Chords for Three Wooden Crosses- Randy Travis
Tempo:
79.1 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Ab
Bbm
Gb
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
A [Ab] [Bb] [Db]
farmer and a teacher, [Bbm] a hooker and [Db] a preacher, riding [Gb] on a midnight bus [Db] bound for [Ab] Mexico.
[Db] One was headed for vacation, one [Bbm] for higher education, [Gb] and two of them were [Ab] searching
for [Db] lost souls.
[Eb] That driver never [Ebm] ever saw [Ab] the stop sign, [Ebm] and eighteen wheelers can't stop on a [Ab] dime.
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 [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.
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 [Bbm] in the minds of lots [Bb] of children.
[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 [Fm] wooden crosses on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
[Gb] Why there's not four of them, [Db] heaven [Ab] only knows.
I guess [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.
[Bbm] That's the story that [Ab] our preacher told [Gb] last Sunday.
[Db] As 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 the preacher.
Who gave [Ebm] this Bible to my mama, [Ab] who read it to me.
There [Db] are three [Fm] wooden crosses on [Bbm] the right side [Db] of 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.
farmer and a teacher, [Bbm] a hooker and [Db] a preacher, riding [Gb] on a midnight bus [Db] bound for [Ab] Mexico.
[Db] One was headed for vacation, one [Bbm] for higher education, [Gb] and two of them were [Ab] searching
for [Db] lost souls.
[Eb] That driver never [Ebm] ever saw [Ab] the stop sign, [Ebm] and eighteen wheelers can't stop on a [Ab] dime.
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 [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.
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 [Bbm] in the minds of lots [Bb] of children.
[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 [Fm] wooden crosses on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
[Gb] Why there's not four of them, [Db] heaven [Ab] only knows.
I guess [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.
[Bbm] That's the story that [Ab] our preacher told [Gb] last Sunday.
[Db] As 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 the preacher.
Who gave [Ebm] this Bible to my mama, [Ab] who read it to me.
There [Db] are three [Fm] wooden crosses on [Bbm] the right side [Db] of 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] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _
farmer and a teacher, [Bbm] a hooker and [Db] a preacher, riding [Gb] on a midnight bus [Db] bound for [Ab] Mexico.
[Db] One was headed for vacation, one [Bbm] for higher education, [Gb] and two of them were [Ab] searching
for [Db] lost souls.
[Eb] That driver never [Ebm] ever saw [Ab] the stop sign, _ [Ebm] and eighteen wheelers can't stop on a [Ab] dime.
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 [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. _ _
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 [Bbm] in the minds of lots [Bb] of children.
[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 [Fm] wooden crosses on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
[Gb] Why there's not four of them, [Db] heaven [Ab] only knows.
I guess [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. _ _
[Bbm] That's the story that [Ab] our preacher told [Gb] last Sunday. _
[Db] As 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 the preacher.
Who gave [Ebm] this Bible to my mama, [Ab] who read it to me.
_ _ There [Db] are three [Fm] wooden crosses on [Bbm] the right side [Db] of 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] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _
farmer and a teacher, [Bbm] a hooker and [Db] a preacher, riding [Gb] on a midnight bus [Db] bound for [Ab] Mexico.
[Db] One was headed for vacation, one [Bbm] for higher education, [Gb] and two of them were [Ab] searching
for [Db] lost souls.
[Eb] That driver never [Ebm] ever saw [Ab] the stop sign, _ [Ebm] and eighteen wheelers can't stop on a [Ab] dime.
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 [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. _ _
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 [Bbm] in the minds of lots [Bb] of children.
[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 [Fm] wooden crosses on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
[Gb] Why there's not four of them, [Db] heaven [Ab] only knows.
I guess [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. _ _
[Bbm] That's the story that [Ab] our preacher told [Gb] last Sunday. _
[Db] As 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 the preacher.
Who gave [Ebm] this Bible to my mama, [Ab] who read it to me.
_ _ There [Db] are three [Fm] wooden crosses on [Bbm] the right side [Db] of 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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