Intro  
 
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Verse
 
     A                        D 
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross   
        E                  A        E    
The emblem of suffering and shame   
        A                              D 
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best   
      E                         A 
For a world of lost sinners was slain   
  
 
Chorus 
 
          E                       A 
And I'll cherish the old rugged cross  
         D             E             A 
until my trophies at last I lay down   
                            D 
I will cling to the old rugged cross  
   A                    E           A 
And exchange it some day for a ]crown  
  
 
Verse
 
        A                        D 
To the old rugged cross, I will ever be true  
      E                        A        E    
Its shame and reproach gladly bear 
            A                       D 
Then He'll call me someday, to my home far away  
           E                   A 
Where His glory forever I'll share  
  
 
Chorus 
 
          E                       A 
And I'll cherish the old rugged cross  
         D             E             A 
until my trophies at last I lay down   
                            D 
I will cling to the old rugged cross  
   A                    E           A 
And exchange it some day for a ]crown  
  
Tag
 
                             D 
I will cling to the old rugged cross  
    A                    E           A 
And exchange it some day for a crown