Chords for Three Wooden Crosses - Randy Travis
Tempo:
79.25 bpm
Chords used:
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Ab
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bbm] [Ab] [Db] A farmer and a teacher, [Bbm] a hooker and a preacher, [Db] riding on a midnight bus bound for [Ab] Mexico.
one [Bbm] for higher education, [Db] and two of them were [Ab] searching
for [Db] lost souls.
saw the [Ab] stop sign, [Ebm] and 18-wheelers can't stop on a [Ab] dime.
on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
of them, [Db] heaven only [Ab] knows.
when [Bbm] you leave this world [Db] behind you.
[Bbm] [Ab] [Db] A farmer and a teacher, [Bbm] a hooker and a preacher, [Db] riding on a midnight bus bound for [Ab] Mexico.
one [Bbm] for higher education, [Db] and two of them were [Ab] searching
for [Db] lost souls.
saw the [Ab] stop sign, [Ebm] and 18-wheelers can't stop on a [Ab] dime.
on [Bbm] the right side of [Db] the highway.
of them, [Db] heaven only [Ab] knows.
when [Bbm] you leave this world [Db] behind you.
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_ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] A farmer and a teacher, [Bbm] a hooker and a preacher, _ [Db] riding on a midnight bus bound for [Ab] Mexico.
One [Db] was headed for vacation, one [Bbm] for higher education, [Db] and two of them were [Ab] searching
for [Db] lost souls.
_ [Ebm] That driver never ever saw the [Ab] stop sign, [Ebm] and 18-wheelers can't stop on a [Ab] dime.
There [Db] are three [Ab] wooden 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 [Ab] to 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 80 acres.
[Gb] A 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 of children.
[Gb] Did her best to give [Ab] them all a better [Db] start.
_ And [Ebm] that preacher whispered, can't you see [Ab] the promised land?
As he laid [Ebm] that bloodstained Bible in that [Ab] hooker's hand.
There [Db] are three [Ab] wooden crosses [Bbm] on the right side [Db] of the highway.
[Gb] Why there's not four of them, [Db] heaven [Ab] only knows.
I guess [Db] it's not [Ab] what to take when [Bbm] you leave this world [Db] behind you.
[Gb] It's what you [Ab] leave behind you when [Db] you go.
_ _ [Bbm] That's the story [Ab] that our preacher told [Gb] last Sunday.
_ [Db] As he held that bloodstained Bible up [Ab] for all of us to see.
[Bbm] It's the farmer [Ab] and the teacher [Gb] and that preacher.
Who [Ebm] gave this Bible to my mama, [Ab] who ran it to me. _ _ _
[Db] There are three [Ab] wooden crosses [Bbm] on the right side [Db] of the highway.
[Gb] Why there's not four of [Db] them, now I [Ab] guess we know.
[Db] It's not [Ab] what you take [Bbm] when you leave this [Db] world behind you.
[Gb] It's what you [Ab] leave behind you [Db] when you go. _
There are three [Cm] wooden crosses [Bbm] on the right [Ab] side of [Db] the highway.
_ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] A farmer and a teacher, [Bbm] a hooker and a preacher, _ [Db] riding on a midnight bus bound for [Ab] Mexico.
One [Db] was headed for vacation, one [Bbm] for higher education, [Db] and two of them were [Ab] searching
for [Db] lost souls.
_ [Ebm] That driver never ever saw the [Ab] stop sign, [Ebm] and 18-wheelers can't stop on a [Ab] dime.
There [Db] are three [Ab] wooden 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 [Ab] to 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 80 acres.
[Gb] A 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 of children.
[Gb] Did her best to give [Ab] them all a better [Db] start.
_ And [Ebm] that preacher whispered, can't you see [Ab] the promised land?
As he laid [Ebm] that bloodstained Bible in that [Ab] hooker's hand.
There [Db] are three [Ab] wooden crosses [Bbm] on the right side [Db] of the highway.
[Gb] Why there's not four of them, [Db] heaven [Ab] only knows.
I guess [Db] it's not [Ab] what to take when [Bbm] you leave this world [Db] behind you.
[Gb] It's what you [Ab] leave behind you when [Db] you go.
_ _ [Bbm] That's the story [Ab] that our preacher told [Gb] last Sunday.
_ [Db] As he held that bloodstained Bible up [Ab] for all of us to see.
[Bbm] It's the farmer [Ab] and the teacher [Gb] and that preacher.
Who [Ebm] gave this Bible to my mama, [Ab] who ran it to me. _ _ _
[Db] There are three [Ab] wooden crosses [Bbm] on the right side [Db] of the highway.
[Gb] Why there's not four of [Db] them, now I [Ab] guess we know.
[Db] It's not [Ab] what you take [Bbm] when you leave this [Db] world behind you.
[Gb] It's what you [Ab] leave behind you [Db] when you go. _
There are three [Cm] wooden crosses [Bbm] on the right [Ab] side of [Db] the highway.
_ _ _ _ [N] _