{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1743558,"song":"The Old Rugged Cross Made The Difference","artist":"Misc Praise Songs","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1743558-the-old-rugged-cross-made-the-difference-chords-by-misc-praise-songs/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1743558?type=chord","rating":4.959,"votes":17,"content":"The Old Rugged Cross Made the Difference\r\nWritten by William & Gloria Gaither (1970)\r\n\r\nA7:x02020\r\n C:x32010\r\nD7:xx0212 \r\n G:320003\r\nG7:320001\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Twas a life filled with aimless desperation[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWithout hope walked the shell of a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G7[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen a hand with a nail-print stretched downward[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust one touch then a new life began[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the old rugged cross made the difference[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nIn a life bound for heartache and defeat[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI will praise Him forever and ever[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor the cross made the difference for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBarren walls echoed harshness and anger[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nLittle feet ran in terror to hide[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow those walls ring with love, warmth and laughter[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSince the Giver of life moved inside[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nRepeat Chorus\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 3:\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's a room filled with sad, ashen faces[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWithout hope death has wrapped them in gloom[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G7[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut at the side of a saint there's rejoicing[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor life can't be sealed in a tomb[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nRepeat Chorus","plain_text":"The Old Rugged Cross Made the Difference\nWritten by William & Gloria Gaither (1970)\n\nA7:x02020\n C:x32010\nD7:xx0212 \n G:320003\nG7:320001\n\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRepeat Chorus\n\n\nVerse 3:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRepeat Chorus","chords":["A7","C","D7","G","G7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}