The Old Rugged Cross

by Unknown · posted by shotokando

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

5 -5  6   -5 -6  6
On a hill far a-way, 
	
  6   6  -6   6   -7    -6
stood an old rug-ged cross. 

-6  -7  -6  6   -5     6  -5    5
The emb-lem of suffer-ing and shame. 

 5 -5   6   -5  -6    6
And I love that old cross, 

  6    6  -6    6  -7  -6
where the dear-est and best 

-6 -6   -7  -6  6   -9   8   -8    7
for a world of lost sin-ners was slain. 

chorus

-7  7    -8  -8  -8  -8   7  -7    7
So I'll cher-ish the old rug-ged cross, 

 7   -7   -6  -6  -6   7 -7 -6   6
Till my troph-ies at last I lay down. 

6  7     8    8  8   8  -9   8   -6
I will cling to the old rug-ged cross 

-9  -9   8    -8  7    6  -7 -8   7
And ex-change it some day for a crown.

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