Capo: 3

Alright, so since I'm a girl and Randy Travis has a very low voice, I have put this version into a higher key for those of you who cannot sing as low as Randy Travis. Capo 3 Key: G G, Em, C, D

A ^Gfarmer and a teacher, a ^Emhooker and a preacher ^CRiding on a midnight bus ^Dbound for Mexico One was ^Gheaded for vacation, one for ^Emhigher education And ^Ctwo of them were ^Dsearchin' for a lost soul Well that ^Emdriver never ever saw the ^Dstop sign C D-----hang chord And eighteen wheelers can't stop on a dime

There are Chorus:

^GThree wooden crosses on the ^Emright side of the highway ^C Why there's not four of them, ^Dheaven only knows ^G It's not what you take when you ^Emleave this world behind you C D-hang chord It's what you leave behind you when you go

G, Em, C, D Verse:

Well that ^Gfarmer left a harvest, a ^Emhome and eighty acres A ^Cfaith and love for growin' things ^Din his young son's heart And that ^Gteacher left her wisdom in the ^Emmind's of lots of children Did her ^Cbest to give them ^Dall a better start And that ^Empreacher whispered, "can't you see^D the promised land?" C D-----hand chord As he lay his bloodstained bible in that hooker's hand

There are Chorus:

G, Em, C, D Bridge:

Well that's the ^Emstory that our ^Dpreacher told last ^Csunday As he ^Gheld that bloodstained bible up for ^Dall of us to see He said, "bless^Em the farmer and^D the teacher and^C the preacher" C D-----------------hang chord Who gave this bible to my mama, who read it to me

There are Chorus:

^GThree wooden crosses on the ^Emright side of the highway ^C Why there's not four of them, ^Dnow I guess we know ^G It's not what you take when you ^Emleave this world behind you C D-hang chord It's what you leave behind you when you go

G, Em, C, D and finish with G

Randy Travis - Three wooden crosses