The Old Rugged Cross Elvis Presley Chords

Tempo:
85.4 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Ebm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Old Rugged Cross      Elvis Presley chords
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[Ebm] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Bb] On a hill far away stood [Eb] an old rugged cross, [F] the emblem of suffering [Bb] and shame.
[F]
[Eb] [F] [Bb] How I loved that old cross [Eb] where the dearest [C] and best, [F] for a world of lost sinners [Bb] was slain.
[F] So [Gm] [F] I'll cherish the old [Bb] rugged cross, [Eb] till my trophies at last I [Bb] lay down.
[Dm]
[Eb] [F] [Bb] I will cling to the old [Eb] rugged cross, [Ebm]
[Bb] and exchange it [F] someday for [Bb] a crown.
[F]
Oh [Bb] that old rugged cross, [Eb] so despised by the world, [F] has a wondrous attraction [Bb] for me.
[F]
[Gm] For [F] [Bb] the dear Lamb of [Eb] God left this [C] glory above, [F] to bear it to dark [Bb] Calvary.
[A] [Gm] So [F] I'll cherish the old [Bb] rugged cross, [Eb] till my trophies at last I [Bb] lay down.
[F]
[Gm] I [Eb] [Bb] will cling to the old rugged [Eb] cross, [Ebm]
and [Bb] exchange [F] it someday for a [Bb] crown.
[F] [Bb] Then
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] He'll call me someday [Eb] to my home [C] far away, [F] where His glory forever [Bb] I'll share.
[F] So [Gm] [F] I'll cherish the old rugged [Bb] cross, [Eb] till my trophies at last I [Bb] lay down.
[F] I [Gm] [F]
[Bb] will cling to the old [Eb] rugged cross, [Ebm]
[Bb] and exchange it [F] someday for a [Bb] crown.
I will cling to the old rugged [Eb] cross, [Ab]
[Bb] and exchange it [F] someday [Eb] for a crown.
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
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F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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Let's start jamming Jaimbee - The Old Rugged Cross chords, Practice these chords sequence - Bb, F, Bb, Eb, Ebm, Bb, F, Gm and F. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 42 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 85. Given the song's key of Bb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Ebm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Bb] On a hill far away stood [Eb] an old rugged cross, [F] the emblem of suffering [Bb] and shame.
_ [F] _
[Eb] _ [F] [Bb] How I loved that old cross [Eb] where the dearest [C] and best, [F] for a world of lost sinners [Bb] was slain.
[F] So [Gm] [F] I'll cherish the old [Bb] rugged cross, _ _ _ _ [Eb] till my _ trophies at last I [Bb] lay down.
_ [Dm] _
[Eb] _ [F] [Bb] I will cling to the old [Eb] rugged cross, _ [Ebm] _
_ [Bb] and exchange it [F] someday for [Bb] a crown.
_ [F]
Oh [Bb] that old rugged cross, [Eb] so despised by the world, [F] has a wondrous attraction _ [Bb] for me.
_ [F]
[Gm] For [F] [Bb] the dear Lamb of [Eb] God left this [C] glory above, [F] to bear it to dark [Bb] Calvary. _ _
[A] [Gm] So [F] I'll cherish the old [Bb] rugged cross, _ _ [Eb] till my trophies at last I [Bb] lay down.
[F]
[Gm] I [Eb] [Bb] will cling to the old rugged [Eb] cross, _ [Ebm] _
and [Bb] exchange [F] it someday for a [Bb] crown.
[F] [Bb] Then
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] [Bb] He'll call me someday _ [Eb] to my home [C] far away, [F] where His glory _ forever [Bb] I'll share.
_ [F] So [Gm] [F] I'll cherish the old rugged [Bb] _ cross, _ [Eb] till my trophies at last I [Bb] lay down.
[F] I [Gm] _ [F]
[Bb] will cling to the old [Eb] rugged cross, [Ebm] _ _
[Bb] and exchange it [F] someday for a [Bb] crown.
I _ will cling to the old rugged [Eb] cross, [Ab] _ _ _
[Bb] and exchange it [F] someday _ [Eb] for a crown. _ _
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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