three. _
Two _ [D#m] _ stood [G#] _ _
because [C#] of men's [A#m] broken laws, [D#] but an _ oldie _ stood [G#] there for me.
_ I _ [C#] _
_ [F#] didn't know Peter [C#] or Judas, _ _ but I've known the [F] shame [F#] of their _ crimes. _ _
I'm so glad [G#] Jesus did [C#] _
die in [F#] my [A#m] stead.
[D#m] The cross in the middle _ [G#] should _ have [C#] been mine.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] Never _ [G] deserve _ [D]
mercy, _ _ _ [G] for there it [A] is so [D] much grace.
And [G] this _ [A] unworthy man just [D] can't [Bm] _ understand [E] why that man alone _ took my rightful [A] _ _ _ place.
[D] And if you [G] ever stop [D] at _ Calvary, _ _ the blood isn't all that [G] you'll _ find.
For you'll [A] feel it too, for [D] I feel like [G] I do.
[Em] That old cross in the middle _ should _ _ [A] _
have [D] been mine.
_ [Em] _ [D] _
[G] I never, _ _ the hammer _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
never [A] fell [D] the _ nails.
_ [F#] _ [G] I never [A] _ saw [D] with the _ [Bm] angry law, [A] her _ [E] saddest of _ [A] prisoners _ shed.
_ And [D] they _ [G] never knew [D] this old sinner, _ _ cause I was some other _ place [G] and _ _ time.
The choice was [A] all his, but [D] the truth [G] was me.
[Em] The cross in the middle should _ [A] _ _ [Am] have [D] been mine.
_ _ [Em] _ [D] [G] The choice was [A] all his, [D] but the truth [G] was me.
_ _ _ _ [Em] That old cross in the middle _ [G] should _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ [D] have been _ mine.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] Should _ have [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _