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By The Mark

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Capo 5th Fret
[Verse 1]
WhGen I cross over
I will shDout and sing
I will knGow my savior by the mDark
Where the nCails have beenG  
[Chorus]
GBy the mark where the nails have been
By the sDign upon his precGious skin
I Gwill know my savior when I come to him
By the maDrk where the naCils have beGen
[Verse 2]
A Gman of riches
May clDaim a crown of jewels
But the kGing of heaven
Can be toDld from the prCince of fGools
[Chorus]
GBy the mark where the nails have been
By the sDign upon his precGious skin
I Gwill know my savior when I come to him
By the maDrk where the naCils have beGen
[Verse 3]
OGn Calvary's Mountain
Where they maDde him suffer so
All my sGin was paid for
A lDong, long tCime aGgo
[Chorus]
GBy the mark where the nails have been
By the sDign upon his precGious skin
I Gwill know my savior when I come to him
By the maDrk where the naCils have beGen...
End on this wee lick
e|------------------3-----------|
B|------------------3-----------|
G|----------0-------0-----------|
D|------0h2---------0-----------|
A|--0h2-------------x-----------|
E|--------------2---3-----------|
************************************
| h  Hammer-on
| x  Dead note
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By The Mark

by Gillian Welch

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 5th Fret

[Verse 1]

When I cross over

I will shout and sing

G D

I will know my savior by the mark

C G

Where the nails have been

[Chorus]

By the mark where the nails have been

D G

By the sign upon his precious skin

I will know my savior when I come to him

D C G

By the mark where the nails have been

[Verse 2]

A man of riches

May claim a crown of jewels

But the king of heaven

D C G

Can be told from the prince of fools

[Chorus]

By the mark where the nails have been

D G

By the sign upon his precious skin

I will know my savior when I come to him

D C G

By the mark where the nails have been

[Verse 3]

On Calvary's Mountain

Where they made him suffer so

All my sin was paid for

D C G

A long, long time ago

[Chorus]

By the mark where the nails have been

D G

By the sign upon his precious skin

I will know my savior when I come to him

D C G

By the mark where the nails have been...

End on this wee lick

e|------------------3-----------|

B|------------------3-----------|

G|----------0-------0-----------|

D|------0h2---------0-----------|

A|--0h2-------------x-----------|

E|--------------2---3-----------|

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| x Dead note

************************************

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