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