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White Wooden Cross

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[Intro]
|     G/B|   Am    C|       G|     C/E|
[Verse 1]
A G/Bwhite wooden cross Amby the Cside of the G/DroadC/E  
G/BOne someone lost Amthat I Cdid not G/DknowAm  
G/BWhat would I Emdo?
GWhat would I A7do?
If a G/Bwhite wooden cross Ammeant that CI'd lost GyouD  
[Verse 2]
G/BI asked myself, Am"How Cwould I let G/Dgo?"C/E  
And a G/Bthought appeared Amlike a Cmorning G/DdewAm  
G/BAnd my blood ran Emcold
GMy blood ran A7cold
G/BAs these Amsad iCdeas passed Gthrough
[Chorus]
BmTell me no lies
AmTell me no lies
BmIs it stranger to live?
 Cmaj7Is it stranC6ger  Dto die?
[Instrumental]
|     G/B|   Am    C|       G|     C/E|
|     G/B|   Am    C|     G/D|      Am|
[Pre-Chorus]
BmWhat would I Emdo?
GWhat would I A7do?
If a G/Bwhite, wooden cross Ammeant that CI'd lost Gyou
[Chorus]
BmTell me no lies
AmTell me no lies
BmIs it stranger to live?
 Cmaj7Is it stranC6ger to be aDlive?
[Verse 3]
G/BFor all the people Amthat CI am G/DnotC/E  
G/BAnd all their prayers Amand Call their G/DthoughtsAm  
G/BThere's so much more out Emthere
GThan here where I sA7tand
G/BI blow my horn Amfor the Cwhole band
[Outro]
|       G|   Am    C|
|       G|   Am    C|
|       G|   Am    C|
|       G|   Am    C|       G|

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White Wooden Cross

by Wilco

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

C/E

G/D

Cmaj7

[Intro]

G/B Am C G C/E

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[Verse 1]

G/B Am C G/D C/E

A white wooden cross by the side of the road

G/B Am C G/D Am

One someone lost that I did not know

G/B Em

What would I do?

G A7

What would I do?

G/B Am C G D

If a white wooden cross meant that I'd lost you

[Verse 2]

G/B Am C G/D C/E

I asked myself, "How would I let go?"

G/B Am C G/D Am

And a thought appeared like a morning dew

G/B Em

And my blood ran cold

G A7

My blood ran cold

G/B Am C G

As these sad ideas passed through

[Chorus]

Tell me no lies

Is it stranger to live?

Cmaj7 C6 D

Is it stranger to die?

[Instrumental]

G/B Am C G C/E

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G/B Am C G/D Am

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[Pre-Chorus]

Bm Em

What would I do?

G A7

What would I do?

G/B Am C G

If a white, wooden cross meant that I'd lost you

[Chorus]

Tell me no lies

Is it stranger to live?

Cmaj7 C6 D

Is it stranger to be alive?

[Verse 3]

G/B Am C G/D C/E

For all the people that I am not

G/B Am C G/D Am

And all their prayers and all their thoughts

G/B Em

There's so much more out there

G A7

Than here where I stand

G/B Am C

I blow my horn for the whole band

[Outro]

G Am C

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G Am C

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G Am C

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G Am C G

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About White Wooden Cross Chords by Wilco

Learn how to play White Wooden Cross by Wilco with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “White Wooden Cross chords”, “White Wooden Cross guitar chords”, or “Wilco White Wooden Cross chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy White Wooden Cross chords and for experienced players who want accurate White Wooden Cross lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G/B, Am, C, G, C/E, G/D.

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What key is "White Wooden Cross" in?

The chords for "White Wooden Cross" show the original chord names (including G/B, Am, C, G, C/E, G/D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.