Intro (individual notes): E D# C# B A G# F# B 2x
Verse 1
E
On a hill far away
A G#m F#m
Stood an old rugged cross
B E B
The emblem of suff'ring and shame
E
And I love that old cross
A G#m F#m
Where the dearest and best
B A EEE
For a world of lost sinners was slain
Chorus:
B B/A C#m
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross
A F#m B
Till my trophies at last I lay down
E A G#m F#m
I will cling to the old rugged cross
A B
And exchange it some day for a crown
Repeat Intro
Verse 2:
Oh the old rugged cross
So despised by the world
Has a wondrous attraction for me
For the dear Lamb of God
Left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
E D# C# B A G# F# B E D# C# B Am Am Am EEE
Oh yeah Aaaahhhhhhhh
Repeat Chorus
Repeat last line of chorus
Repeat Intro