George Strait - Three nails and a cross

He was ^Gsitting on the front porch of a ^Emhalf-way house ^CChainin' cigarettes and drinkin' ^Gcoffee ^GI was walkin' by on ^Emmy way home ^CStopped and said, hello, how ^Gare ya He ^Emlooked at me and said, I've seen b^A7etter days I ^Clooked at him and said, there's a ^Dbetter way

Three nails and a ^Gcross ^CEqual ^Gforgiveness ^GJust like you, I was ^Emlost ^A7And that's hell to have to ^Am7live with ^{D Em}I've sat on the front porch where you're ^Baugsittin' now I kept ^Em7lookin' deep inside 'til I f^A7igured out Three nails and a ^Gcross^D equal for^Ggiveness

She was ^Gsittin' on her bed crying ^Emcrocodiles ^CSixteen ain't a good age to be ^Gpregnant And ^Gshe thinks mom and dad won't ^Emlove her anymore Like the ^Cboy who swore he always would but ^Gdoesn't She ^Emturns and sees that Bible laying ^A7by her bed And she ^Ccrumbles to her knees as she ^Dbows her head

Three nails and a ^Gcross ^CEqual ^Gforgiveness ^GLord help me 'cause I'm ^Emlost ^A7And that's hell to have to ^Am7live with ^D I ^Emneed you more than ever now, with^Baugout a doubt I've ^Em7made a big mistake, can you ^A7help me out Three nails and a ^Gcross^D equal for^Emgiveness^A7 Three nails and a ^Gcross^D equal for^Ggiveness