Three Wooden Crosses Chords by Randy Travis
Tempo:
158.25 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Ab
Bbm
Gb
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
A [Ab]
[Bbm] [Db]
farmer and a teacher, [Bbm] a hooker and a [Db] preacher, riding [Gb] on a midnight bus [Db] bound for [Ab] Mexico.
One [Db] was headed for vacation, one [Bbm] for higher education, [Gb] and two of them were [Ab] searching
for [Db] lost souls.
That [Eb] driver never [Ebm] ever saw the [Ab] stop sign, [Ebm] and eighteen wheelers can't stop on a [Ab] dime.
There are three wooden [Fm] crosses on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
of them, [Db] heaven only [Ab] knows.
[Bbm] [Db]
farmer and a teacher, [Bbm] a hooker and a [Db] preacher, riding [Gb] on a midnight bus [Db] bound for [Ab] Mexico.
One [Db] was headed for vacation, one [Bbm] for higher education, [Gb] and two of them were [Ab] searching
for [Db] lost souls.
That [Eb] driver never [Ebm] ever saw the [Ab] stop sign, [Ebm] and eighteen wheelers can't stop on a [Ab] dime.
There are three wooden [Fm] crosses on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
of them, [Db] heaven only [Ab] knows.
100% ➙ 158BPM
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Ab
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_ _ _ _ A [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ farmer and a teacher, _ [Bbm] a hooker and a [Db] preacher, _ _ riding [Gb] on a midnight bus [Db] bound for [Ab] Mexico. _
One [Db] was headed for vacation, _ one [Bbm] for higher _ education, _ _ [Gb] and two of them were [Ab] searching
for _ [Db] lost souls. _ _
That [Eb] driver never [Ebm] ever saw the [Ab] stop sign, _ _ _ _ [Ebm] and eighteen wheelers can't stop on a [Ab] _ dime. _ _ _
There are three wooden [Fm] crosses on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
_ [Gb] _ Why there's not four of them, _ [Db] heaven only [Ab] knows.
I guess [Db] it's not what you [Fm] take when you [Bbm] leave this world [Db] behind you.
[Gb] What you leave [Ab] behind you when you [Db] go. _ _ _ _
_ That farmer left a harvest, [Bbm] a home and eighty acres.
_ [Gb] The faith and love for growing things [Db] in his young [Ab] son's heart.
And [Db] that teacher left her wisdom in [Bbm] the minds of lots of children,
[Bb] and [Gb] did her best to give them [Ab] all a better [Db] start. _ _ _ _
And [Ebm] that preacher _ whispered, can't you see [Ab] the promised land? _
As he lay [Ebm] his bloodstained Bible in that [Eb] hooker's hand.
[Ab] _ _ _
There [Db] are three wooden [Fm] crosses on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
_ _ [Gb] _ Why there's not four of them, [Db] heaven only [Ab] knows.
I guess [Db] it's not what [Cm] you take when [Bbm] you leave this world [Db] behind you.
[Gb] It's what you leave [Ab] behind you when you [Db] go. _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] That's the story that [Ab] our preacher told [Gb] last Sunday. _ _ _
As [Db] he held that bloodstained Bible up [Ab] for all of us to see,
he said, bless [Bbm] the farmer _ [Ab] and the teacher [Gb] and that preacher. _ _
Who gave [Ebm] this Bible to my mama, _ [Ab] who read it to _ _ me. _ _ _ _ _ _
There [Db] are three wooden crosses on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
_ [Gb] _ Why there's not four of them, [Db] now I guess [Ab] we know.
_ _ [Db] It's not what [Fm] you take when [Bbm] you leave this world [Db] behind you.
[Gb] It's what you leave [Ab] behind you when you [Db] go. _ _ _ _
There are three [Cm] wooden crosses [Bbm] on the right side [Ab] of the [Db] highway. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ A [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ farmer and a teacher, _ [Bbm] a hooker and a [Db] preacher, _ _ riding [Gb] on a midnight bus [Db] bound for [Ab] Mexico. _
One [Db] was headed for vacation, _ one [Bbm] for higher _ education, _ _ [Gb] and two of them were [Ab] searching
for _ [Db] lost souls. _ _
That [Eb] driver never [Ebm] ever saw the [Ab] stop sign, _ _ _ _ [Ebm] and eighteen wheelers can't stop on a [Ab] _ dime. _ _ _
There are three wooden [Fm] crosses on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
_ [Gb] _ Why there's not four of them, _ [Db] heaven only [Ab] knows.
I guess [Db] it's not what you [Fm] take when you [Bbm] leave this world [Db] behind you.
[Gb] What you leave [Ab] behind you when you [Db] go. _ _ _ _
_ That farmer left a harvest, [Bbm] a home and eighty acres.
_ [Gb] The faith and love for growing things [Db] in his young [Ab] son's heart.
And [Db] that teacher left her wisdom in [Bbm] the minds of lots of children,
[Bb] and [Gb] did her best to give them [Ab] all a better [Db] start. _ _ _ _
And [Ebm] that preacher _ whispered, can't you see [Ab] the promised land? _
As he lay [Ebm] his bloodstained Bible in that [Eb] hooker's hand.
[Ab] _ _ _
There [Db] are three wooden [Fm] crosses on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
_ _ [Gb] _ Why there's not four of them, [Db] heaven only [Ab] knows.
I guess [Db] it's not what [Cm] you take when [Bbm] you leave this world [Db] behind you.
[Gb] It's what you leave [Ab] behind you when you [Db] go. _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] That's the story that [Ab] our preacher told [Gb] last Sunday. _ _ _
As [Db] he held that bloodstained Bible up [Ab] for all of us to see,
he said, bless [Bbm] the farmer _ [Ab] and the teacher [Gb] and that preacher. _ _
Who gave [Ebm] this Bible to my mama, _ [Ab] who read it to _ _ me. _ _ _ _ _ _
There [Db] are three wooden crosses on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
_ [Gb] _ Why there's not four of them, [Db] now I guess [Ab] we know.
_ _ [Db] It's not what [Fm] you take when [Bbm] you leave this world [Db] behind you.
[Gb] It's what you leave [Ab] behind you when you [Db] go. _ _ _ _
There are three [Cm] wooden crosses [Bbm] on the right side [Ab] of the [Db] highway. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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