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Three Wooden Crosses by Randy Travis
Three Wooden Crosses
Capo 1st fret, Standard Tuning, Tab Correlates with Capo.
Chord Shapes
C G/B Am A7Sus4/G F G Dm
e|----------------------1--x---1---|
B|-1---1---1-----1------1--3---3---|
G|-2---0---2-----0------2--0---2---|
D|-0---0---2-----2------3--0---0---|
A|-3---2---0-----x------3--2-------|
E|---------------3------1--3-------|
Intro:
C G/B Am A7sus4/G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1--|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0------|
D|------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
A|--3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3-------3--------|
Verse 1:
A farmer and a teacher, a hooker and a preacher,
C G/B Am A7sus4/G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1--|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------0------|
D|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
A|--3-------3-------3-------2-------0-------0-------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3--------|
Riding on a midnight bus, bound for Mexico.
F C G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------3--------3-|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0--------0-----|
D|------3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------0--------0---|
A|----------------------------------3-------3------------------------|
E|--1-------1-------1-------1-----------------------3--------3-------|
One was headed for vacation, one for higher education.
C G/B Am A7sus4/G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1--|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------0------|
D|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
A|--3-------3-------3-------2-------0-------0-------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3--------|
And two of them were searching for lost souls.
F G C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1--------1-|
G|----2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-----|
D|------3-------3-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2--------2---|
A|----------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3--------|
E|--1-------1-------3-------3----------------------------------------|
That driver never ever saw the stop sign,
Dm G
e|--------1-------1-------1-------1----------------------------------|
B|----3-------3-------3-------3------------3--------3-------3-------3|
G|------2-------2-------2-------2-----0---------0-------0-------0----|
D|--0-------0-------0-------0------------0--------0-------0-------0--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3---------3-------3-------3------|
And eighteen wheelers can’t stop on a dime.
Dm G
e|--------1-------1-------1-------1--------------------x-------------|
B|----3-------3-------3-------3------------3--------3--3~------------|
G|------2-------2-------2-------2-----0---------0------0~------------|
D|--0-------0-------0-------0------------0--------0----0~------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------2~------------|
E|----------------------------------3---------3--------3~------------|
Chorus:
There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
C G/B Am A7sus4/G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1--|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0------|
D|------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
A|--3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3-------3--------|
Why there’s not four of them heaven only knows.
F C G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------3--------3-|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0--------0-----|
D|------3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------0--------0---|
A|----------------------------------3-------3------------------------|
E|--1-------1-------1-------1-----------------------3--------3-------|
I guess it’s, not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
C G/B Am A7sus4/G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1--|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0------|
D|------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
A|--3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3-------3--------|
It’s what you leave behind you when you go.
F G C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1--------1-|
G|----2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-----|
D|------3-------3-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2--------2---|
A|----------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3--------|
E|--1-------1-------3-------3----------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
That farmer left a harvest, a home and eighty acres,
C G/B Am A7sus4/G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1--|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------0------|
D|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
A|--3-------3-------3-------2-------0-------0-------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3--------|
The faith and love for growing things in his young son’s heart.
F C G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------3--------3-|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0--------0-----|
D|------3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------0--------0---|
A|----------------------------------3-------3------------------------|
E|--1-------1-------1-------1-----------------------3--------3-------|
And that teacher left her wisdom in the minds of lots of children,
C G/B Am A7sus4/G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1--|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------0------|
D|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
A|--3-------3-------3-------2-------0-------0-------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3--------|
Did her best to give them all a better start.
F G C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1--------1-|
G|----2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-----|
D|------3-------3-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2--------2---|
A|----------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3--------|
E|--1-------1-------3-------3----------------------------------------|
And that preacher said can’t you see the promised land?
Dm G
e|--------1-------1-------1-------1----------------------------------|
B|----3-------3-------3-------3------------3--------3-------3-------3|
G|------2-------2-------2-------2-----0---------0-------0-------0----|
D|--0-------0-------0-------0------------0--------0-------0-------0--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3---------3-------3-------3------|
As he laid his bloodstained bible in that hooker’s hand
Dm G
e|--------1-------1-------1-------1--------------------x-------------|
B|----3-------3-------3-------3------------3--------3--3~------------|
G|------2-------2-------2-------2-----0---------0------0~------------|
D|--0-------0-------0-------0------------0--------0----0~------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------2~------------|
E|----------------------------------3---------3--------3~------------|
Chorus: Same as above
Bridge: Strum Chords Once (except last two chords, strum with song pattern.)
C G/B F C
That’s the story that our preacher told last Sunday. As he held that
G F Am
bloodstained bible up for all of us to see. He said bless the farmer, and the
G F Am G
teacher, and the preacher. Who gave this bible to my momma who read it to me.
Chorus: Same as above
Final Line: Strum Chords Once.
C G/B Am G C
There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway.
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version 2
(Capo 1st Fret)
Chords: C....X32010 Walk Down Chords: Em7...X20030
Am...X02210 Am7/G..3X2010
F....133211 F/E...033211
G....3X0003
Dm XX0231
Gsus..3X0013
Intro: C Em7 Am Am7/G
C Em7 Am Am7/G
A farmer and a teacher, a hooker and a preacher
F C G
ridin' on a midnight bus bound for Mexico
C Em7 Am Am7/G
One was headed for vacation, one for higher education
F G C
and two of them were searchin' for lost souls
Dm G
That driver never ever saw the stop sign
Dm Gsus G
and eighteen-wheelers can't stop on a dime.
C Em7
There are three wooden crosses,
Am Am7/G
on the right side of the highway
F C G
Why there's not four of them, Heaven only knows
C Em7
I guess it's, not what you take
Am Am7/G
when you leave this world behind you
F G C
It's what you leave behind you when you go
C Em7 Am Am7/G
That farmer left a harvest, a home and eighty acres
F
the faith and love for growin' things
C G
in his young sons heart
C Em7
And that teacher left her wisdom
Am Am7/G
in the minds of lots of children
F G C
Did her best to give'em all a better start
Dm
And that preacher whispered,
G
"Can't you see that promised land?"
Dm
as he laid his bloodstained bible
Gsus G
in that hookers hand
C Em7
There are three wooden crosses
Am Am7/G
on the right side of the highway
F C G
Why there's not four of them, Heaven only knows
C Em7
I guess it's, not what you take
Am Am7/G
when you leave this world behind you
F G C
it's what you leave behind you when you go
Am Am7/G F
That's the story that our preacher told last Sunday,
C
as he held that bloodstained bible up
G
for all of us to see
Am Am7/G
He said, bless the farmer, and the teacher,
F F/E
and that preacher
Dm Gsus G Gsus G
Who gave this Bible to my Momma, Who read it to me
Chorus:
C Em7
There are three wooden crosses
Am Am7/G
on the right side of the highway
F C G
why there's not four of them, now I guess we know
C Em7
It's not what you take,
Am Am7/G
when you leave this world behind you,
F G C
It's what you leave behind you when you go
C Em7
There are three wooden crosses
Am Am7/G C
on the right side of the highway
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version 3
CAPO 1ST FRET
STANDARD TUNING
C Am F
VERSE: A FARMER AND A TEACHER, A HOOKER AND A TEACHER, RIDING ON A MIDNIGHT
G C Am
BUS, BOUND FOR MEXICO. ONE WAS HEADED FOR VACATION, ONE FOR HIGHER
F C
EDUCATION, AND TWO OF THEM WERE SEARCHING FOR LOST SOULS.
Dm G Dm
PRE-CHORUS: THAT DRIVER NEVER EVER SAW THE STOP SIGN, AND EIGHTEEN WHEELERS
G
CAN'T STOP ON A DIME.
C Am
CHORUS: THERE ARE, THREE WOODEN CROSSES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.
F G C
WHY THERE'S NOT FOUR OF THEM, HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS. I GUESS IT'S NOT WHAT YOU
Am F
TAKE, WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS WORLD BEHIND YOU, IT'S WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND YOU
C
WHEN YOU GO.
C Am F
VERSE: THAT FARMER LEFT A HARVEST, A HOME AND EIGHTY ACRES. THE FAITH AND
G C
LOVE FOR GROWING THINGS, IN HIS YOUNG SON'S HEART. AND THAT TEACHER LEFT
Am F
HER WISDOM, IN THE MINDS OF LOTS OF CHILDREN, DID HER BEST TO GIVE THEM ALL
G
BETTER START.
Dm G
PRE-CHORUS: AND THAT PREACHER WHISPERED, CAN'T YOU SEE THE PROMISE LAND? AS
Dm G
LAY HIS BLOOD-STAINED BIBLE IN THAT HOOKERS HANDS.
CHORUS
Am F C
BRIDGE: THAT'S THE STORY THAT OUR PREACHER TOLD LAST SUNDAY, AS HE HELD HIS
G Am
BLOOD-STAINED BIBLE UP, FOR ALL OF US TO SEE. HE SAID BLESS THE FARMER, AND
F C G
TEACHER, AND THAT PREAHCER. WHO GAVE THIS BIBLE TO MY MOMMA, WHO READ IT TO
ME.
CHORUS 2X
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version 4
Capo on 1st Fret
Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Chord 4
E 0 E 0 E 0 E 3
A 3 A 2 A 0 A 0
D 2 D 0 D 2 D 0
G 0 G 0 G 0 G 0
B 1 B 1 B 1 B 1
e 3 e 3 e 3 e 3
The tab is played as follows, this is how Randy plays it on CD
C1 C2 C3
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------3-------------------------2------------------------0-----------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------0-------0-----------------0-------0---------------0--------0------|
B------------1----------1-------------1----------1------------1--------1----|
E,--------------3----3-----3-------------3----3-----3-----------3-----3---3-|
C4
E-----3------------------------|
A------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
G-------0---------0------------|
B----------1------------1------|
E,-------------3------3----3---|
The chord patterns are the same if you strum them too, it sounds just as good.
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version 5
Capo 3
Key: G
G, Em, C, D
G Em
A farmer and a teacher, a hooker and a preacher
C D
Riding on a midnight bus bound for Mexico
G Em
One was headed for vacation, one for higher education
C D
And two of them were searchin' for a lost soul
Em D
Well that driver never ever saw the stop sign
C D-----hang chord
And eighteen wheelers can't stop on a dime
There are
Chorus:
G Em C
Three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
D G
Why there's not four of them, heaven only knows
Em
It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you
C D-hang chord
It's what you leave behind you when you go
G, Em, C, D
Verse:
G Em
Well that farmer left a harvest, a home and eighty acres
C D
A faith and love for growin' things in his young son's heart
G Em
And that teacher left her wisdom in the mind's of lots of children
C D
Did her best to give them all a better start
Em D
And that preacher whispered, "can't you see the promised land?"
C D-----hand chord
As he lay his bloodstained bible in that hooker's hand
There are
Chorus:
G Em C
Three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
D G
Why there's not four of them, heaven only knows
Em
It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you
C D-hang chord
It's what you leave behind you when you go
G, Em, C, D
Bridge:
Em D C
Well that's the story that our preacher told last sunday
G D
As he held that bloodstained bible up for all of us to see
Em D C
He said, "bless the farmer and the teacher and the preacher"
C D-----------------hang chord
Who gave this bible to my mama, who read it to me
There are
Chorus:
G Em C
Three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
D G
Why there's not four of them, now I guess we know
Em
It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you
C D-hang chord
It's what you leave behind you when you go
G, Em, C, D and finish with G
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