Randy Travis - Three wooden crosses

A^G farmer and a^D/F# teacher, a^Em7/B hooker and a^G/B preacher ^Cadd9 Riding on a^G midnight bus^G/B bound for Mex^Dico One was^G headed for v^D/F#acation, one for^Em7/B higher ed^G/Bucation And^Cadd9 two of them were^D searchin' for a lost^G soul That^Em7/B driver never ever saw the^D stop sign ^{Dsus4 D} And^Em7/B eighteen wheelers can't stop on a^D dime^Dsus4……....^D.There are

^G Three wooden^D/F# crosses on the^Em7/B right side of the^G/B highway ^Cadd9 Why there's not four of them,^G heaven only^D knows I guess it's^G not what you^D/F# take when you^Em7/B leave this world ^G/Bbehind you It's^Cadd9 what you leave b^Dehind you when you^G go

That^G farmer left a^D/F# harvest, a^Em7/B home and eighty^G/B acres A^Cadd9 faith and love for growin' things^G in his young son's^D heart And that^G teacher left her^D/F# wisdom in the^Em7/B mind's of lots of^G/B children Did her^Cadd9 best to give em'^D all a better^G start ^D/F# And that^Cadd9 preacher whispered, "can't you see the^D promised land?"^{Dsus4 D} As he lay his^Cadd9 bloodstained bible in that hooker's^D han^Dsus4d………..^D...There are

^G Three wooden^D/F# crosses on the^Em7/B right side of the^G/B highway ^Cadd9 Why there's not four of them,^G heaven only^D knows I guess it's^G not what you^D/F# take when you^Em7/B leave this world ^G/Bbehind you It's^Cadd9 what you leave b^Dehind you when you^G go^D/F#

That's the^Em7/B story that our^D preacher told last^Cadd9 Sunday As he^G held that bloodstained bible up for^D all of us to see He said, "bless the^Em7/B farmer and the^D teacher and the^Cadd9 preacher" Who gave this^Cmaj bible to my mama, who^D read it to me^Dsus4………...^D..There are

^G Three wooden^D/F# crosses on the^Em7/B right side of the hi^G/Bghway ^Cadd9 Why there's not four of them,^G now I guess we^D know ^G It's not what you^D/F# take when you^Em7/B leave this world ^G/Bbehind you It's^Cadd9 what you leave b^Dehind you when you^G go

There are,^G three wooden^D/F# crosses on the^Em7/B right side^D/F# of the^G highway