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The Old Rugged Cross

harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

BeginnerNo bends77 notesHoles 5–9Diatonic
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
On a hill far a-way,
stood an old rug-ged cross.
The emb-lem of suffer-ing and shame.
And I love that old cross,
where the dear-est and best
for a world of lost sin-ners was slain.
chorus
So I'll cher-ish the old rug-ged cross,
Till my troph-ies at last I lay down.
I will cling to the old rug-ged cross
And ex-change it some day for a crown.