Where the Timbers Cross Chords by Walt Mills
Tempo:
91.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
C#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [E] [B]
[F#] [B]
Two thousand years ago, [E] outside the [B] Eastern Gate,
[F#] [B] They led Jesus to Golgotha's hill, He went there in [F#] my place.
[E] Across His scarred and beaten back, [B] A world of sin [E] was tossed.
[B] They nailed Him to that rugged tree, [F#]
Where the [B] timbered cross.
That [E] old rugged hill [B] became a battlefield, [F#] Where the war for the souls of [B] men was fought.
[E]
[C#m] [E] And as the battle raged, [B] Death, hell, and the [E] grave they lost,
[B] And victory hung where [F#] the [B] timbered cross.
The
[C#] [B]
earth was black as midnight, [E] And neath the [B] darkened sky,
Forsaken for a debt not His, Our Lord was [F#] crucified.
[E] And through His bitter anguish, [B] He counted not [E] the cost,
[B] He paid the price for you and me, [F#]
Where the [B] timbered cross.
That [E] old rugged hill became [B] a battlefield, [F#] Where the war for the souls of men [B] was fought.
[E]
And as the battle raged, [B] Death, hell, and the grave [E] they lost,
[B] And victory hung [F#] where the [B] timbered cross.
Jesus shed His blood for you and me, [F#] Where the [B] timbered cross.
[F#] [B]
Two thousand years ago, [E] outside the [B] Eastern Gate,
[F#] [B] They led Jesus to Golgotha's hill, He went there in [F#] my place.
[E] Across His scarred and beaten back, [B] A world of sin [E] was tossed.
[B] They nailed Him to that rugged tree, [F#]
Where the [B] timbered cross.
That [E] old rugged hill [B] became a battlefield, [F#] Where the war for the souls of [B] men was fought.
[E]
[C#m] [E] And as the battle raged, [B] Death, hell, and the [E] grave they lost,
[B] And victory hung where [F#] the [B] timbered cross.
The
[C#] [B]
earth was black as midnight, [E] And neath the [B] darkened sky,
Forsaken for a debt not His, Our Lord was [F#] crucified.
[E] And through His bitter anguish, [B] He counted not [E] the cost,
[B] He paid the price for you and me, [F#]
Where the [B] timbered cross.
That [E] old rugged hill became [B] a battlefield, [F#] Where the war for the souls of men [B] was fought.
[E]
And as the battle raged, [B] Death, hell, and the grave [E] they lost,
[B] And victory hung [F#] where the [B] timbered cross.
Jesus shed His blood for you and me, [F#] Where the [B] timbered cross.
Key:
B
E
F#
C#m
C#
B
E
F#
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ Two _ thousand years ago, _ [E] outside the [B] Eastern Gate,
[F#] _ [B] They led Jesus to Golgotha's hill, He went there in [F#] my _ place.
[E] Across His scarred and beaten back, [B] A world of sin [E] was tossed.
[B] They nailed Him to that rugged tree, [F#] _
Where the _ [B] timbered cross. _ _
That _ [E] _ _ old rugged hill [B] became a _ battlefield, _ _ _ [F#] Where the war _ for the souls of [B] men was fought.
_ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ [E] And as the battle _ raged, [B] Death, hell, and the [E] grave they lost,
[B] And _ victory hung where [F#] _ the [B] _ timbered cross.
_ _ _ The _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
earth was black as midnight, _ [E] And neath the [B] darkened sky, _ _
Forsaken for a debt not His, Our Lord was [F#] crucified.
_ _ [E] And through His bitter _ _ anguish, [B] He counted not [E] the cost,
[B] He paid the price for you and me, [F#] _
Where the _ [B] timbered cross. _ _ _
That [E] _ old rugged hill became [B] a battlefield, _ _ _ _ [F#] Where the war _ for the souls of men [B] was fought.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ And as the battle _ raged, [B] Death, hell, and the grave [E] they lost,
_ [B] And _ victory hung _ _ [F#] _ where the [B] timbered cross.
Jesus shed His blood for you and me, [F#] _ Where the _ [B] timbered cross.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ Two _ thousand years ago, _ [E] outside the [B] Eastern Gate,
[F#] _ [B] They led Jesus to Golgotha's hill, He went there in [F#] my _ place.
[E] Across His scarred and beaten back, [B] A world of sin [E] was tossed.
[B] They nailed Him to that rugged tree, [F#] _
Where the _ [B] timbered cross. _ _
That _ [E] _ _ old rugged hill [B] became a _ battlefield, _ _ _ [F#] Where the war _ for the souls of [B] men was fought.
_ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ [E] And as the battle _ raged, [B] Death, hell, and the [E] grave they lost,
[B] And _ victory hung where [F#] _ the [B] _ timbered cross.
_ _ _ The _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
earth was black as midnight, _ [E] And neath the [B] darkened sky, _ _
Forsaken for a debt not His, Our Lord was [F#] crucified.
_ _ [E] And through His bitter _ _ anguish, [B] He counted not [E] the cost,
[B] He paid the price for you and me, [F#] _
Where the _ [B] timbered cross. _ _ _
That [E] _ old rugged hill became [B] a battlefield, _ _ _ _ [F#] Where the war _ for the souls of men [B] was fought.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ And as the battle _ raged, [B] Death, hell, and the grave [E] they lost,
_ [B] And _ victory hung _ _ [F#] _ where the [B] timbered cross.
Jesus shed His blood for you and me, [F#] _ Where the _ [B] timbered cross.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _