The Old Rugged Cross chords by Ella Fitzgerald

SimplifiedG · C · F · D · F#dim …

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G
C
F
D
F#dim
A
Dm
Ddim
Ab
C#
F#
Ebm
C#dim
Gdim
Bb
Bbaug
B
Ebdim
F#m
Bm
Em

Verse 1
G 
C 
 (G major) On a hill  (C major) far away
F 
D 
Stood an old  (F major) rugged cross  (D major) 
G 
C 
The  (G major) emblem of sufferin' and shame  (C major) 
And I love that old cross
F 
Where the Dearest  (F major) and Best
D 
G 
 (D major) For a world  (G major) of lost sinners was slain
C 
 (C major) 

Verse 2
G 
C 
So I'll cherish  (G major) the old  (C major) rugged cross
F 
F#dim 
C 
G 
'Til my  (F major) trophies at last  (F sharpdim) I lay down  (C major)  (G major) 
C 
A 
Dm 
I will  (C major) cling to the  (A major) old rugged  (D minor) cross
Ddim 
C 
An (Ddim) d       ex (C major) change it some
G 
C 
Ab 
 (G major) day  (C major) for a crown  (A flat major) 

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Verse 3

Oh, that 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

Verse 4
Ab 
 (A flat major) (So I'll cherish the old
C# 
rugged  (C sharp major) cross)
The old rugged cross
F# 
Gdim 
C# 
('Til my  (F sharp major) trophies at  (Gdim) last    I lay  (C sharp major) down)
Bb 
I lay down  (B flat major) 
Ab 
C# 
Bbaug 
 (A flat major) I    will  (C sharp major) cling to the  (B flataug) old
Ebm 
B 
Ebm 
rugged  (E flat minor) cross  (B major)  (E flat minor) 
Ebdim 
C# 
 (E flatdim) And      ex (C sharp major) change it some
Ab 
 (A flat major) day  for a crown
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 5
D 
To the old  (D major) rugged cross
G 
I will ever  (G major) be true
D 
Its shame  (D major) and reproach gladly bear
Then He'll call me some day
A 
to my  (A major) home far away
Where His glory forever I'll share
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 6
A 
D 
So  (A major) I'll cherish the old rugged  (D major) cross
G 
'Til my  (G major) trophies at last
D 
F#m 
Bm 
I lay  (D major) down  (F sharp minor)  (B minor) 
A 
D 
B 
Em 
 (A major) I  will  (D major) cling to the  (B major) old rugged  (E minor) cross
C 
D 
An (C major) d  ex (D major) change it some
A 
D 
G 
D 
 (A major) day for a  (D major) crown  (G major)  (D major) 
G 
D 
 (G major) (For a crown)  (D major) 